Ratings?
D1031tlopez
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Hello, another nubie... I see a lot of these ratings for certain cigars... 90, 92 what do these numbers represent and which is the better rating? Also, what should my humidor hygrometer read for a good moisture level? Thanks... great forums... good info.
Comments
Best rule of the fine hobby is to try everything for yourself. It's like being a wine lover. Every wine tastes different to everyone else, but with experience and a developed palate, you can come to learn and love the differences.
As far as the hygrometer goes, make sure it's calibrated. A safe range for humidity would be 65 to 72. Any lower, your sticks run the risk of losing its oils and burn too fast. Any higher, risk it becoming too hard to keep lit and it becoming bitter.
...even MY ratings.
there are some publications that tend to rate people higher if they take out a full page ad....
i disagree with many many ratings.
it comes down to personal taste.
Taste is personal, that's why they make more than one cigar.
Welcome to the forum!
To me, ratings mean that one person who has about a 50% chance of having the same tastes as me, and a 75% chance of being unbiased and knowledgable gave this one cigar (out of the possibly millions made) 92/100% as an example. So by rough math I have about a 35% chance of liking this cigar.
Just like movie reviews, I take into account the source. There's alot of guys on the forum here with tastes similar to mine who's opinion I will take into account if they say a stick is just "good" or "bad". The rest of the time I read the details. Kuzi is spot on with what nuances and flavors are actually in a cigar. If he reviews something and picks up flavors I like, chances are I will like that cigar regardless of what final rating he gives it.