Oftentimes, when a cigar is mentioned here, folks have very detailed descriptions of the stick - even if it has been years since they last smoked one. Is this from memory? Are folks keeping journals? How many of you do keep a journal/log book? How many don't?

About 5 years ago my local shop sold what was called the "Cigar Dossier". My wife bought me one for my birthday, and I love it. I mainly use it for special occasion cigars.

-Chris

If I really enjoy a cigar, I tend to keep mental notes that stick with me. The same goes for a cigar that I have a hard time finishing. It's the mediocre cigars that I just puff away on (unconsciously) only to forget what they’re like. Seeing as this is my job, everything I smoke is on file. It helps me write descriptions.

I'll admit, I keep a cigar journal. I enjoy wrting so it seemed like natural thing for me to do - that and the fact that beer apparently does kill brain cells, so I can't remember anything.

At first I would write down some notes, but that became burdensome since I have little free time. I depend on my memory to do the job. So far so good.

tornado: that's EXACTLY where I am right now. almost became a chore to do it, so i've stopped as of late.

I'm just to damn lazy to keep a journal but I should, my memory is getting worse, lately I have been forgetting simple things and losing my train of thought, its to the point now where I told her to mow her own damn lawn and quite burning the cookies or I was going to Alabama with a banjo on my knee.

John L

john think that's the short term memory loss, put down the bong...

Have two cigar journals and software on my computer that essentially does the same thing. Never entered a notation in any of them. Don't seem to have the self-discipline. Usually go by memory. However, there are a couple of ISOM's I wished I'd written info down about. One was the best cigar I've ever smoked, bar none. Don't remember all the nomenclature. It was a Partagas and I believe had an extra band on it designating the year. Wished to Hell I HAD kept info on that cigar..........Ah well, my loss.

If I find a cigar that is especially great, I keep the band and write "crib notes" on the back of it.

The bands go into a box I have and at a later time, if I need to remember what it was, I can generally find the band from the cigar.

If I write down the name of a cigar in a book, I just confuse myself. Having the band, gives me a visual referance.

Sometimes, the band is too small to write anything on though, like the Monte #2. So, I just write YUM. LOL!

hehehe pablo said bong.

John L

I keep a journal of sorts. I just write down the cigar and a quick note, usualy not more than two or three words. Generally something like very good, not good, or ok. It takes me about ten seconds and I try to wait at least 30 minutes after finishing the smoke. It is not real informative, but I can look back and at least have an idea of whether or not I liked it. Of course, I haven't been smoking very long and I can still remember pretty much every cigar I have had.

Que

I keep one band from cigars that I enjoy.