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Gentlemen (sorry mrs Beaver), There is something I would like to understand but just don't seem to get my head around. Many threads/polls are looking for an answer to the question what is the best/worst cigar in a certain year/format/code. As I am just another guy fresh from the turnip truck I have trouble understanding this concept. In my, very limited, experience, I have come to look at cigars as indivdual agricultural products, which by virtue of the growing, sorting, rolling, transport and storage process have a very, very limited chance of offering the exact same experience year-on-year and even box-on-box within that year, provided the months are different. Even within the same box there is a large opportunity for variance in taste. Given the above variance, why is it usefull to discuss or numerically rate to the extent of 1% the best or worst cigar. Even more so when taking into account that one man's waste is another man's gold. Maybe we should focus on the pleasure of the experience and manage expectations within certain fairly wide corridors when it comes to taste? Can someone please convince me why the search for the best/worst is a good and worthy pursuit?