Back in February, Moki chose 10 victims to participate in this thread , a blind taste test ostensibly designed to see how well each participant could differentiate between cigars from different countries. Moki's true purpose was far more insidious, however. He actually used us all to illustrate his point that taste is utterly subjective. Some of us did quite well at times, some less so, and not one of us came close to getting them all. What we all got out of it was a more refined appreciation of our own tastes. And we had a hell of a lot of fun learning
As the test concluded, I was smiling as I mulled over the great experience I had participating in this thing and I decided to send Moki a thank you cigar and a note to tell him as much and to thank him for including me. After a moment's thought, I figured the other "subjects" were probably going to do the same thing. I thought it would be cool to gather all of the thank you's from each of the test participants together and then send the whole package off to Moki in a single big bomb.
But then, inspiration struck. *EVIL* inspiration…ohhhh yes.
You see, I am a bit evil myself and I came to see that just sending him a bunch of cigars wasn't enough. For one thing, it was too easy – for us and him. I mean it would have been a nice gesture and all but come on, if a guy can't give a pal a bit of a hard time then what's the point? And where would the fun be for the rest of CP? We'd send him the cigars, he'd say thanks, and nobody would ever think about it again. That's not nearly enough fun for me.
My evil epiphany caused me to realize that the only truly fitting way to thank Andrew would be to turn the tables on him. I decided that we would thank him with a test of our own. I asked the other participants to send me a cigar of their choice for Moki. Once I had gathered 10 cigars together I removed the bands, clipped the heads, photographed the whole lot, packed 'em up, and shipped them off to Moki, telling him that if he wished to know what he were smoking he would have to take the test in the same way we did.
Simple. Elegant. Evil. Perfect!
Without further ado, I give you:
The Evil Dr. Moki's Blind Thank You Test
Moki doesn't know this yet but tomorrow morning, Monday, May 5[sup]th[/sup], a package will be sent on its way to him.
DC# 0703 8555 7490 3859 5210
The box contains 10 cigars prepared in the same way that Moki prescribed for our test: unbanded and precut. If he wants to know what they are I have asked him to abide by the following rules:
Tasting notes: be as long or as short as you like, describing what you tasted when you smoked the cigar
Origin: what country you think the tobacco in the cigar is principally from
Age: how old (in years) you think the cigar is
Price: pick one of the following price-points: budget, everyday, premium, super-premium
Rating: 1-10, 10 being the best... how good was this cigar overall?
Marca: a guess at exactly what cigar line (eg: Cohiba, Flor Fina, etc.) you think you smoked
- Tim and the rest of the "victims"
My photography skills are not on the level of Enerjay but here is a shot of all 10 cigars we sent:
Here are closeups of 1-5 and the next is 5-10
As the test concluded, I was smiling as I mulled over the great experience I had participating in this thing and I decided to send Moki a thank you cigar and a note to tell him as much and to thank him for including me. After a moment's thought, I figured the other "subjects" were probably going to do the same thing. I thought it would be cool to gather all of the thank you's from each of the test participants together and then send the whole package off to Moki in a single big bomb.
But then, inspiration struck. *EVIL* inspiration…ohhhh yes.
You see, I am a bit evil myself and I came to see that just sending him a bunch of cigars wasn't enough. For one thing, it was too easy – for us and him. I mean it would have been a nice gesture and all but come on, if a guy can't give a pal a bit of a hard time then what's the point? And where would the fun be for the rest of CP? We'd send him the cigars, he'd say thanks, and nobody would ever think about it again. That's not nearly enough fun for me.
My evil epiphany caused me to realize that the only truly fitting way to thank Andrew would be to turn the tables on him. I decided that we would thank him with a test of our own. I asked the other participants to send me a cigar of their choice for Moki. Once I had gathered 10 cigars together I removed the bands, clipped the heads, photographed the whole lot, packed 'em up, and shipped them off to Moki, telling him that if he wished to know what he were smoking he would have to take the test in the same way we did.
Simple. Elegant. Evil. Perfect!
Without further ado, I give you:
The Evil Dr. Moki's Blind Thank You Test
Moki doesn't know this yet but tomorrow morning, Monday, May 5[sup]th[/sup], a package will be sent on its way to him.
DC# 0703 8555 7490 3859 5210
The box contains 10 cigars prepared in the same way that Moki prescribed for our test: unbanded and precut. If he wants to know what they are I have asked him to abide by the following rules:
- First and foremost, this is a Thank You and not a true test so it is all tongue-in-cheek. There are, however, some interesting curveballs in this batch of cigars and we think this will be enjoyable for one and all.
- The criteria are the same as they were for our test. I have copied them in below:
Tasting notes: be as long or as short as you like, describing what you tasted when you smoked the cigar
Origin: what country you think the tobacco in the cigar is principally from
Age: how old (in years) you think the cigar is
Price: pick one of the following price-points: budget, everyday, premium, super-premium
Rating: 1-10, 10 being the best... how good was this cigar overall?
Marca: a guess at exactly what cigar line (eg: Cohiba, Flor Fina, etc.) you think you smoked
- Review schedule: There is none. Moki can smoke these at his leisure and PM me with his thoughts. I will update the thread as I receive his reports.
- When it is over I will PM Moki a list of the participants and the cigars they donated. I decided that if he knew beforehand, it might influence his tastings.
- Ultimate goal: Simple. We are out to prove the two old maxims: "There ain't no free lunch" and "No good deed goes unpunished".
- Tim and the rest of the "victims"
My photography skills are not on the level of Enerjay but here is a shot of all 10 cigars we sent:
Here are closeups of 1-5 and the next is 5-10
