I love reading reviews, but I have always been a little hesitant to write on myself. Could anyone give me some pointers when it comes to writing cigar reviews?

Everybody is different. But some things are often appreciated in a review.

Name the cigar correctly.
State the smoking time.
State where, when and after what did you smoke. For instance: "After a big steak dinner, while relaxing outdoors". Or "In the morning with my coffee".
Tell us the "story" of your smoke. Did you get any flavours, was it strong, was the draw tight or loose, how did you cut it, how did you light it, did you enjoy it, would you buy another one, etc...

There is no right or wrong way.

Make sure you make up an imaginary number between 1-100 with no basis or reason why you picked that number. I'll give this smoke a "94.324"

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Originally posted by anthony_joseph:
Make sure you make up an imaginary number between 1-100 with no basis or reason why you picked that number. I'll give this smoke a "94.324"

I though that one was a 94.625?? I am confused

You think those 3 100th's and the 1 ten thousandth is really going to make the difference? Ahhh Conspiracy!

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Originally posted by Philllys:

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Originally posted by anthony_joseph:
Make sure you make up an imaginary number between 1-100 with no basis or reason why you picked that number. I'll give this smoke a "94.324"

I though that one was a 94.625?? I am confused

^94.324 is US. You're using the CDN equivalent.

I'm now using 2.167 as my new benchmark.

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Originally posted by anthony_joseph:
Make sure you make up an imaginary number between 1-100 with no basis or reason why you picked that number. I'll give this smoke a "94.324"

Lol! No kidding there.

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Could anyone give me some pointers when it comes to writing cigar reviews?

Easy. Collect up all the nouns relating to your smoke in the correct order — grass, citrus, Mocha, pepper etc., and then stick adjectives in between .... it's all I do!

tippexx is being self-deprecating, but the format he uses is pretty good. Lots of room for free text. A good approach in the absence of an agreed taxonomy.

It's extremely difficult to assign scores to indeterminate categories like "taste" and "burn" even for a highly experienced group of aficionados. Look at the stick the CA tasters take.

I think if I felt that I could do justice to a review, I'd need to have smoked a few of the cigars in question, not just one. Also, I'd probably keep my reviews under wraps until I'd had the opportunity to adjust the scale of my ratings relative to one another. Also, I think I'd just provide one overall score, and make the text as descriptive and accurate as I could.

Where can I find 2010 my father special edition

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Originally posted by raiburn513:
Where can I find 2010 my father special edition

Pretty off the wall question, but it is only your first of second post. Start with Google. I think I saw some on CBid the other day.
Your should start your own thread next time. Maybe in the cigar trading section given the question being asked.