Hot Potato " with all the trimmings" Pass

[prophetic_joe]

Cigar Contents:
Cohiba Siglo IV ’08 (ISOM) x2
Montecristo IV ’08 (ISOM)
CAO Italia Box Press x2
CAO Brazilia Box Press
CAO Bratalia OVTC
Opus X Super Belicoso ‘08 x2
Don Pepin Garcia Generosos (Blue Label)
5 Vegas Miami Robusto
5 Vegas Classic Fifty Five
5 Vegas Gold Double Nickel x2
5 Vegas Series A
CI Legends Yellow Label
Padilla Limitado LE 2006
ITCC Super Fuerte Robusto
Carrillo Edicion Inaugural ‘09
Carlos Torano Gold Double Corona x2
Ashton VSG Wizard

[prophetic_joe]

The potato has been passed.

[EGQ]

The potato has landed -- I'll try to post my proposed picks tonight.

[EGQ]

A few twists and turns here -- let me try to lay out what I think is in the pass, and I'll raise a question for p_j. Clafications noted in red.

Cohiba Siglo IV ’08 (ISOM) x3 [$11.48+]
Montecristo IV ’08 (ISOM) [$5.74+]
CAO Italia Box Press x2 [$5.91]
CAO Brazilia Box Press [$5.42]
CAO Bratalia OVTC Churchill [$16.00]
Opus X Super Belicoso ‘08 x1 [$13.00+]
Opus x Perfecxion No. 4 x1 [$9.75+ / $10.90]
Don Pepin Garcia Generosos (Blue Label) [$6.30]
5 Vegas Miami Robusto [$6.50]
5 Vegas Classic Fifty Five [$3.25]
5 Vegas Gold Double Nickel x2 [$3.25]
5 Vegas Series A Apotheosis [$4.50]
CI Legends Yellow Label [$3.50]
Padilla Limitado LE 2006 [$5.00?]
ITCC Super Fuerte Robusto [$2.24]
E.P. Carrillo Edicion Inaugural ‘09 [$13.00]
Carlos Torano Gold Double Corona Churchill x1 [$4.51]
Carlos Torano Gold Double Corona Toro x1 [$4.37]
Ashton VSG Wizard [$12.28]

Alright, the bracketed numbers are reference values for my own calculations -- I would give the ISOMs a marginal bump since they have 2 yrs of age on them, and I would bump the Opus' because of their rarity.

p_j -- should I send one of the Siglo IVs back to you or keep it in the pass?

[EGQ]

Alright -- it looks like it was Lopaka who put this together and prophetic_joe was just the middle man. I pm'd Lopaka and haven't received a response, so for convenience we'll assume the extra Cohiba was a gift for me -- and my other clarifications are correct.

My proposed put/takes:

Padron No. 9 Maduro for a Cohiba Siglo IV (the No. 9 had a few bucks on the Siglo IV, but 2 years of age has me willing to make that trade)

Chicago Reserve by Rocky Patel for the Montecristo IV (this one is iffy -- the Chicago Reserve is only available at a local B&M -- feel free to balk)

God of Fire Carlito Churchill for the Opus X Super Belicoso (I scored the GoFs at auction and paid $13.50 per stick -- both rare, my price paid was similar to the MSRP of the Opus)

Macanudo Vintage 2000 No. 1 for the Don Pepin Garcia Generosos (Blue Label) (contrary to popular belief, these Macanudos are smoking very well and still selling in $20 range. I scored a box at auction about 2 years ago, and I paid in the $120 range)

AF Hemingway Short Story for the Carlos Torano Gold Double Corona Churchill (not much to say here...)

Thoughts/comments?

[badwhale]

My analysis:

Padron '26 ($14-$15) ; Cohiba IV ($11-$12)
Rocky Chicago ($?) ; Monte 4 ($7ish)
GoF ($20-$23 (EGQ $13.50)); Opus X ($13)
Macanudo ($15-$20 (EGQ $10)); DPG ($6)
SS ($5); Torano ($5)

I'd say you're feeling generous today.

Will

[EGQ]

My analysis:

Padron '26 ($14-$15) ; Cohiba IV ($11-$12) -- a couple years of age on the Cohiba should be worth a buck or two...
Rocky Chicago ($?) ; Monte 4 ($7ish) -- the Chicago Reserve retails for $6.50 -- still iffy...
GoF ($20-$23 (EGQ $13.50)); Opus X ($13) -- an all the trimmings for an all the trimmings -- my price point was $13.50 so this stays in that range for the pass...
Macanudo ($15-$20 (EGQ $10)); DPG ($6) -- my price is $6 or $6.50 (box of 20), so it stays in that range for the pass.
SS ($5); Torano ($5)

I'd say you're feeling generous today.

Will

My biggest problem is a dearth of cigars in the $8 to $12 range -- plenty under $8, and way too many over $12 (I blame the box splits). I'm certainly not trying to escalate the prices here, and I think the Cohiba is really the only one where the value argualbly goes up in a significant way.

One more thing -- I have a box of Macanudo Jades -- they're 20-25 years old -- one of those has to be comparable to the Ashton VSG, right?