What's your rating system?

[defcon3]

I have a cigar rating .xls spreadsheet that I log for my cigars on a 1-10 scale...

Not that I have a bad memory (there are cigars I know NEVER to buy again) but in trying alot of various smokes, samplers, etc. I can reflect on it to see what I may want to buy a box of or try again...

There are exceptions... After smoking an Olivia V, there was no alternative, simply bought a box...

[nativetexan_1]

I try to keep it (what seems to me to be) simple:

Appearance: 0-1 1) I like the looks of it, 0) I probably didn't buy it to begin with
Draw: 0-2 0) somewhat like drawing air through a straw or a rock, 1) a little snug, 2) just right
Burn: 0-2 0) I have to straighten or relight more than twice, 1) maybe only once, 2) burns right by itself
Construction: 0-1 0) wrapper comes loose, lots of loose tobacco, or breaks off too soon on it's own, 1) everything stays together (actually, a lot of construction is assumed to take place in the apperance, draw, and burn categories above)
Flavor: 0-3 0) I either had to choke it down or I threw it away about half-way cause I couldn't stand it, 1) distasteful, but bearable, 2) pleasant, 3) makes me want another
Overall: 0-1 0) never again, 1) it was worth the money.

Total: 0-10, <7) probable won't spend the money on them again, 7+) worth another try UNLESS OVERALL IS 0, in which case, "never again".

[baba]

Mine is very easy. A B C D F - just like school it can be outstanding - very good - good - or average - or nasty.