Is everyone anal? Or is it just me?

[ShortyStogie]

Hey all,

Just curious how (or if) people maintain logs of smokes that they have gone through.

I used to maintain a notebook that I would enter my impressions into each time a smoked a new cigar. I would make sure to save the ring and staple it onto the page as well. For repeat smokes, I would post the further impressions onto the same page as the original smoke.

As a result, I ended up having a really nicely maintained (though, admittedly, it had a boatload of ash stains on it!) notebook of cigars. I lost it in one of my moves, unfortunately.

Recently, I've been using the Mobile Stogie app on my iPod Touch. It's a great little app to maintain a database of the cigars in your collection, and maintain notes on the smokes as well.

Anyone else this anal? Or is it just me? :dunno:

-Fauzi

 

[Alwayslit]

I'm not that detail oriented about my smokes. Still it is a great idea to have notes and revisit that smoke later to see what has changed.

 

[ciggy]

Oh....you will find alot of ANAL Bastids here! :rolling::rolling::rolling:

 

[Psojka RP,601]

sounds like a sweet app! yeah, i take notes as i smoke a new stick as well as snap some pics on my phone...then, i will write a (too) long review on it sometime after...ill have to look into that app, sounds bad

 

[daniyal]

I don't think that's anal... its not anal to want to have a reference point for the last time you had that smoke or is it?

 

[Zen Cigar Man]

I'm very OCD about my cigars. Excel spreadsheets and journal to boot.

 

[ChazHollywood]

You have no idea. I keep a detailed inventory of my humidor contents, as well as a smoking log, and I'm not remotely the most obsessive in this crowd.

-Charles

 

[maestrobasser]

I smoke mine, relax and enjoy them. If for some reason I light one I don't enjoy, I make a mental note similar to "hey, this tastes like shit" put it down, go and get/light another...and plan on not purchasing the bad tasting one again.

I have enough spreadsheets and OCD elsewhere in my life, don't need it in the 1 hr a day I "get to myself".

I will say that once I get my cabinet finished (hopefully the next couple of weeks) I will have to make a nice inventory just to have some idea what I have. Right now spread out within 3 smaller 300 ct humis I have no idea. LOL.

 

[whodeeni]

Whatever Charles! You know you're a fellow OCD MOFO! *lol*:king:

You have no idea. I keep a detailed inventory of my humidor contents, as well as a smoking log, and I'm not remotely the most obsessive in this crowd.

-Charles

 

[jmatkins]

No logs, no spreadsheets

I just smoke cigars! If I like a cigar I make a mental note to buy more. If not I will try and never to pick one up again but I sometimes do and pissed that I tried it again

 

[Chas]

Hey all,

Just curious how (or if) people maintain logs of smokes that they have gone through.

Anyone else this anal? Or is it just me? :dunno:

-Fauzi

Can't say for sure - Though I'd consider adding a personal video record of each stogie smoked to that growing database along with related video & audio commentary from alternate online sources. Naturally, adding video related to each smoke from B&M events and sources such as cigar TV, pod-cast and such. Then, of course, there's the satellite recon - BTW, if there's real concern you could join the group meetings related to each cigar held at me clinic weekly. And Remember BOTL members do receive a Crown discount along with up to two bottles of the Fourecks with each visit - and have yer tickie punched when you fly QANTAS to qualify for the free drawing for one of them stainless steel shrimp barbies - You can make it out to The Alice can't you? Reckon there's always room for one more - Ha! and Staples! We'll be needing more staples ~:0))))

 

[Danilo]

I've been meaning to start a notebook... just to keep track of what I smoke. not really into detailed notes. Too busy talking to people to take notes as I only smoke at B&M

 

[Stew]

My Girlfriend got me a cigar journal that I have yet to start but I plan on using it sometime soon. I also keep a spreadsheet of my inventory that tells me how much i paid and how long ive had them.

 

[GoingPostal]

I never kept any records or notes but think i'm going to start keeping an inventory and some notes, tired of digging through the humi looking for a smoke i swear was in there, finding it, then trying to remember why i liked or didn't like it the first time.

 

[Jfire]

Light, smoke, repeat. I think I have a pretty good idea of good smokes in the last 2 years. Ill try new ones often and just try to remember pass of fail.

 

[Robinsond]

My ex girlfriend was...:nono: bad joke sorry! I like collecting pictures and when I write my reviews I can refer back to them

 

[SkinsFanLarry]

John and Justin pretty much summed it up for me, thank you my friends!

 

[Psojka RP,601]

My ex girlfriend was...:nono: bad joke sorry! I like collecting pictures and when I write my reviews I can refer back to them

lmao :drool: :scratchhe

 

[bdc30]

I smoke mine, relax and enjoy them. If for some reason I light one I don't enjoy, I make a mental note similar to "hey, this tastes like shit" put it down, go and get/light another...and plan on not purchasing the bad tasting one again.

I have enough spreadsheets and OCD elsewhere in my life, don't need it in the 1 hr a day I "get to myself".

Agree with this 1000%. Cigars are my one hour a day that I don't have to worry about all the meticulous, monotonous crap that I put up with the other 15 hours of my waking life.

 

[ndn384]

I have always said that I wanted to start keeping a journal with the sticks I smoke but never started that. I think it would be pretty fun thought.