Various media sites have provided some details in regards to how their review scores match up in certain categories. In addition to this, William Cooper from Cigar Coop added some additional transparency as he showed info in regards to how his numbers stacked up in categories such as sponsors vs. non-sponsors and manufacturer samples vs. self acquired cigars and he encouraged other media brands to explore these same areas. We found this very interesting, and we always enjoy analyzing data, so we’ve gone ahead and put together our numbers for various categories and are sharing them here with you.

The numbers here are all coming from the reviews we did for our definition of the 2021 cigar year which includes cigars released between November 1, 2020 and October 31, 2021.

Overall Info

Total full team reviews (all four members of the site): 105

Average Review Score by Reviewer

Aaron: 5.47
Seth: 5.85
John: 6.00
Jiunn: 6.00

Country of Origin

Quantity of Cigars Reviewed by Country

Costa Rica: 1
Dominican Republic: 28
Haiti: 1
Honduras: 11
Italy: 1
Mexico: 1
Nicaragua: 56
Undisclosed: 3
United States: 3

Country Average Score by Reviewer

Costa Rica Average Score by Reviewer
Aaron: 5.00
Seth: 5.95
John: 5.35
Jiunn: 6.62

Dominican Republic Average Score by Reviewer
Aaron: 5.37
Seth: 5.64
John: 6.01
Jiunn: 6.05

Haiti Average Score by Reviewer
Aaron: 5.75
Seth: 6.45
John: 5.50
Jiunn: 5.75

Honduras Average Score by Reviewer
Aaron: 5.56
Seth: 6.00
John: 5.63
Jiunn: 5.88

Italy Average Score by Reviewer
Aaron: 5.30
Seth: 4.90
John: 5.30
Jiunn: 5.75

Mexico Average Score by Reviewer
Aaron: 5.25
Seth: 4.18
John: 4.18
Jiunn: 4.18

Nicaragua Average Score by Reviewer
Aaron: 5.53
Seth: 5.92
John: 6.11
Jiunn: 5.98

Undisclosed Average Score by Reviewer
Aaron: 5.43
Seth: 6.46
John: 6.24
Jiunn: 6.29

United States Average Score by Reviewer
Aaron: 5.13
Seth: 6.16
John: 6.17
Jiunn: 6.83

Reviewer Average Score by Country

Aaron
Costa Rica: 5.00
Dominican Republic: 5.37
Haiti: 5.75
Honduras: 5.56
Italy: 5.30
Mexico: 5.25
Nicaragua: 5.53
Undisclosed: 5.43
United States: 5.13

Seth
Costa Rica: 5.95
Dominican Republic: 5.64
Haiti: 6.45
Honduras: 6.00
Italy: 4.90
Mexico: 4.18
Nicaragua: 5.92
Undisclosed: 6.46
United States: 6.16

John
Costa Rica: 5.35
Dominican Republic: 6.01
Haiti: 5.50
Honduras: 5.63
Italy: 5.30
Mexico: 4.18
Nicaragua: 6.11
Undisclosed: 6.24
United States: 6.17

Jiunn
Costa Rica: 6.62
Dominican Republic: 6.05
Haiti: 5.75
Honduras: 5.88
Italy: 5.75
Mexico: 4.18
Nicaragua: 5.98
Undisclosed: 6.29
United States: 6.83

Price

Average Review Cigar Price: $14.45

Quantity of Cigars Reviewed by Price Range

$5-$9.99: 28
$10-$14.99: 41
$15-$19.99: 14
$20-$24.99: 9
$25-$29.99: 4
$30-$34.99: 3
$35-$39.99: 3
$40-$44.99: 1

Reviewer Average Score by Price Range

Aaron
$5-$9.99: 5.50
$10-$14.99: 5.49
$15-$19.99: 5.59
$20-$24.99: 5.35
$25-$29.99: 5.19
$30-$34.99: 5.47
$35-$39.99: 5.35
$40-$44.99: 5.15

Seth
$5-$9.99: 6.00
$10-$14.99: 5.61
$15-$19.99: 5.88
$20-$24.99: 5.73
$25-$29.99: 6.72
$30-$34.99: 5.46
$35-$39.99: 6.66
$40-$44.99: 6.05

John
$5-$9.99: 5.93
$10-$14.99: 6.13
$15-$19.99: 6.04
$20-$24.99: 5.82
$25-$29.99: 5.58
$30-$34.99: 6.02
$35-$39.99: 5.97
$40-$44.99: 5.65

Jiunn
$5-$9.99: 5.89
$10-$14.99: 5.98
$15-$19.99: 5.97
$20-$24.99: 6.16
$25-$29.99: 5.88
$30-$34.99: 6.63
$35-$39.99: 6.26
$40-$44.99: 5.50

Sponsor vs. Non-Sponsor

Quantity of Cigars Reviewed by Sponsor/Non-Sponsor

Sponsor: 10
Non-Sponsor: 95

Reviewer Average Score by Sponsor/Non-Sponsor

Aaron
Sponsor: 5.72
Non-Sponsor: 5.44

Seth
Sponsor: 6.05
Non-Sponsor: 5.83

John
Sponsor: 6.08
Non-Sponsor: 5.99

Jiunn
Sponsor: 6.35
Non-Sponsor: 5.97

Brand Provided Sample vs. Purchased

Quantity of Cigars Reviewed by Brand Provided/Purchased

Brand Provided: 35
Purchased: 70

Reviewer Average Score by Brand Provided/Purchased

Aaron
Brand Provided: 5.42
Purchased: 5.52

Seth
Brand Provided: 5.78
Purchased: 5.89

John
Brand Provided: 5.92
Purchased: 6.04

Jiunn
Brand Provided: 5.99
Purchased: 6.01

You can see the numbers from 2020 here.

Cigar Editorial: 2021 Reviews – By the Numbers