Curiosity is a mfer.

I keep the rings of new ones in a cigar box why I don't know

I definitely have a journal where I keep notes on what I paired with them and what I liked about them. If I have multiple of a cigar I try not to do it on the first one. Helps me remember exactly what I like or don't like, and whether I should revisit it. And I do have the band's in the front too.

I used to keep a cigar journal (of sorts), but it got to be too much trouble.
I figure, if I like a cigar a lot, then I will remember it.
Why I save the bands 🤔 . . . I don't know.
Maybe it's just a reminder to myself as to just how MANY cigars I have smoked over the years.

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Kept a journal when I 1st got into "better" cigars about two decades ago. It helped me define which blends/wrappers I liked. Also saved the bands for years until I had thousands. Don't keep anything now.

DED

I kept a journal for about 5 minutes. Then I smoked it.

Please participate.

Maybe too much info but since you asked...

I'm highly OCD so do / keep:

Spreadsheet of all the cigars I've bought or received. Has info on the cigar itself (...color, origin, wrapper, binder, filler, shape, strength and size...), where / whom I bought / received it from and price. Also cells for date(s) of when I smoked / gifted them and comments.

Tag each cigar with info which may include vitola, who sent it, when I received it, box code, etc.

Cigar calendar - tape my bands onto the date I smoked a cigar

Recently started another spreadsheet in which I track what cigars I smoked and when. Different than the calendar in that it's keep in alpha order so I can see how many of each brand and vitola I've smoked at a quick glance rather than flipping through each month counting how many R44s / PCRs, etc. I've had this year.

Used to, when I had much less cigars and storage containers, track where every cigar was (...told you I'm highly OCD...).

I pretty much blame my OCDness on my Dad who was a finishing carpenter. He would date every box of nails, screws, etc. and had a first in, first out rule. He knew where everything was, often times he would have me return something to his workshop and tell me the exact location - Center shelf, 4th row, 3rd one from the left - while he was in the house. Of course he was always right.

Okay, that's it.

No, that was perfect. I know there is a few more out there like you but like I was telling the New Noob. Most of us are just hoping we will enjoy the next Cigar and will it be worth remembering?

Do you ever write down when you get a boner from the Cigar? Or do we not dedicate that to cigars?

I pretty much can remember most cigars, now don't ask me to do a blind test because I wouldn't know what I was smoking but I can remember certain flavors or flavor markers that I liked on cigars.

I like to take a picture prelight and several during. I also keep the bands if they come off intact.

Palama, that is awesome. I do like the spreadsheet idea. Right now I have my cigars seperate by who gave them to me, but that would make it much easier.

I also keep a spreadsheet, but not nearly as much data as Palama. Cigar name-size-quantity and brief impression. As time has gone on I also added month of acquisition and price paid. Thought about location, but haven't started that yet - too many cigars and too many locations right now.

I just smoke em and enjoy

I keep a spread sheet, I found on this sight it has a secondary purpose in keeping track of who bombed me (Palama) and who Need to bomb. Not to mention when smoking a stick it is nice to know who you got it from.

I date them and if someone sent them to me I put there name on it

I label PIBs. Otherwise my coolerador is all 2015 and my large tupperador is 2016. I need another cooler for 2016.

Daimmmmmm I am still working on my first give it hell brother

If I stay on track 2016 cooler will be a treasure chest.

I like pirate flags and I like treasures

If I stay on track I'll have too many cigars now that I think about. Fug it.