Impressive, Marc. If there is one characteristic of your cigar rolling that I would be confident is equal to or better than that of the "premium" factory sticks, it is consistency. You are the most careful and deliberate torcedor that I know of. By contrast, the reviewers were all over the map in their textual descriptions of the construction. (It reminds me of Roger Ebert's "thumbs down" for the movie, Titanic. Hmmm...11 Oscars.)
As for the blend, we all know this was top notch leaf, and that each individual cigar contained the very same blend. But again, the reviewers seem befuddled. Some experienced wild orgies of food fantasy, while others tasted only a sharp stick in the eye.
The numerical scores seem to contrast starkly with the textual ballast. These are all scores we expect from our favorite commercial cigars.
Bob's Conclusions:
Bob [I'll give myself an 88 for this post.
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As for the blend, we all know this was top notch leaf, and that each individual cigar contained the very same blend. But again, the reviewers seem befuddled. Some experienced wild orgies of food fantasy, while others tasted only a sharp stick in the eye.
The numerical scores seem to contrast starkly with the textual ballast. These are all scores we expect from our favorite commercial cigars.
Bob's Conclusions:
- WLT sells excellent cigar leaf.
- MarcL rolls consistent, well constructed, visually attractive cigars that any of us would be delighted to smoke.
- Formal (or...gulp!...paid) cigar reviewers are an awful source for learning about the qualities of a particular cigar.
Bob [I'll give myself an 88 for this post.