Budget Box Pass

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Welcome to the Budget Box Pass! - CONTEST TIME!

Rec'd - Who, where - Sent
Jun 1 - Cajunblaze, Louisiana - Jun 2
Jun 3 - Mrtr33, Louisiana - Jun 4
Jun 8 - Ashauler, Kansas - Jun 11
Jun 13 - Prophetic_Joe, Iowa - Jun 19
Jun 22 - EGQ, Illinois - Jun 24
Jun 26 - Cigarsarge, Tennessee - Jun 29
Jul 1 - Factored Reality, Virginia - Jul 3 (herf)
Jul 4 - BadWhale, Pennsylvania - Jul 9 (handoff)
Jul 9 - Irish79, Pennsylania - Jul 10
Jul 13 - Diesel Grinch, New Jersey - Jul 16
Jul 21 - Craig, Ottawa

X. (Big Bill, North Carolina - withdrew)

Budget pass cigars
There is something for every budget in this pass. LIMITS: You can take a maximum of two cigars from any one tray. Put NC, take CC allowed, and vice versa.

Final Inventory before contest draft:
58 Arturo Fuente Don Carlos #3 P: FactoredReality
47 Arturo Fuente Hemingway Signature P: EGQ
50 Arturo Fuente Short Story P: EGQ
43 Arturo Fuente Sun Grown King B P: mrtr33
79 Bolivar Belicoso Fino Apr 07 P: Craig
80 Bolivar Short Bolivar RE Asia/Pacific Oct 08 P: Craig
72 Cusano 18 Maduro Robusto P: Irish79
61 Davidoff Millennium Churchill P: FactoredReality
76 Diablo Gran Fuego P: Diesel Grinch
71 El Titan de Bronze Sun Grown Redemption Lancero P: Irish79
64 Famous Smoke Nicaraguan 3000 Torp P: Badwhale
77 Fuente Fuente Opus X Perfection X P: Diesel Grinch
33 God of Fire Carlito Piramide '05 P: Cajunblaze
54 Gurkha Legend Aniversario P: EGQ
65 Indian Tabac Maduro Boxer P: Badwhale
70 La Aurora Leoninos #4 P: Irish79
59 La Cuna Bin #85 P: FactoredReality
60 La Gloria Cubana Minuto P: FactoredReality
66 La Gloria Cubana Serie R #6 P: Badwhale
75 Oliveros El Padrino Lucky Lou P: Diesel Grinch
45 Padron 1926 #6 P: prophetic_joe
78 Padron 1926 #9 P: Diesel Grinch
4 Padron 1926 80th M
5 Perdomo ESV 91 M Torp
68 Playboy Toro P: Irish79
46 Rocky Patel Vintage 1992 Torpedo P: prophetic_joe
69 Romeo Y Julieta Habana Reserve Robusto P: Irish79

Taken Cigars
41 Angel 100 1961 P: mrtr33 T: FactoredReality
44 Ashton VSG Tres Mystique P: prophetic_joe T: EGQ
56 Avalon Honeyboy Edwards original release P: Cigarsarge T: Badwhale
24 Bolivar Belicoso Fino Apr 07 T: Cajunblaze
57 Bolivar Gold Medal 07 P: Cigarsarge T: Diesel Grinch
22 Bolivar Short Bolivar RE Asia/Pacific Oct 08 T: Cajunblaze
26 Bolivar Simones RE Canada Nov 07 T: Prophetic_joe
29 Cabiguan Guapo RX P: Cajunblaze T: mrtr33
73 Camacho Triple Maduro Torpedo P: Badwhale T: Craig
51 Casa Fuente Double Robusto P: EGQ T: FactoredReality
16 Cohiba EL 2006 Pyramid Nov 06 T: Cajunblaze
36 Cohiba Maduro 5 Secreto 2008 P: Cajunblaze T: Prophetic_joe
31 Cuaba Divinos 2008 P: Cajunblaze T: Diesel Grinch
62 Cuesta-Rey Pyramid #9 P: FactoredReality T: Badwhale
42 DPG My Father #2 P: mrtr33 T: Cigarsarge
40 El Rico Habano Torpedo P: mrtr33 T: Cigarsarge
39 El Titan de Bronze Sun Grown Redemption Lancero P: mrtr33 T: EGQ
15 Gran Habano Corojo #5 Pyramid 2007 T: mrtr33
52 Graycliff 1666 Presidente P: EGQ T: Irish79
20 José L. Piedra Cazadore Jul 08 T: mrtr33
9 José L. Piedra Conserva Sep 07 T: EGQ
7 José L. Piedra Petit Cazadore Jul 08 T: Badwhale
8 José L. Piedra Petit Cetro Oct 07 T: FactoredReality
38 Joya de Nicaragua Antano 1970 Robusto Grande P: mrtr33 T: Irish79
74 Joya de Nicaragua Gran Reserva Grand Counsel P: Diesel Grinch T: Craig
37 La Aurora 1495 Churchill P: mrtr33 T: EGQ
55 La Flor Dominicana Cheroot P: Cigarsarge T: FactoredReality
23 Montecristo #4 Jun 06 T: FactoredReality
49 Nestor Reserve Maduro Torpedo P: EGQ T: Irish79
6 Oliva O M Torp T: EGQ
63 Oliva Serie G Special G P: FactoredReality T: Badwhale
1 Padron 6000 M T: Cajunblaze
2 Padron Churchill M T: mrtr33
3 Padron Executive M T: Cajunblaze
17 Partagás Presidente Apr 08 T: Cajunblaze
18 Partagás Salomone Oct 08 T: EGQ
53 Partagás Serie P No. 2 P: EGQ T: Diesel Grinch
28 Partagás Short Cab Aug 06 T: FactoredReality
19 Por Larrañaga Montecarlo Feb 06 T: EGQ
13 Por Larrañaga Panatela Jan 08 T: Cajunblaze
25 Por Larrañaga Petit Corona Cab Sep 08 T: EGQ
32 Punch Petit Punch 2007 P: Cajunblaze T: mrtr33
10 Quintero Breva T: Cajunblaze
11 Quintero Londres Extra Jun 07 T: Irish79
12 Quintero Panatela Sep 06 T: Badwhale
14 Rafael González Panatela Extra Oct 07 T: Diesel Grinch
67 Ramón Allones Small Club Corona P: Badwhale T: Irish79
27 Ramón Allones Specially Selected Jun 07 T: mrtr33
30 Rocky Patel Fusion MM Churchill P: Cajunblaze T: Cigarsarge
21 Rocky Patel Olde World Reserve Corojo Torp T: mrtr33
48 Romeo Y Julieta Belicoso P: EGQ T: Diesel Grinch
35 Romeo Y Julieta EL 2007 Escudo P: Cajunblaze T: Diesel Grinch
34 Vegas Robaina Unicos 2008 P: Cajunblaze T: Prophetic_joe

The tray names (edit: names have been removed) are just names, and do not apply to puts. The cigar that you put goes into the slot that the cigar that you take occupied (but with a new number). (The put cigar has to physically fit - a churchill won't fit in the shorter trays.)

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.

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.

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."

Questions welcomed!

Schedule:
May 17 - Pass posted
May 22 - Sign-ups close. Final pass line-up/order posted.
May 25 - Pass in on the road!
(ignore letters in map)