Woah, can I smoke one of the cigars from this review first before we start planning on the next one?

Actually both ideas sound great but I prefer the single brand review. The reason is that when I review a cigar (or smoke one for my first time) I like to read other reviews and compare my opinion to them. I understand that a blind review is something that will give a more pure opinion of a product because you aren't biased by other reviews. Sometimes however reading someone else’s review will point out subtle nuisances that I may have overlooked or missed. I'm still a newb so eventually I may notice these things on my own but for now, having an idea of what I'm smoking helps me out.