This Cigar Sense Reviews Guide is intended to explain the objectives and the taxonomy used in our cigar analyses.
Our analyses are compiled based on detailed descriptions performed by our trained cigar analysts over more than 100 attributes, following sensory analysis norms. We believe that applying sensory analysis is extremely important for the benefit of all industry actors and, above all, for consumers who seek the best sensory experience for themselves. In fact, contrarily to subjective reviews, objective cigar reviews help consumers make educated purchases and find the cigars that best suit them.
The data
- The charts focus on the aromas of the lit cigar
- It represents the aromas that you are likely to find in the cigar, which is not the collection or the simple average of the subjective observations from each panelist
- When you see many aromas on the charts, this does not necessarily mean that the cigar is complex.
Polar charts: Tastes & Feel – This chart combines tastes (bitter, salty, savory, sour and sweet) to the additional key palate perceptions (spicy, creamy/oily, dry/tannic) that are most frequently found in the tasting of cigars.
Value for Price – based on blind assessments and considerations by our trained panelists.
The additional analytics
We also may provide an indication about the prediction of liking of the cigar among consumers. This will show as the % of our members to whom the cigar is being recommended because it highly matches their personal preferences. The higher the % of members to whom the cigar is recommended, the better the cigar is expected to perform across our members at worldwide level (90%+ accuracy). As we increase the size of our consumer samples worldwide, our error decreases.
We don’t score cigars, we rank them based on how they fit our members’ unique personal tastes. In fact, no generic score can tell you whether you will actually like a cigar.
If you wish to learn more about cigar tasting or even envisage to be part of our sensory panel, we strongly recommend you to enroll in A Cigar Tasting Course.
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