Budget Box Pass

[craig]

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Take: #3 Padron Executive, $5.87 - Put: #29 La Riqueza No. 2, $7.25(pd)
EGQ Take: #6 Oliva O M Torp, $5.59 - Put: #30 Cabaiguan Guapo RX, $ 7.12
Take: #10 Quintero Breva, $2.40 - Put #31 Cuaba Divinos 2008, $3.81
Take: #13 Por Larrañaga Panatela, $2.49 - Put #32 Punch Petit Punch 2007, $4.00(pd)
Take: #16 Cohiba EL 06 Pyramid, $25.99 - Put #33 God of Fire Carlito Piramide '05, $28.98
Take: #17 Partagás Presidente, $7.05 - Put #34 Vegas Robaina Unicos 2008, $7.60
Take #22 Bolivar Short Bolivar RE A/P, $11.84 - Put #35 Romeo Y Julieta EL 2007, $12.03
Take #24 Bolivar Belicoso Fino, $ 7.86 - Put #36 Cohiba Maduro 5 Secreto 2008, $7.87

Here's my analysis:
Take 3 ~ Worth:$5.87 Put 29 ~ Worth: $8.44
Take 6 ~ Worth:$5.64 Put 30 ~ Worth: $7.12
Take 10 ~ Worth:$2.40 Put 31 ~ Worth: $4.22
Take 13 ~ Worth:$2.49 Put 32 ~ Worth: $4.38
Take 16 ~ Worth:$26.30 Put 33 ~ Worth: $10.40
Take 17 ~ Worth:$8.82 Put 34 ~ Worth: $8.36
Take 22 ~ Worth:$11.81 Put 35 ~ Worth: $17.00
Take 24 ~ Worth:$7.86 Put 36 ~ Worth: $7.88

#16 - I get Rich's price. This EL smokes much more like an EL (doh) than a Cohiba. Vaguely like a 1926 Padron right now, but should continue to improve with age. Enjoyable at three years, probably will be better in a couple more years.

#33 - Fuente rare and HTF are always interesting to value. The GoF 2005 Piramide was issued in 2007. A 300-count Prometheus humidor came with 100 sticks. Four different colours of humidor, ten humidors of each colour, 40 humidors total, 4000 cigars total. MSRP $6500, sold for about a grand less. If we assume the humidor to have a $2500 value, that leaves $3000 of the selling price for the cigars, or $30/stick.

Source: from the first page of a Google search.

#17 - The Presidente used to be the only regular production perfecto outside of Cuaba. The Presidente has the traditional extreme earth Partagas taste, not the mellower version found in the Serie D #4. Again, I get Rich's price.

#34 - Unico I get Will's price.

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