Here are the guidelines to play; please read all before posting.
Looking for a dozen players with a ship date on or around March 15th.
1. Each player will send five cigars to another player which I will randomly post.
2. Of the 5 cigars, one high end, one medium and one yard gar. The other 2 will be cigars not on cbid auctions.
3. High end above $10, medium $9-$5, yard gar under$5 (no Gurkhas, infused, 2nds or junk)
4. The first 3 listed above will be unbanded and numbered in no particular order.
5. Twist, you must include something from your hometown or homemade, hot sauce, jams or any local treats.
6. Once you receive your box post on thread what you received.
7. Smoke the unbanded cigars in any order and write a review of the cigar.
8. You can guess if it was the high end, medium or yard gar along with the exact cigar if you would like.
9. Senders should not post what they actually smoked until all three reviews are complete.
10. Please try to smoke all three unbanded cigars in a timely manner, within a month.
If you haven’t made and trade on cbid or have questions please pm me.


I enjoy blind review trades.

Copy/pasted Chazbo's thread from last year.

Send to the person below you on the list. List was randomized except for stinger88 sends to me a couple weeks late. Didn't want anyone else to be waiting on a box. PM the person below you for addresses. Lance4824 get in touch with Stinger88 about ship date as he's out of town.

Please try to send out your package by the end of next week (except as above)

1. danmdevries Sent Received 1. 2. 3. Done
2. Rman4443 Sent Received 1. 2. 3. Done
3. Sunoverbeach Sent Received 1. 2. 3. Done
4. kombat96 Sent Received MIA
5. Phil222 Sent Received 1. 2. 3. Done
6. shaun341 Sent Received 1. 2. 3. Done
7. tampatom Sent Received 1. 2. 3. Done
8. ypetryna Sent Received 1. 2. 3. Done
9. nwstogie Sent Received Lost
10. Justrelax Sent Received 1. 2. 3. Done
11. Lance4824 Sent Received 1. 2. 3. Done
12. stinger88 Sent Received 1. 2. 3. Done

Side pair:

Delta1 Sent Received 1. 2. 3. Done
gummy jones Sent Received 1. 2. 3. Done

I'll play if you need another. Not sure how discerning my palate and subsequent guessing game is though.

I'd like to do this again.

Perfectly fine.

Could match you and me as I'll be heading to Florida on the 20th and wont' be home till April 2 or 3.

Sounds good Dan. Where are you going to be in Florida. I am in the Destin area.

A little too far for a herd. Have a great time.

I'm in

Valuation is subjective kinda. Which is why no Ghurkas.

You know what a yard gar, mid range, and premium are. If you landed a box of Padron 1926's for $3/per, it's not a yard gar. It's a premium. On the other hand if you bought a box of Diesel's for $200, it's not a premium, it's a yard gar.

The price point is just to give an idea of what we're talking about for folks that are new to the trades. IMO it's what you'd be willing to pay for that particular smoke. I know what I'd buy in the $3 range, the $6 range, and the $10+ range.

Personally the way I pick what to send is to consider the experience of the smoke. Something I'm reserving for a good hour or two isolated from anything else, is going to be the premium I send out. Those are the ones I reserve for sitting by the campfire in my lounger when the campground's gone quiet and wife and boy are in bed. The one I grab when I'm lounging mid day in the hammock at a campsite in the summer is the midrange. The one I have after work/before bed or while on the lawn tractor, or while there's other distractions and won't be mad for tossing it, is the yard gar. I never hit the yard gar price point though, if you consider retail price. I send based on the experience I associate with that cigar.

Look at last year's thread to get an idea of what was sent.

http://www.cigarbid.com/...ar-reviews-with-a-twist

That's why these blind reviews are so much fun. Last year I rated the yard gar as the premium, and the premium as utter trash only to learn that the premium was an ultra premium limited release CC. Doing the reviews really makes you focus on the cigar and IMO it expands your appreciation when you're forced to explain the experience. I type out the reviews from my phone or laptop in the garage while I smoke em so it's string of consciousness/ live. There's no going back/rethinking it, just an honest review.

I’m in! Sign me up, coach!

Thx, Broski!

The vitola of the gods.

A corona that never quits.

dink

You could get in on this one as long as you can meet the requirements of the trade. It's not closed yet. Being a very fresh noob, I'll ask you to send first, and confirm receipt and meeting guidelines before passing on your info to the one sending to you, but you can get in on this.

Read up on last year's, http://www.cigarbid.com/...r-reviews-with-a-twist. If you can meet it, sign up.

Love watching this would love to get involved but my palette is not as good as most on here

May as well give it a shot. I don't feel like my palate matches up either, but it'll be fun to try. If I completely screw the pooch, they'll know to organize it in secret next time.

That's kinda the point of blind reviews, is to explore the experience without any preconceptions.

You write what you experience.

Just send some good cigars, even if they are sold here. Just don't send average cbid fare

Me too but would still classify as a general cbid offering

When are we getting our match ups?

Send order is up, get your goods together and ship em by the end of next week.

Post up when you send, and when/what you receive. I'll keep the OP updated with progress of sent/received/reviewed as this goes on.

ok, true.
but I get the "forums on tape" and listen to the posts in my car.
and might I add that you have a lovely speaking voice.

I heard that

Thanks Matt I'll be on the lookout. Got mine picked out yesterday. Should make it to the post office tomorrow.