illinoishoosier's march "insaneness"*

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*march madness copyrighted by someone...:rolleyes:

As we get ready to enter the best month of the year for college basketball fans, I thought, "How can I do something with cigars like a March Madness"...

Well here it is...a cigar tasting tourney!

The 7 cigars in the poll are 7 barber poles that I will pair up and smoke until we get a winner. I am going to use a rating sheet posted up in the other place by Tech Ninja. It is a 100 point system. I know, we just had a big thread about ratings, but humor me, I needed a point scale.

Vote for your choice for the #1 seed. I'll leave the poll open for a couple of weeks and then use the vote tally to seed the cigars, and pair them up. Most votes #1 seed, 2nd most #2 etc. you can vote for more than one cigar , try to limit to three.

I will smoke one a day, maybe two on the weekends, rate them and post reviews in the review forum.

So, inmates, post up why your vote should be the #1 seed. Yes, #1 will get the bye in the first round as I only have 7 sticks to work from. And yes, I have enough of each to carry this through to the end.

Pics of each competitor to follow.

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Taboo Twist Toro 6x50

http://i156.photobucket.com/albums/t7/IllinoisHoosier/cigar%20tourney%201/twist.jpg

Arganese Double Wrap Churchill 7x50
http://i156.photobucket.com/albums/t7/IllinoisHoosier/cigar%20tourney%201/Arganese.jpg

Indian Tabac Split Decision "The Double" 6x52
http://i156.photobucket.com/albums/t7/IllinoisHoosier/cigar%20tourney%201/double.jpg

[RottenZombie]

Should be the Hemingway BTL,,:dance:

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Indian Tabac Split Decision "The Triple" 6x52
http://i156.photobucket.com/albums/t7/IllinoisHoosier/cigar%20tourney%201/triple.jpg

Indian Tabac Split Decision "The Quad" 6x52
http://i156.photobucket.com/albums/t7/IllinoisHoosier/cigar%20tourney%201/quad.jpg

CAO America Potomac 5x56
http://i156.photobucket.com/albums/t7/IllinoisHoosier/cigar%20tourney%201/America.jpg

Sol Cubano Artisan 7.1x58
http://i156.photobucket.com/albums/t7/IllinoisHoosier/cigar%20tourney%201/Artisan.jpg

I have only smoked the Twist and the America. The others will be new experiences for me. I am storing them in my travel humi with one water pillow for now.

http://i156.photobucket.com/albums/t7/IllinoisHoosier/cigar%20tourney%201/010.jpg

That's it. Vote away!

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Should be the Hemingway BTL,,:dance:

Unfortunately, not one that is in my stock. Maybe we can have a rematch down the road.

[icehog3]

I voted the Taboo Twist as that is the only one of the group I have ever smoked.

You have 7 entries, Sean? Based on the looks of the Indian Tabac Split Decision The Quad, I would put that one at #8. ;) :r :pu

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I voted the Taboo Twist as that is the only one of the group I have ever smoked.

You have 7 entries, Sean? Based on the looks of the Indian Tabac Split Decision The Quad, I would put that one at #8. ;) :r :pu

Yeah, that one I have a feeling will be an interesting smoke.
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[icehog3]

Yeah, that one I have a feeling will be an interesting smoke.
:al:wo

Interesting as in "I hope you live through it", Sean. ;)

[MithShrike]

I vote the Twist. I'm not fond of CAO or ITC products. The Arganese isn't bad but just doesn't compare to the Twist. I haven't yet had the Sol Cubano.

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We have our 8th and final competitor. don;t know what I was thinking, but I have these and completely forgot abou them.

I can't edit the poll, so this will be a write in candidate (unless a helpful, friendly mod can add it to the poll)


CAO Bratalia Perfecto...at work now, will post a pic when I get home.

Don;t forget you can vote for more than one choice.:tu

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I vote the Twist. I'm not fond of CAO or ITC products. The Arganese isn't bad but just doesn't compare to the Twist. I haven't yet had the Sol Cubano.


Not a big ITC fan either, or any of Rocky's stuff for that matter, except for the Super Fuerte's. The America is a decent smoke, but overpriced IMHO. The Italia was my first cigar, so I have a soft spot for all things CAO.

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Here is a pic of the CAO Bratalia...


http://i156.photobucket.com/albums/t7/IllinoisHoosier/cigar%20tourney%201/001.jpg

Just post your vote for it. It did not make it into the poll. Remember you can vote for more than one choice.

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Just a bump. One week left to vote. Don't forget the Bratalia, just post a vote in the thread.

[stearns]

britalia for sure :tu

stearns

[cle_smoker]

Have to go with the Britalia as well. I've had the Taboo, America, and the Britalia. The Taboo was good, the America was underwhelming, but the Britalia was very good.

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We've got a four way tie for the fourth seed. Let's break it up a bit shall we?

[AD720]

I've had the IT Triple and I did a review on it a while back (too lazy to find it :hf) but it was actually really good. I have some quads in the humi, one day I'll get to them.

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I've had the IT Triple and I did a review on it a while back (too lazy to find it :hf) but it was actually really good. I have some quads in the humi, one day I'll get to them.

http://www.cigarasylum.com/vb/showthread.php?t=7275

:D

But I am not going to read it until after I smoke it.:tu

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Wanted to give one last bump before the weekend. Poll closes Saturday night. I will post the pairings here on Sunday and then post reviews as they happen in the review forum.

Thanks to those who took time to vote!

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One final bump.

Poll closes tonight at 7pm.

:tu

[dunng]

Gurkha Dos Capos! :hf
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Gurkha Dos Capos! :hf
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Can't believe it took this long for someone to mention it. I don't think Icehog3 would let me come to a MoB herf again if I smoked one of those...:r

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I know you've been waiting, so here are the pairings. In cases of ties, I just picked which everone I wanted.

#1 Taboo Twist vs #8 Indian Tabac Triple
#3 Sol Cubano Artisan vs. #6 Indian Tabac Quad
#5 CAO Bratalia vs #4 Arganese Double Wrap Churchill
#7 Indian Tabac Double vs #2 CAO America

I will post reviews in the Review Forums and update brackets here.

Thanks for playing!

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It's game time!!

Smoking the #1 seed right now. Wanted to post the scoring table here so you can reference it. I will post reviews in a march insaneness thread in the review form and then update the pairings with scores here.

As I said before, I am using a nice little excel scoring sheet put together by Tech Ninja. Categories and points as follows:

Appearance and Presentation 20
Lighting and Burning Properties 15
Construction Properties 30
Taste Properties 35

The weekend will be light smoking, but next week should be full force tasting.

:ss

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I know you've been waiting, so here are the pairings. In cases of ties, I just picked which everone I wanted.

#1 Taboo Twist 87 vs #8 Indian Tabac Triple
#5 CAO Bratalia vs #4 Arganese Double Wrap Churchill
#3 Sol Cubano Artisan vs. #6 Indian Tabac Quad
#7 Indian Tabac Double vs #2 CAO America

I will post reviews in the Review Forums and update brackets here.

Thanks for playing!

First smoke is done, review is here:
http://www.cigarasylum.com/vb/showthread.php?t=12543

I changed the pairings around, so the brackets would play out like they should.

I plan on smoking the #3 seed next.

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#1 Taboo Twist 87 vs #8 Indian Tabac Triple
#3 Sol Cubano Artisan 51 vs. #6 Indian Tabac Quad
#5 CAO Bratalia vs #4 Arganese Double Wrap Churchill
#7 Indian Tabac Double vs #2 CAO America

I will post reviews in the Review Forums and update brackets here.

Thanks for playing!

Wow, the three seed went down in a big ball of fire, so to speak. Pitched it before I was halfway through. Will post up the review tomorrow. On to the #5 seed next.

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Wow, the three seed went down in a big ball of fire, so to speak. Pitched it before I was halfway through. Will post up the review tomorrow. On to the #5 seed next.

I know you've been waiting, so here are the pairings. In cases of ties, I just picked which everone I wanted.

#1 Taboo Twist 87 vs #8 Indian Tabac Triple
#3 Sol Cubano Artisan 51 vs. #6 Indian Tabac Quad
#5 CAO Bratalia 76vs #4 Arganese Double Wrap Churchill
#7 Indian Tabac Double vs #2 CAO America

I will post reviews in the Review Forums and update brackets here.

Thanks for playing!

Another one down. Reviews coming soon. On to seed #7.

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I know you've been waiting, so here are the pairings. In cases of ties, I just picked which everone I wanted.

#1 Taboo Twist 87 vs #8 Indian Tabac Triple
#3 Sol Cubano Artisan 51vs. #6 Indian Tabac Quad
#5 CAO Bratalia 76 vs #4 Arganese Double Wrap Churchill
#7 Indian Tabac Double 69vs #2 CAO America

I will post reviews in the Review Forums and update brackets here.

Thanks for playing!

Just finished the ITC Split Decision Double...meh. reviews are coming I have three to put up tonight. Next up will be the CAO America.

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#1 Taboo Twist 87 vs #8 Indian Tabac Triple
#5 CAO Bratalia 76 vs #4 Arganese Double Wrap Churchill
#3 Sol Cubano Artisan 51vs. #6 Indian Tabac Quad
#7 Indian Tabac Double 69 vs #2 CAO America 73

I will post reviews in the Review Forums and update brackets here.


We have our first Winner!! The CAO America defeats the ITC Double 73-69. America moves on to meet, I am guessing, the ITC Quad. Arganese is up next.

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#1 Taboo Twist 87 vs #8 Indian Tabac Triple
#5 CAO Bratalia 76 vs #4 Arganese Double Wrap Churchill 85
#3 Sol Cubano Artisan 51vs. #6 Indian Tabac Quad
#7 Indian Tabac Double 69 vs #2 CAO America 73

I will post reviews in the Review Forums and update brackets here.


And another 'gar bites the dust. The Arganese Double Wrap squeaks by the Bratalia 85-76. Posting the review up shortly.

Next up, the much anticipated ITC "Quad"

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#1 Taboo Twist 87 vs #8 Indian Tabac Triple
#5 CAO Bratalia 76 vs #4 Arganese Double Wrap Churchill 85
#3 Sol Cubano Artisan 51vs. #6 Indian Tabac Quad 71
#7 Indian Tabac Double 69 vs #2 CAO America 73

I will post reviews in the Review Forums and update brackets here.


I know it's April, but I am still plugging away here. Tonight was the Quad and it was "meh" but it moves on to take on the CAO America in the next round. Will get the review up shortly.