If you’re new to smoking and trying to figure out what your tastes are, keeping a cigar journal will help you understand better your likes and dislikes, as well as let you figure out what cigars work better with certain drinks or occasions. There are commercial cigar journals you can buy (both online and at cigar stores), or you can create your own using a lined notebook. In it, record the following:
- Size of the cigar
- Review (did you like it, how much, why or why not). Use a rating system (1 to 5, for example) to remind yourself what you thought of it
- Where you got that specific homemade cigars and the details associated with it (price, condition, delivery time)
- If possible, tape the cigar band to the page so you can more easily identify the cigar later on.
There doesn’t need to be any specific method to your journaling. Use what works for you but keep the method constant so you can easily compare the different cigars.
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