Finish (?)

[Mr. Ed]

I agree with the Rev. I always refer to the finish as what's left on the palate after I exhale the smoke or drink the scotch.

Originally Posted by Emjaysmash

I'm with you, Todd. Being one of the young whippersnappers, I still use finish as you do. The last part of the cigar is my "final third" as I call it. (I usually separate cigars into thirds, as I have seen other reviewers do before).

That's another thing, I never understood why dividing the cigar into thirds was the best for reviewing. Why not halves, or fourths? Is it just arbitrary?