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Was thinking about this topic a couple days ago...

I have recorded every cigar that I have smoked since I began posting on the forum in 2017.

If you don't do that, why? If you never post what you are smoking, why?

ps....I have listed on what I smoke a few times.

I record most of em on here. Maybe 99 percent of them. Only time I write something down is if I loved it. Then I usually find out they’re discontinued. Or I’ll buy some of what I liked.

I do try to log as many as I can, but sometimes I get busy or go on the road and don't drop in. When I do drop in, I will post the cigars that I've smoked the previous day or two...

I don't keep a daily written record of each cigar I smoke, and much like what I ate for yesterday's lunch, the current state of my memory makes it impossible to recall the cigars I've smoked, so if I've not come in for awhile, those cigars enjoyed during my absence are like the smoke they became...gone with the wind...

I'm not sure how Clint does it, but his occasional lists of 30+ cigars in the "What'cha Smok'in Azzhats !!!" thread is impressive...

When I initially saw the title it was about keeping a personal log or spreadsheet about cigars. I know there are people who do that, but at that point it seems more a chore than a pastime. So it’s not something I’d do. Besides my tastes are fairly simple so I don’t have trouble remembering what I like. I like a few different sizes depending on how long I want a smoke to last. For example if I’m fishing I want a Presidente or larger. That way it lasts a few hours. Then if I just want to sit, have a smoke and a drink a corona or similar is perfect. As far as blends, for non-CC’s Fuentes and Padrons fit the bill. There are enough blends between to two brands to keep me satisfied. For CC’s I like Monte’s, H. Upmanm’s, Bolivars and Partagas.

Since I’ve never been interested in sampling the maze of boutique and one-off’s it not hard to keep track of what I like.

I probably have one of the worst cases of OCD here on the Forums. I have a spreadsheet of all the cigars bought and given to me. Some of the info includes manufacturer, frontmark / cigar name, country of origin, wrapper color, wrapper, binder, filler, strength, shape and size. Also where I bought or who I got the cigar from, date received, cost (if any), date smoked and a couple cells for miscellaneous info. AND THEN I have a separate spreadsheet for what i smoked and when. So yah, I put the date of when I smoked into two spreadsheets plus posting here and on the brotherly site. But, I’mma sick franker so don’t see it as “work” nor does it take any pleasure away from me. In fact, it bothers me more when I don’t do all of the above.

I’ve been anal / OCD about a lot of other things but because I’mma Gemini, there are times when I don’t give a rat’s azz about things and just let things go into literal anarchy. Not sure how my wife puts up with me.

YES! To help recall over the years what I got out of the 1000's of different blends I have burned. Hate going to a shop and not being able to recall if I have burned a blend or not, and then dropping $12 on a hardly average stick. And also because I have way to much time on my hands! This is just a small example of the simple NOTEPAD file I keep in alphabetical order.....

LA AROMA de CUBA by Don Pepin Garcia
La Aroma de Cuba Connecticut El Jefe (7" x 58) (91) (Good) (B&M) (11/23)
La Aroma de Cuba Maduro Churchill (7" x 50) (91) (Good) (B&M)
La Aroma de Cuba Edicion Especial Sumatra No.5 (5.5" x 52) (90) (Good)
La Aroma De Cuba Mi Amor Box-Ppessed Habano Oscuro Duque (5.25" x 56) (94) (Excellent)*****
La Aroma De Cuba Mi Amor Reserva Habano Maximo (5.5" x 54) (92) (Very good)
La Aroma de Cuba Noblesse Habano Viceroy (5.75" x 54) (91) (Very good)
La Aroma de Cuba Pasion Habano Churchill (7" x 49) (92) (Good) (B&M) (11/23)

#11 Damn Conan. I thought I was a little OCD for just keeping count of every cigar that I have.

I prolly shoulda have came up with a better title, bc I was trying to find out why guys don't post what they're smoking to the "Whatcha Smokin" thread.

That thread has helped me the most over the years...

I don’t log every single cigar but I log each each 5 pack , 10 pack or box. In the event I get a single stick ordered or maybe I pick up single sticks at brick and mortar when I go into town I will record them in my journal that I recently started keeping. The reason I don’t record every cigar is that I find that much journaling tedious for my enjoyment. The reason I record them at all is because I tend to forget the cigars I’ve smoked and I end up ordering some and remember that I didn’t like it when I torch it. It was the Rocky Patel Sun Grown that drove me to journaling my cigars. No offense to the guys who enjoy that cigar but I found it to be in its own separate category of foul tasting nastiness. When I get tempted to bid on the flavored cigars I can look in my journal to see that every flavored cigar / cigarillo that I’ve ever smoked I’ve got a “not recommended, do not repurchase “ comment at the bottom. That is just to help me save my money for the truly wonderful cigars such as Rocky Patel Vintage, Aging Room Quattro, Montecristo Media Noche, San Cristobal Elagancia, many of AJ Fernandez cigars which are terrific. I like to write down what the wrapper, binder, filler consists of so I can better know which cigars to try that I’ve never tasted but think I might enjoy based on the tobacco blend. Doing this much journaling adds to the hobby part of cigar smoking and increases my overall enjoyment without making me feel bogged down with having to write an entry after every stick I burn.
Excellent topic you have started here. Do you log every last cigar you smoke?

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