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1 | Timestamp | Reviewer | Cigar Number | Appearance [Score] | Appearance Notes | Aroma [Score] | Aroma Notes | 1/3 Flavor [Score] | 1/3 Strength | 1/3 Body/Complexity | 1/3 Notes | 2/3 Flavor [Score] | 2/3 Strength | 2/3 Body/Complexity | 2/3 Notes | 3/3 Flavor [Score] | 3/3 Strength | 3/3 Body/Complexity | 3/3 Notes | Draw [Score] | Draw Notes | Burn [Score] | Burn Notes | Construction Score | Construction Notes | Overall Experience [Score] | Overall Notes | Smoking time | Appearance | Aroma | first 1 | first 2 | second 1 | second 2 | final 1 | final 2 | draw | burn | const | |||
2 | 3/23/2022 11:21:34 | Sean F. | fullermaine) | 1246 | 95 | "Minor blemish on the foot that doesn't hinder the pleasure of smoking." -<strong>Sean F. </strong> (fullermaine) | 95 | "Notes of cherry on the cold draw, with hickory and oak notes once lit." -<strong>Sean F. </strong> (fullermaine) | 95 | Mild-Medium | Light-Medium | "The notes of hickory and oak didn't go away in this portion of the stick." -<strong>Sean F. </strong> (fullermaine) | 95 | Medium | Medium | "Beautiful notes of black pepper with subtle hints of grass." -<strong>Sean F. </strong> (fullermaine) | 95 | Medium | Medium | "The black pepper notes don't go away, and the oak notes return to round out this stick." -<strong>Sean F. </strong> (fullermaine) | 100 | "Perfection from beginning to end." -<strong>Sean F. </strong> (fullermaine) | 100 | "Even burn throughout with a nice grey ash." -<strong>Sean F. </strong> (fullermaine) | 95 | "Nice construction throughout this cigar with a minor blemish on the foot." -<strong>Sean F. </strong> (fullermaine) | 97.5 | "What a pleasure to smoke this cigar. Perfection in construction, draw, and burn. Great blend of cherry, hickory, oak, black pepper, and grass. A cigar that I'd smoke again and want for my humidor. " -<strong>Sean F. </strong> (fullermaine) | 60 | #NAME? | #NAME? | #NAME? | #NAME? | #NAME? | #NAME? | #NAME? | #NAME? | #NAME? | #NAME? | #NAME? | ||
3 | 3/26/2022 16:38:49 | Ryan H. | Ryan H.) | 1246 | 90 | "5x50 light brown wrapper, very toothy wrapper as well. very firm bunch nice tight seams. Looks very good from a construction standpoint. " -<strong>Ryan H. </strong> (Ryan H.) | 90 | "aroma is very good, definite vegetal notes. Aged tobacco and also some fruit. smells very good. " -<strong>Ryan H. </strong> (Ryan H.) | 90 | Mild-Medium | Medium | "WOW!! very sweet profile followed by spicy leather and some earth. mild plus in strength. Draw is a little tight burn is very good." -<strong>Ryan H. </strong> (Ryan H.) | 90 | Mild-Medium | Medium | "spicy brown sugar can be detected all the way a crossed the palate, molasses as well. sweetness does start to disappear with every draw. Black coffee comes from nowhere complementing the brown sugar and molasses pretty well. spice is still present but slowly dying down. " -<strong>Ryan H. </strong> (Ryan H.) | 90 | Medium | Medium | "leather and coffee start the last one third. Most spice is gone. Burn is still very nice; Draw is a little tight." -<strong>Ryan H. </strong> (Ryan H.) | 85 | "Draw was pretty tight the entire experience." -<strong>Ryan H. </strong> (Ryan H.) | 92.5 | "I did love the burn not even close to having to touch it up." -<strong>Ryan H. </strong> (Ryan H.) | 90 | "might have been a little over filled compromising the draw, but A+ in every single other department concerning construction. seams + cap+ quality material+ " -<strong>Ryan H. </strong> (Ryan H.) | 90 | "absolutely loved this cigar. Very enjoyable, taste great. I would buy a box" -<strong>Ryan H. </strong> (Ryan H.) | 65 | #NAME? | #NAME? | #NAME? | #NAME? | #NAME? | #NAME? | #NAME? | #NAME? | #NAME? | #NAME? | #NAME? | ||
4 | 4/7/2022 20:45:33 | Alan | Eulogy) | 1246 | 92.5 | "Has a lot of the touches you would look for in a classic cigar. The wrapper is a uniform autumn leaf brown that is slightly oily to the touch and very well applied. The triple cap is a little undersized but well placed and the seams are almost invisible. " -<strong>Alan </strong> (Eulogy) | 92.5 | "Sweet notes of cedar and tobacco are the dominant note on the foot with a baking spice finish. The predraw has much of the same with a slightly more pronounced baking spice. " -<strong>Alan </strong> (Eulogy) | 95 | Mild-Medium | Medium | "The flavors are starting out very bold with gingersnap, walnuts, and red pepper as the core notes. I'm finding a dusty note of peanut shells and leather on the finish with a great smoke output. The cap is becoming a problem as it split upon even a shallow cut. " -<strong>Alan </strong> (Eulogy) | 95 | Mild-Medium | Medium-Full | "I'm surprised at how big of a transition there is between these two thirds. The profile is even sweeter than the first third with notes of honey, graham crackers, cream, and baking spice. The draw has opened up a bit and the smoke output is even better then the first third. " -<strong>Alan </strong> (Eulogy) | 97.5 | Medium | Medium-Full | "Each quarter inch is almost like a whole new experience. It may have a lot of notes from the previous third but it is almost manically changing the presentation. The graham cracker and honey notes can be up front and center one moment but then the gingersnap and baking spice profile adds a nice depth. " -<strong>Alan </strong> (Eulogy) | 92.5 | "It started out a little bit too snug but it opened up just before the second third. After it opened up a bit it was just about what I look for in a quality cigar. " -<strong>Alan </strong> (Eulogy) | 100 | "Razor sharp from beginning to end. I never needed to do any touch ups or relights and it was effortless. " -<strong>Alan </strong> (Eulogy) | 92.5 | "The cap was well applied and had a nice triple cap but the flag was too short. Everything else was pretty much flawless. " -<strong>Alan </strong> (Eulogy) | 97.5 | "Amazing cigar with a sweet profile and flawless burn. The cap was a slight annoyance but everything else was so spot on that it is easy to ignore. If you enjoy a naturally sweet profile this will be a real winner for you. I can't recommend this enough and I think everyone should at least try one if not pick up a five pack to give it a try. Certainly, the best review cigar I've had this year and one of the top cigars I have had in awhile. " -<strong>Alan </strong> (Eulogy) | 120 | #NAME? | #NAME? | #NAME? | #NAME? | #NAME? | #NAME? | #NAME? | #NAME? | #NAME? | #NAME? | #NAME? | ||
5 | 4/10/2022 19:13:27 | Joseph S. | Bearded Bastard) | 1246 | 90 | "This toro sized cigar has a Medium red brown wrapper with no flaws" -<strong>Joseph S. </strong> (Bearded Bastard) | 87.5 | "Getting a fairly strong barn scent and not much else" -<strong>Joseph S. </strong> (Bearded Bastard) | 90 | Mild | Medium | "In the first third I am getting notes of nuts, and a touch of pepper. So far so good!" -<strong>Joseph S. </strong> (Bearded Bastard) | 90 | Mild-Medium | Medium | "Nuttiness, pepper, and oak" -<strong>Joseph S. </strong> (Bearded Bastard) | 90 | Medium | Medium | "In the final third I am picking up more sweetness, but the nuttiness and the oak from the previous third is still hanging in. " -<strong>Joseph S. </strong> (Bearded Bastard) | 95 | "Very good draw" -<strong>Joseph S. </strong> (Bearded Bastard) | 95 | "Good even burn, no touchups" -<strong>Joseph S. </strong> (Bearded Bastard) | 92.5 | "No issues" -<strong>Joseph S. </strong> (Bearded Bastard) | 92.5 | "Loved the flavors and the meaty mouth feel. Paired great with the root beer I had on hand" -<strong>Joseph S. </strong> (Bearded Bastard) | 90 | #NAME? | #NAME? | #NAME? | #NAME? | #NAME? | #NAME? | #NAME? | #NAME? | #NAME? | #NAME? | #NAME? | ||
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12 | Real Average | 91.88 | 91.25 | 92.50 | 3.00 | 5.00 | 92.50 | 4.00 | 6.00 | 93.13 | 5.50 | 6.00 | 93.13 | 96.88 | 92.50 | 94.38 | 83.75 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
13 | Standard Deviation | 2.39 | 3.23 | 2.89 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 2.89 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 3.75 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 6.25 | 3.75 | 2.04 | 3.75 | 27.50 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
14 | Lower | 88.88 | 87.22 | 88.89 | 1.75 | 3.75 | 88.89 | 2.75 | 4.75 | 88.44 | 5.50 | 4.75 | 85.31 | 92.19 | 89.95 | 89.69 | 49.38 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
15 | Upper | 94.87 | 95.28 | 96.11 | 4.25 | 6.25 | 96.11 | 5.25 | 7.25 | 97.81 | 5.50 | 7.25 | 100.94 | 101.56 | 95.05 | 99.06 | 118.13 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
16 | Sean F. | FALSE | 95 | 95 | 3.5 | FALSE | 95 | FALSE | 5.5 | 95 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 100 | 100 | 95 | 97.5 | 60 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
17 | Ryan H. | 90 | 90 | 90 | 3.5 | 5.5 | 90 | 3.5 | 5.5 | 90 | 5.5 | 5.5 | FALSE | 92.5 | 90 | 90 | 65 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
18 | Alan | 92.5 | 92.5 | 95 | 3.5 | 5.5 | 95 | 3.5 | FALSE | 97.5 | 5.5 | FALSE | 92.5 | 100 | 92.5 | 97.5 | FALSE | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
19 | Joseph S. | 90 | 87.5 | 90 | FALSE | 5.5 | 90 | 3.5 | 5.5 | 90 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 95 | 95 | 92.5 | 92.5 | 90 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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26 | Adjusted Average | 91 | 91 | 93 | 4 | 6 | 93 | 4 | 6 | 93 | 6 | 6 | 96 | 97 | 93 | 94 | 72 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
27 | Weight | 10 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 25 | 100 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
28 | Score | 9.08 | 4.56 | 9.25 | 9.25 | 9.31 | 9.58 | 9.69 | 9.25 | 23.59 | 93.57 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
29 | Overall Strength | 4.17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
30 | Overall Body | 5.50 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
31 | Total Score | 94 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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42 | <h3>Initial Impressions</h3> | Saint Luis Rey Carenas Toro - Blind Cigar Review | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
43 | <h4>Appearance: | <strong>91</strong></h4> | <h3>Cigar Info</h3> <h3 style="text-align: center;">Vital Stats:</h3> | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
44 | #NAME? | <p style="text-align: center;font-size: 130%; line-height: 140%;">Vitola: | <strong> | Toro | </strong> | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
45 | <h4>Aroma: | <strong>91</strong></h4> | Length: | <strong> | 6" | </strong> | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
46 | #NAME? | Ring Gauge: | <strong> | 52 | </strong> | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
47 | <h3>First Third</h3> | Country of Origin: | <strong> | Honduras | </strong> | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
48 | <h4>Flavor: | <strong>93</strong> | Wrapper: | <strong> | Nicaragua | </strong> | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
49 | Strength: | <strong>Mild-Medium</strong> | Binder: | <strong> | Honduras | </strong> | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
50 | Body/Complexity: | <strong>Medium</strong> | </h4> | Filler: | <strong> | Honduras | </strong> | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
51 | #NAME? | Factory: | <strong> | La Flor de Copan | </strong> | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
52 | Blender: | <strong> | Grupo de Maestros | </strong> | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
53 | #NAME? | Number of reviewers: <strong> | 4 | </strong>- | <strong>Sean F. </strong>(fullermaine) | <strong>Ryan H. </strong>(Ryan H.) | <strong>Alan </strong>(Eulogy) | <strong>Joseph S. </strong>(Bearded Bastard) | #VALUE! | #VALUE! | #VALUE! | #VALUE! | #VALUE! | #VALUE! | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
54 | <h3>Second Third</h3> | Price: | <strong> | $8.50 | </strong> | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
55 | <h4>Flavor: | <strong>93</strong> | Age: | <strong> | 5 Months | </strong> | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
56 | Strength: | <strong>Mild-Medium</strong> | Release Date: | <strong> | April 2021 | </strong> | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
57 | Body/Complexity: | <strong>Medium</strong> | </h4> | Contributed by: | <strong> | Altadis USA | </strong></p> | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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61 | <h3>Final Third</h3> | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
62 | <h4>Flavor: | <strong>93</strong> | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
63 | Strength: | <strong>Medium</strong> | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
64 | Body/Complexity: | <strong>Medium</strong> | </h4> | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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69 | <h4>Draw: | <strong>96</strong></h4> | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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71 | <h4>Burn: | <strong>97</strong></h4> | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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73 | <h4>Construction: | <strong>93</strong></h4> | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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75 | <h4>Overall Strength: | <strong>Medium</strong> | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
76 | Overall Body/Complexity: | <strong>Medium</strong> | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
77 | Experience Overall: | <strong>94</strong> | </h4> | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
78 | "What a pleasure to smoke this cigar. Perfection in construction, draw, and burn. Great blend of cherry, hickory, oak, black pepper, and grass. A cigar that I'd smoke again and want for my humidor. " -<strong>Sean F. </strong> (fullermaine)<br /> | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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80 | "absolutely loved this cigar. Very enjoyable, taste great. I would buy a box" -<strong>Ryan H. </strong> (Ryan H.)<br /> | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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82 | "Amazing cigar with a sweet profile and flawless burn. The cap was a slight annoyance but everything else was so spot on that it is easy to ignore. If you enjoy a naturally sweet profile this will be a real winner for you. I can't recommend this enough and I think everyone should at least try one if not pick up a five pack to give it a try. Certainly, the best review cigar I've had this year and one of the top cigars I have had in awhile. " -<strong>Alan </strong> (Eulogy)<br /> | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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84 | "Loved the flavors and the meaty mouth feel. Paired great with the root beer I had on hand" -<strong>Joseph S. </strong> (Bearded Bastard)<br /> | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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87 | <h4>Smoking Time (in minutes): | <strong>72</strong> | </h4> | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
88 | Total Score: | 94 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
89 | 3/23/2022 11:21:34 | Sean F. (fullermaine) | 1246 | Excellent | Minor blemish on the foot that doesn't hinder the pleasure of smoking. | Excellent | Notes of cherry on the cold draw, with hickory and oak notes once lit. | Excellent | Mild-Medium | Light-Medium | The notes of hickory and oak didn't go away in this portion of the stick. | Excellent | Medium | Medium | Beautiful notes of black pepper with subtle hints of grass. | Excellent | Medium | Medium | The black pepper notes don't go away, and the oak notes return to round out this stick. | Perfect | Perfection from beginning to end. | Perfect | Even burn throughout with a nice grey ash. | Excellent | Nice construction throughout this cigar with a minor blemish on the foot. | Extraordinary | What a pleasure to smoke this cigar. Perfection in construction, draw, and burn. Great blend of cherry, hickory, oak, black pepper, and grass. A cigar that I'd smoke again and want for my humidor. | 60 | fullermaine | |||||||||||||
90 | 3/26/2022 16:38:49 | Ryan H. (Ryan H.) | 1246 | Very Good | 5x50 light brown wrapper, very toothy wrapper as well. very firm bunch nice tight seams. Looks very good from a construction standpoint. | Very Good | aroma is very good, definite vegetal notes. Aged tobacco and also some fruit. smells very good. | Very Good | Mild-Medium | Medium | WOW!! very sweet profile followed by spicy leather and some earth. mild plus in strength. Draw is a little tight burn is very good. | Very Good | Mild-Medium | Medium | spicy brown sugar can be detected all the way a crossed the palate, molasses as well. sweetness does start to disappear with every draw. Black coffee comes from nowhere complementing the brown sugar and molasses pretty well. spice is still present but slowly dying down. | Very Good | Medium | Medium | leather and coffee start the last one third. Most spice is gone. Burn is still very nice; Draw is a little tight. | Fair | Draw was pretty tight the entire experience. | Great | I did love the burn not even close to having to touch it up. | Very Good | might have been a little over filled compromising the draw, but A+ in every single other department concerning construction. seams + cap+ quality material+ | Very Good | absolutely loved this cigar. Very enjoyable, taste great. I would buy a box | 65 | ||||||||||||||
91 | 4/7/2022 20:45:33 | Alan (Eulogy) | 1246 | Great | Has a lot of the touches you would look for in a classic cigar. The wrapper is a uniform autumn leaf brown that is slightly oily to the touch and very well applied. The triple cap is a little undersized but well placed and the seams are almost invisible. | Great | Sweet notes of cedar and tobacco are the dominant note on the foot with a baking spice finish. The predraw has much of the same with a slightly more pronounced baking spice. | Excellent | Mild-Medium | Medium | The flavors are starting out very bold with gingersnap, walnuts, and red pepper as the core notes. I'm finding a dusty note of peanut shells and leather on the finish with a great smoke output. The cap is becoming a problem as it split upon even a shallow cut. | Excellent | Mild-Medium | Medium-Full | I'm surprised at how big of a transition there is between these two thirds. The profile is even sweeter than the first third with notes of honey, graham crackers, cream, and baking spice. The draw has opened up a bit and the smoke output is even better then the first third. | Extraordinary | Medium | Medium-Full | Each quarter inch is almost like a whole new experience. It may have a lot of notes from the previous third but it is almost manically changing the presentation. The graham cracker and honey notes can be up front and center one moment but then the gingersnap and baking spice profile adds a nice depth. | Great | It started out a little bit too snug but it opened up just before the second third. After it opened up a bit it was just about what I look for in a quality cigar. | Perfect | Razor sharp from beginning to end. I never needed to do any touch ups or relights and it was effortless. | Great | The cap was well applied and had a nice triple cap but the flag was too short. Everything else was pretty much flawless. | Extraordinary | Amazing cigar with a sweet profile and flawless burn. The cap was a slight annoyance but everything else was so spot on that it is easy to ignore. If you enjoy a naturally sweet profile this will be a real winner for you. I can't recommend this enough and I think everyone should at least try one if not pick up a five pack to give it a try. Certainly, the best review cigar I've had this year and one of the top cigars I have had in awhile. | 120 | ||||||||||||||
92 | 4/10/2022 19:13:27 | Joseph S. (Bearded Bastard) | 1246 | Very Good | This toro sized cigar has a Medium red brown wrapper with no flaws | Good | Getting a fairly strong barn scent and not much else | Very Good | Mild | Medium | In the first third I am getting notes of nuts, and a touch of pepper. So far so good! | Very Good | Mild-Medium | Medium | Nuttiness, pepper, and oak | Very Good | Medium | Medium | In the final third I am picking up more sweetness, but the nuttiness and the oak from the previous third is still hanging in. | Excellent | Very good draw | Excellent | Good even burn, no touchups | Great | No issues | Great | Loved the flavors and the meaty mouth feel. Paired great with the root beer I had on hand | 90 | ||||||||||||||
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100 | Sean F. | 95 | 95 | 95 | 95 | 95 | 100 | 100 | 95 | 97 |