I'm tired of using a point scale.

After all of these years I only recently noticed that I either liked a particular cigar, hated it, or felt somewhat indifferent about it. Many of the cigars that I've sampled over the past 10 years are quite ordinary.  Some are better; some are worse. Fewer still were either great or awful.  But that's about it. That's how I felt about every one of them.  So then I thought why get any more technical than that?

Presenting The Humidor's new, unadulterated, cigar quality index!  I hope that you find it to be as simple and as practical as I do.


 A damn good cigar.  It's construction is first-rate which usually contributes to an even burn and easy draw.  The flavors are rich and complex, smooth and well balanced.  This cigar is one of the best I've tried in recent months.
 

This cigar is pleasant and above average.  It has a decent burn and draw, and its flavors are at least somewhat interesting to me.  It may have a few minor issues, but nothing to whine about.
 

The average, boring cigar.  Sometimes it will burn unevenly or be slightly plugged, making the draw difficult.  Usually it will taste quite flat.  Sometimes it will just fail to impress me.  This does not mean the cigar is bad, just ordinary.
 

Those that disappoint, annoy, or piss me off.  Serious construction problems make these cigars losers.  Bitter, bland, or any other strange tastes may also be present and contribute to the negative experience.
 

Terrible.  Horrid.  Abysmal.  These cigars are described by any of the above.  They suffer from big construction flaws, wildly uneven burns, bitter or nasty tastes, all of which compels me to demand my money back.  I usually toss these soon after I  light up.