Final test · 12 questions
The shop floor test
From the shop counter to the humidor. Would you make the right call?
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The shop floor test
12 real situations from all eight lessons.
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You walk into a shop for the first time. What do you say?
If you are new, say that, plus your budget and time.
Add that you are new, plus your budget and time.
Being new, budget and time give them something to work with.
The clerk hands you a pale cigar and calls it strong. Possible?
Colour alone is not a strength rating.
Age is not the reason.
A pale wrapper can sit on a strong blend.
You press along the cigar and find one hard lump. What now?
Hard lumps can signal a problem.
That will not fix it.
Soft spots or hard lumps can signal a problem, so pick another.
The band says Robusto. You have an hour. What do you check?
Names vary by brand.
Colour does not tell you the cigar's size.
Length and ring gauge tell you what you are buying.
You are cutting the cap at home. What do you avoid?
Small is right. You can always take more.
Keep that step.
Past the seam, the wrapper can unravel.
You light it and one side races ahead. What do you do?
It is fixable.
That can overheat it and spoil the flavour.
A touch of flame on the slow side lets it catch up.
Halfway through, the smoke turns hot and bitter. One likely cause?
Fast puffing can cause it.
Check your pace and the construction first.
Leave time between puffs.
A friend gives you five cigars. You have no humidor. Simple fix?
The air is too dry and full of smells.
Keep liquid water off the cigars.
A sealed plastic box with a humidity pack works fine.
A year later you open the box and see pinholes and powder. What now?
They can spread to other cigars.
That will not stop beetles.
Freezing sealed cigars for a few days is a common response.
A reviewer gives your favourite cigar 82. What do you do?
A score does not decide what you like.
Write what you actually taste.
A review gives you words. It does not decide what you like.
Abroad, a friend offers a Cuban to bring home to the US. What do you say?
It cannot legally come into the country.
That allowance ended.
Cuban cigars cannot legally come into the US, even ones bought abroad.
You loved it. What do you write down first?
Useful, but you can't find it again without the name.
That is someone else's opinion.
Name and size first. Then what you tasted.
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