Budget Box Pass

[CAJUNBLAZE]

Welcome to the Budget Box Pass! - Order set, pass starting!

What's a box pass?
1. You receive the box of cigars from the previous participant in the pass.
2. You "take" out some cigars that you'd like to try, and you "put" in some cigars that you'd want others to try.
3. You send the box to the next participant in the pass.

Are you new to box passes?
Then this pass is for you. This is a get-your-feet-wet pass. Besides fun, the objective is to learn. There will be math. Discussion is encouraged.

Regular and timely communications are key to a fun and successful box pass.

Participants must be active members with a trading history (e.g., box-split, newbie sampler). Experienced members also welcomed.

Budget pass cigars
LIMITS: You can take a maximum of two cigars from any one tray. Put NC, take CC allowed.

There is something for every budget in this pass. The provisional starting line-up (1st rev.) is:

Maduro Tray
1 Padron 6000 M
2 Padron Churchill M
3 Padron Executive M
4 Padron 1926 80th M
5 Perdomo ESV 91 M Torp
6 Oliva O M Torp

Triple corta tray
7 José L. Piedra Petit Cazadore Jul 08
8 José L. Piedra Petit Cetro Oct 07
9 José L. Piedra Conserva Sep 07
10 Quintero Breva
11 Quintero Londres Extra Jun 07
12 Quintero Quintero Panatela Sep 06
13 Por Larrañaga Panatela Jan 08
14 Rafael González Panatela Extra Oct 07

Long stick tray
15 Gran Habano Corojo #5 Pyramid 2007
16 Cohiba EL 2006 Pyramid Nov 06
17 Partagás Presidente Apr 08
18 Partagás Salomone Oct 08
19 Por Larrañaga Montecarlo Feb 06
20 José L. Piedra Cazadore Jul 08

Long-filler tray
21 Rocky Patel Olde World Reserve Corojo Torp
22 Bolivar Short Bolivar RE Asia/Pacific Oct 08
23 Montecristo #4 Jun 06
24 Bolivar Belicoso Fino Apr 07
25 Por Larrañaga Petit Corona Cab Sep 08
26 Bolivar Simones RE Canada Nov 07
27 Ramón Allones Specially Selected Jun 07
28 Partagás Short Cab Aug 06

Tray names apply only to the original line-up, not puts.
Blatant opinion:
PL's can be smoked a few months after packaging (the box date). JLP's balance out with about 18 - 30 months from box date. The MC#4, Partagas Short, RGPE, and the Quintero's need two or three years to reach their (first) peak. The rest of the CC's should benefit from at least three years of rest from box date, and most should be even better with+ five years. In other words, some prefer smoking a brand earlier; most prefer aged.

More about the pass
1. Canadians and Americans welcome. Virtual participants welcome (e.g., if you don't want to touch CC's). Participants commit to inspecting, packing, and shipping the pass promptly as per host instructions (to follow).
2. Each cigar put must at least equal the estimated value of the cigar taken. Do not put dupes. Do not post sources.
3. A cigar's value will be the lowest of: MSRP, what you paid, the previously-used value, or the average current US box pricing. Exclude outliers in calculating the average pricing.
4. Participating in pass contests is voluntary, but participants must enter contests to win.
5. Host has final say on everything, including pass order and all P/T's. Host approval is needed before the box can be shipped. No extra puts. No host bag. No asshattery.
6. "Leave the pass in better shape than you received it."

Additional examples and step-by-step instructions to follow. Questions welcomed!

Pass Order
1. Cajunblaze, Louisiana
2. Mrtr33, Louisiana
3. Ashauler, Kansas
4. Prophetic_Joe, Iowa
5. EGQ, Illinois
6. Cigarsarge, Tennessee
7. Big Bill, North Carolina
8. Factored Reality, Virginia
9. BadWhale, Pennsylvania
10. Irish79, Pennsylvania
11. Diesel Grinch, New Jersey
12. Craig, Ottawa

(ignore letters in map)

Pass Schedule:
May 17 - Pass posted
May 22 - Sign-ups close. Final pass line-up/order posted.
May 25 - craig -> Cajunblaze

I guess this is were I got confused.

If I take 1 and 2 in the Maduro tray, my puts become 1 and 2 in the Maduro tray?

Rich

[craig]

I guess this is were I got confused.

If I take 1 and 2 in the Maduro tray, my puts become 1 and 2 in the Maduro tray?

Rich

My apologies, I did not word that sentence well.

Your puts go into the spaces in the "Maduro" tray that were vacated by your takes. The puts do not have to be Maduro's. Your puts would be labeled with the next two available numbers, e.g., 29 and 30.

I had to work all day today so I missed the shipping deadline for today. I'll drop the pass off on my way into work tomorrow. I'll take pics and post the detailed instructions later tonight.