i know more than a few guys who've reviewed for smoke....a few that have reviewed for CA....CA seems more ad driven......i would,though,love for someone to explain the ratings in cigar magazine...i can't figure them out...
i know more than a few guys who've reviewed for smoke....a few that have reviewed for CA....CA seems more ad driven......i would,though,love for someone to explain the ratings in cigar magazine...i can't figure them out...
Tornado of Teeth
They're owned by General Cigar Co. so that should help explain the ratings.
Some interesting articles, but the reviews are certainly biased.
Originally Posted by bigpoppapuff
"If you look for truth, you may find comfort in the end; if you look for comfort you will not get either comfort or truth only soft soap and wishful thinking to begin, and in the end, despair." -C.S. Lewis, Mere Christianity
not general.....altadis.....but explain the scoring...please
Senior Member
Chocolate is worth 30 points, vanilla is 25, oak is 28, grass is a -2, charcoal is 7...
Add another 20 points if you feel like you just had butterscotch, 15 for a glass of milk, take 10 away if you think you might have licked the ashtray, etc.
Geez, Sid. Now you're gettin' ejucated by a newbie??
Has a 5" Member
Every review I read sounds like a bunch of highbrow BS. I just do my own reviewing by smoking.
End of line.
Football and Cigar Junkie
I for some reason thought that CM is part of Lew Rothman's JR empire. The mag always shows up at his stores first, offices are like next door, he writes articles for every issue and JR stores were the only ones promoting Cigar Mania go figure
CM is lew's/altadis...but you're all missing my question....wtf are the numbers??....
Football and Cigar Junkie
Not sure if you are being sarcastic, I find the numbers quite easy to understand
Categories are:
Appearance -- low is 50 points high is 100
Taste -- low is 50 points high is 100
Construction --- low is 50 points high is 100
Quality = Appearnce points + Taste Points + Construction Points ( doubled)
Example == 87 + 88 + 88 ( X2) = 351
They also now have points for strength with 50 at the low and 100 at the high end of the scale These are just to describe strength and are not used in any other calculations.
As the mag states the review is done by random choice of their subscibers I guess similar to Smoke
WWTKD?
I kind of like the CM ratings... I can scan for taste and (to a lesser degree) construction, without losing points for looking ugly. (yay ugly!)
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