Cigar Advisor Publishes Article On The Process Of Reviewing Cigars
Easton, PA (PRWEB) July 22, 2013 -- The all-new Cigar Advisor is an online cigar magazine that brings a fresh, irreverent, and down-to-earth perspective on all things cigars to thousands of smokers. In addition to educational cigar content and behind-the-scenes cigar industry articles from some of the business’s top names, Cigar Advisor delivers an array of content about a variety of topics of interest to people who enjoy the cigar lifestyle. The magazine also features cigar reviews and ratings submitted by real cigar smokers. Cigar Advisor has published an article by contributor Russ Page, deconstructing the art and science of cigar reviews.
A recent update to Cigar Advisor Magazine is /r/cigars Redditor and Leaf and Flame co-founder Russ Page’s take on excessive verbosity in cigar reviews. Called “Travesty of the Written Palate,” he proposes a methodical approach for tasting cigars that's equally applicable to wine, scotch, cheese...pretty much anything you put in your mouth.
“It is easy to become overwhelmed when reading a review of a cigar,” says Russ. “The descriptions of the flavors, the portrayal of how the cigar is constructed, and the combination of a number of statistics presented is a lot to process.” Even after taking all of this into account, he writes, a cigar smoker still needs to determine whether there is any truth behind what he or she is reading. He then states “the greatest way to understand a cigar review is to make sense of your own palate, or sense of taste.”
Page explains the benefits of using a “flavor wheel” – a tool that, as a cigar smoker, allows a person to become comfortable comprehending three levels of flavor assessment and "mouth feel" which are inherent in every human being’s senses.
On written cigar reviews, Russ argues that they have a fundamental flaw: “ANYBODY can light up a cigar, jump on a computer, and write one.” And noting that the fidelity of cigar reviewers is rarely challenged, he says it is up to the reader to decide for himself whether the review is credible or an unreasonable fabrication.
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John Pullo, Cigar Advisor Magazine, http://www.cigaradvisor.com, 610-559-7000 159, [email protected]
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