I honestly do not know how PSP grading works

[Vitola Corleone]

but it does. Almost every time. Easily the best performers in my humidor, holding age and marca constant, are PSP. 

Being in the US, I rarely get the chance to appraise a range of boxes before purchase. Maybe I would be able to identify the same things that lead to a PSP or HQ designation. But I doubt it: When I get new boxes I rarely see or smell major differences. But when I smoke a PSP cigar, it almost always delivers an exceptional performance. 

Am cognizant of the placebo effect but I don't think that's it. I usually don't notice the colored circle stickers before I pull a stick from the box. Usually only after I smoke an amazing stick I look at the box to see the sticker. 

Whatever is in the secret sauce, it works for me. 

[Skeng Don]

yea and what is PCC aged, would love a video or picture review

[NSXCIGAR]

There's a forum for that:

https://www.friendsofhabanos.com/forum/topic/121559-grading-system-psphqpe-explained

 

[Skeng Don]

Just now, NSXCIGAR said:

There's a forum for that:

https://www.friendsofhabanos.com/forum/topic/121559-grading-system-psphqpe-explained/

PCC aged also?

[NSXCIGAR]

5 minutes ago, Skeng Don said:

PCC aged also?

 

[BeerPimp]

Can someone remind me is PSP Red and HQ Orange?

[patrickamory]

PSP and HQ are great.

Related question... why are all 24:24 now just "Mostly CLEARANCE" ?

[DaBoot]

6 hours ago, BeerPimp said:

Can someone remind me is PSP Red and HQ Orange?

It changes over time 

 

Totally agree, a high %  of my stock is psp now for a reason. It doesn’t guarantee a great cigar performance, but my comfort level is high knowing the crew inspected my cigars

[Midas]

I’ve got some PSP Dip 2’s and they are by far the best smokes I think I’ve ever had, incredible start to finish.


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[Midas]

But saying that I’ve grabbed a couple of clearance boxes that have also been excellent, the RyJ Petit Royales on Clearnace are the ones that stick in my mind as being very good.


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[patrickamory]

Just to clarify... I've had great luck with Clearance too. FOH is truly the best. I'm just curious whether / when we'll be seeing some more of that tasty PSP...

[Monterey]

57 minutes ago, patrickamory said:

Just to clarify... I've had great luck with Clearance too. FOH is truly the best. I'm just curious whether / when we'll be seeing some more of that tasty PSP...

It's not "Mostly Clearance"  It is all clearance.  Mostly has to do with the box codes/dates.  And there is psp in there.  Luck of the draw.  Stuff just isn't currently separated into various catagories.

[Monocle]

2 hours ago, patrickamory said:

PSP and HQ are great.

Related question... why are all 24:24 now just "Mostly CLEARANCE" ?

Supply shortage I presume. It has only been that way lately. Usually it is more of a mix of psp, hq and clearance. Hopefully it goes back to that soon.

[Bijan]

3 hours ago, BeerPimp said:

Can someone remind me is PSP Red and HQ Orange?

Most recently green for psp too. But yeah it changes.

[Nevrknow]

I have to admit tho. Clearance doesn’t suck. 😁 At least not for me. And I think El Prez said before, whatever color sticker is on sale. 😂

[Meesterjojo]

Clearance is great. And it's been way better than the best offerings from grey market vendors, in my limited experience. 

 

[El Presidente]

It's a guide and no magic wand. 

If we were shopping together for cigars n Havana/Geneva/London and we asked the manager to open 10 boxes of Monte 2 for us to choose three to buy, the PSP/HQ grading process is what we would naturally do.  Generally, most members would choose the same boxes I do...or go very close. 

Tht's it in a nutshell 

[RDB]

“Bring it back, sing it back, bring it back, sing it back to me” (just as soon as stocks allow)

It something unique to FoH.