smokin5's Blind Shilala Stick Reviews - Page 2

shilala · 07-26-2011, 10:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Wallbright

Wait if you could post that how could you not post the review? lol Isn't it just copy and paste?

I can't speak for everyone, but most guys take tasting notes on actual paper when they review a cigar. Later they take their notes and pictures and write a review. There's not a lot of room for copy and paste action there, brother.

smokin5 · 07-27-2011, 10:19 PM

Shilala speaks the Truth!
I jot my tasting notes down Amish style with pen & paper.
Then I revise, embellish & outright lie while typing the review on this site.
And I'm a lousy typist.
At the same time, I download my digital pix to the computer, edit & resize them & then download the pix to Tinypics.com for linking to the review.
It usually takes me between 40 minutes & an hour to provide each review. Longer if I'm drunk. OK, it usually takes me longer.

Weelok · 07-28-2011, 12:56 AM

Your doing a great job on the reviews. Enjoyable reads!

LasciviousXXX · 07-28-2011, 01:13 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by smokin5

Shilala speaks the Truth!
I jot my tasting notes down Amish style with pen & paper.
Then I revise, embellish & outright lie while typing the review on this site.
And I'm a lousy typist.
At the same time, I download my digital pix to the computer, edit & resize them & then download the pix to Tinypics.com for linking to the review.
It usually takes me between 40 minutes & an hour to provide each review. Longer if I'm drunk. OK, it usually takes me longer.

Keep them coming my friend

07-28-2011, 09:13 AM

Haha my bad. I guess I'm weird as I either do them on my laptop or iPhone and then take pictures with my phone and uploa straight to photobucket. Only takes me about 5 minutes extra work on the computer or 10 on my phone alone. Everyone has their own way though.

shilala · 08-01-2011, 11:18 AM

The Arizona Cardinals remark made me LOL.

Well done, Eric. I don't think I could have been blessed with two better reviewers than you and Wayne.
I'm not sure if the jar/review experiment showed me anything that was really quantitive. If anything, it supported my personal thoughts that aging cigars sucks for my intents and purposes. After a time, they just go blah, and that's that. I do feel that the jars slowed the aging on this value tobacco, as they'd have gone south and been completely dull in a year to 18 months time in the humi. I can say that because I've tested and watched it happen many, many times. I just wanted to find a way to keep a nice, strong, flavorful, full-bodied cigar from suffering the sands of time. The jars help, but they aren't the fountain of youth I was looking for. Unfortunately, they may be the only option.
I know cc's have special magical powers that make them super better with age, but in my experience, just as many of them suffer from the aging blahs as do nc's. I'll always respect "smoke what you like...", and being an objective/subjective argument, it's all unwinnable and senseless. I wouldn't want to tear down anything that gives anyone joy, that's for sure.
I absolutely believe that the quality of the tobacco that's used to roll any cigar, cc or nc, makes all the difference in the world as to how it will age. A good plant grown in stellar soil, then prepared with great care is going to yield that nuance that a good nc or cc will gain with age. By the same token, they'll lose the strength and flavors they began with while they travel to nuance-ville.
It's hard to make the call. Do I smoke it now while it's awesome, or do I wait ten years and see what happens on the chance it may even be a better but very different cigar?
If I like a cigar but it's too strong and overpowering, time is going to soften it and make it "better" for me. I just have never found a cigar that needed calmed down strength-wise. It's a great tool for guys who would enjoy a milder cigar, for sure.
The longer I go and the older I get and the more I fuss and study, the more I am on board with the old cc and nc producers/rollers who say "these are best RIGHT NOW". I'm not so sure they even mean right now as opposed to letting them sit around for a long time. I think they simply mean it's best to be smoking any cigar RIGHT NOW than not smoking a cigar.
I can live with that.

kelmac07 · 08-01-2011, 12:52 PM

So, what was stick #5?

smokin5 · 08-01-2011, 01:15 PM

Shilala clued me in this morning - No. 5 was a Calle Ocho from 2008 (reminder, all cigars reviewed here were from 2008).

Thanks again to Shilala for letting Wayner123 & me do these Blind Reviews.
Give the guy some Inmate Lovin & boost his Rep a notch or two!

07-27-2011, 10:19 PM	#2
smokin5 Have My Own Room Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: On the Mountaintop - AZ Posts: 2,002 Trading: (69)	Re: smokin5's Blind Shilala Stick Reviews Shilala speaks the Truth! I jot my tasting notes down Amish style with pen & paper. Then I revise, embellish & outright lie while typing the review on this site. And I'm a lousy typist. At the same time, I download my digital pix to the computer, edit & resize them & then download the pix to Tinypics.com for linking to the review. It usually takes me between 40 minutes & an hour to provide each review. Longer if I'm drunk. OK, it usually takes me longer. __________________ Pobody's Nerfect.

07-28-2011, 12:56 AM	#3
Weelok I'm nuts for the place Join Date: Jul 2011 First Name: Dave Location: Reno, NV Posts: 4,125 Trading: (21)	Re: smokin5's Blind Shilala Stick Reviews Your doing a great job on the reviews. Enjoyable reads!

08-01-2011, 11:18 AM	#6
shilala Dear Lord, Thank You. Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Scott Posts: 13,721 Trading: (252)	Re: smokin5's Blind Shilala Stick Reviews The Arizona Cardinals remark made me LOL. Well done, Eric. I don't think I could have been blessed with two better reviewers than you and Wayne. I'm not sure if the jar/review experiment showed me anything that was really quantitive. If anything, it supported my personal thoughts that aging cigars sucks for my intents and purposes. After a time, they just go blah, and that's that. I do feel that the jars slowed the aging on this value tobacco, as they'd have gone south and been completely dull in a year to 18 months time in the humi. I can say that because I've tested and watched it happen many, many times. I just wanted to find a way to keep a nice, strong, flavorful, full-bodied cigar from suffering the sands of time. The jars help, but they aren't the fountain of youth I was looking for. Unfortunately, they may be the only option. I know cc's have special magical powers that make them super better with age, but in my experience, just as many of them suffer from the aging blahs as do nc's. I'll always respect "smoke what you like...", and being an objective/subjective argument, it's all unwinnable and senseless. I wouldn't want to tear down anything that gives anyone joy, that's for sure. I absolutely believe that the quality of the tobacco that's used to roll any cigar, cc or nc, makes all the difference in the world as to how it will age. A good plant grown in stellar soil, then prepared with great care is going to yield that nuance that a good nc or cc will gain with age. By the same token, they'll lose the strength and flavors they began with while they travel to nuance-ville. It's hard to make the call. Do I smoke it now while it's awesome, or do I wait ten years and see what happens on the chance it may even be a better but very different cigar? If I like a cigar but it's too strong and overpowering, time is going to soften it and make it "better" for me. I just have never found a cigar that needed calmed down strength-wise. It's a great tool for guys who would enjoy a milder cigar, for sure. The longer I go and the older I get and the more I fuss and study, the more I am on board with the old cc and nc producers/rollers who say "these are best RIGHT NOW". I'm not so sure they even mean right now as opposed to letting them sit around for a long time. I think they simply mean it's best to be smoking any cigar RIGHT NOW than not smoking a cigar. I can live with that. __________________

08-01-2011, 12:52 PM	#7
kelmac07 Resident Maduro Whore!! Join Date: Apr 2009 First Name: Mac Location: Newport News, VA Posts: 27,322 Trading: (218)	Re: smokin5's Blind Shilala Stick Reviews So, what was stick #5? __________________ Dom in the MLB thread "I could probably get you to wear a Yankee hat for a Maduro!"

08-01-2011, 01:15 PM	#8
smokin5 Have My Own Room Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: On the Mountaintop - AZ Posts: 2,002 Trading: (69)	Re: smokin5's Blind Shilala Stick Reviews Shilala clued me in this morning - No. 5 was a Calle Ocho from 2008 (reminder, all cigars reviewed here were from 2008). Thanks again to Shilala for letting Wayner123 & me do these Blind Reviews. Give the guy some Inmate Lovin & boost his Rep a notch or two! __________________ Pobody's Nerfect.

07-28-2011, 09:13 AM	#5
Tyler Guest Posts: n/a	Re: smokin5's Blind Shilala Stick Reviews Haha my bad. I guess I'm weird as I either do them on my laptop or iPhone and then take pictures with my phone and uploa straight to photobucket. Only takes me about 5 minutes extra work on the computer or 10 on my phone alone. Everyone has their own way though.