cigar reviews?

[cbr310]

Being new to the cigar side, im wondering if there's a place like tobaccoreview.com for cigars? I got a few and want to find info on them.

[Billb1960]

Best bet is Google. There are multiple review sites but no one can review every cigar so you'll have to pick n choose from multiple sites.

[Zeede]

We have a lot of member reviews here, but my favorite independent reviewer is Phil Kohn. His website is Cigar Reviews by the Katman | cigar reviews, cigars

[c.ortiz108]

Funny, I was just wondering the same thing! It would be good to have huge, centralized database like that for cigars, but AFIK it's really forums like this one and a few blogs. I usually google and read a few. There's something called stogierate but it doesn't have much on there. Maybe a good business opportunity for someone?

[Horseshoe]

I would not review a cigar prior to smoking it especially if new. Sit back, enjoy the stick, take some notes, then after completed, look at the reviews. Don't let other people tell you what YOU should experience. i was a huge review junky and it got in my head before smoking a cigar. Now I light one up, take notes, and create my own opinion. Just my 2cents.

[c.ortiz108]

We have a lot of member reviews here, but my favorite independent reviewer is Phil Kohn. His website is Cigar Reviews by the Katman | cigar reviews, cigars

I like his reviews, too, and he seems like a cool guy. Though he tends to really like almost everything he smokes and doesn't always seem too critical. One problem with blogger reviewers is that they get cigars sent to them for free by manufacturers, and they don't want to compromise that relationship by publicly shaming a bad cigar. Not saying that's the case with Katman, necessarily, but it's something to be aware of with "pro" reviews. Including Cigar Aficionado (which is actually another good source of reviews, and probably the closest the cigar world has to tobaccoreviews.com, come to think of it.

[Zeede]

I like his reviews, too, and he seems like a cool guy. Though he tends to really like almost everything he smokes and doesn't always seem too critical. One problem with blogger reviewers is that they get cigars sent to them for free by manufacturers, and they don't want to compromise that relationship by publicly shaming a bad cigar. Not saying that's the case with Katman, necessarily, but it's something to be aware of with "pro" reviews. Including Cigar Aficionado (which is actually another good source of reviews, and probably the closest the cigar world has to tobaccoreviews.com, come to think of it.

He has readers who send him cigars, and he buys the rest himself. He almost never gets free review cigars.

[Tombstone]

To me best thing to do is read some reviews ones you like it will help you gauge the reviewer and find someone with similar tastes to you. They are very subjective.

[c.ortiz108]

He has readers who send him cigars, and he buys the rest himself. He almost never gets free review cigars.

That's good to know.

[StogieNinja]

Blind Man's Puff is a good resource. All reviews are blind, none of the reviewers know what they're smoking until the review is posted, so there's no bias. I used to review for them, haven't in a while. But a good group.

I love cigar reviews, especially for new smokes, but I don't follow any one reviewer. Instead, I go looking for a consensus among reviewers, like a self-compiled Rotten Tomatoes for cigars. Mostly I look to see what everyone is tasting, and take away a general idea of the cigar's flavor profile and performance as a guide to determine if I should pursue sampling that cigar or not.