FOH CAN/US Box Pass 2017 - Official Thread!

[vintagerodshop]

Picked up the Parcel at my local PO yesterday. It was pretty exciting to look around and see all the great cigars. Some i Have tried many I have not. A big thank you to @ChanceSchmerr for putting this on and also allowing me to back out in July and jump back in on the tail end.

Proposed Puts

Partagas Culebras OEB MAY 07

Cohiba Robustos Supremos LE 2014 ARG DIC 14

Montecristo Grand Edmundo LE 2010 MGA DIC 10

Trinidad Ingenios LE 2007 USE SEP 07

Trinidad Topes LE 2016 MEL SEP 16

Proposed Takes

La Gloria Cubana MDO #2

PL Robusto RE AP 07

Punch Ponderosa RE Suiza 09

RA Grandes RE Spain 08

La Gloria Cubana 5th Ave

 

and Finally I am including a Gift for @ChanceSchmerr a Cuaba Diademas SXF MAY 05

 

 

 

 

 

[ChanceSchmerr]

2 hours ago, vintagerodshop said:

Picked up the Parcel at my local PO yesterday. It was pretty exciting to look around and see all the great cigars. Some i Have tried many I have not. A big thank you to @ChanceSchmerr for putting this on and also allowing me to back out in July and jump back in on the tail end.

Proposed Puts

Partagas Culebras OEB MAY 07

 

Cohiba Robustos Supremos LE 2014 ARG DIC 14

 

Montecristo Grand Edmundo LE 2010 MGA DIC 10

 

Trinidad Ingenios LE 2007 USE SEP 07

 

Trinidad Topes LE 2016 MEL SEP 16

 

Proposed Takes

La Gloria Cubana MDO #2

PL Robusto RE AP 07

Punch Ponderosa RE Suiza 09

RA Grandes RE Spain 08

La Gloria Cubana 5th Ave

 

and Finally I am including a Gift for @ChanceSchmerr a Cuaba Diademas SXF MAY 05

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thanks @vintagerodshop, your gift is a hefty stick indeed, thank you very much!
I can't yet approve your proposal, however - Putting in 4 LEs whilst taking 4 REs isn't really fair to the group, so we need to have those numbers changed a bit.  See your email for details....

[vintagerodshop]

Lets try again. Proposed takes

Pl Robusto RE AP 07

La Gloria Cubana MDO #2

La Gloria Cubana 5yh Avenue RE

RA Grandes RE Spain 08

Proposed Puts

VR xv Aniversario RE Canada LAR nov 12

Punch Medala de ORO RE uk AME DIC 12

Cohiba Robustos Supremos LE 2014 ARG DIC 14

Partagas Culebras OEB MAY 07

And Finally a Gift For Chris for all his hard work in organizing. A Cuaba Diademas SXF MAY 05

Also a special thanks for everyone who came before me making a interesting Journey.

 

 

[ChanceSchmerr]

3 minutes ago, vintagerodshop said:

Lets try again. Proposed takes

Pl Robusto RE AP 07

La Gloria Cubana MDO #2

La Gloria Cubana 5yh Avenue RE

RA Grandes RE Spain 08

Proposed Puts

VR xv Aniversario RE Canada LAR nov 12

 

Punch Medala de ORO RE uk AME DIC 12

 

Cohiba Robustos Supremos LE 2014 ARG DIC 14

 

Partagas Culebras OEB MAY 07

 

And Finally a Gift For Chris for all his hard work in organizing. A Cuaba Diademas SXF MAY 05

 

Also a special thanks for everyone who came before me making a interesting Journey.

 

 

Thanks @vintagerodshop - Puts/Takes APPROVED!  You're free to complete the swap and send the box on home!  Many thanks again for the kind gift cigar!

[ChanceSchmerr]

Well everyone, after 149 Days and over 20761 Miles travelled, the FOH CAN/US Box Pass 2017 has arrived back where it started, at Casa del Schmerr.  It's been a long road indeed!

I'd like to thank everyone for participating! I hope everyone enjoyed the pass, and especially hope that everyone found some cigars in the pass that they have been looking to try.  This edition of the FOH Box Pass has gone very smoothly, I think we had a great crew and I couldn't have asked for better interactions with all of you.

Most of all - I need to thank you all for your exceptional generosity.  We started this pass with a varied selection of 36 cigars....but the box that returned had grown to over 2 1/2 times larger.  The Box Pass contained 57 Pass cigars on arrival.....plus 24 additional cigars that many members had added as gifts - 81 cigars in all .  I can't tell you how grateful I am for all these extra cigars - you've all been very kind to add these in, and I thank each and every one of you for these gifts.  These gifts were not necessary - You guys are awesome!!!!

Some Pictures of the return...

The Box on Arrival - Massive is an understatement!
Our dogs were also curious of the contents!

4 Tupperware containers with a separate box to boot.

@Tave1225 was generous enough to donate an entire box of ERDM Choix Supreme to the members of the pass.  6 cigars are left from the box - I will be generous with these to ensure I follow the spirit of the box pass!

Here's the cigar contents at the end.

The Double Banders

The Current Release cigars

Discontinued cigars

LE's

RE's

And these are the gift cigars. Again - thanks again for this generosity everyone!

The Box Pass Journal was well-used as well - thanks to everyone for keeping the tradition going!  Here's some of the more interesting pages....

Thanks @CanuckSARTech ......

Boopdeep and Newkarian's messages reminds us of the devastation of Hurricane Harvey. I'm very happy they were able to continue with us!

 

Again, thank you all for participating - @Ramrod918  @Onsto @ComancheKeen @treberty @shlomo @havanaclub @ChrisMG @CanuckSARTech @ChefBoyRG54 @zulubravo @CatchNRelease @Nekhyludov @joeypots @Tave1225 @Erm310mce @ehdg @dizedean @zeedubbya @Knilas @jsummers157 @Newkarian @Boosted @SloppyJ  @khomeinist @boopdeep @jacktarnold @joshb @Charley @Notsocleaver @topdiesel @fabes @Lotusguy @vintagerodshop.  I can promise that the cigars you've left me with will go towards proper celebration - I'm happy to announce that my wife and I are now expecting our very first child - due next February!   I look forward to toasting our good news with some of these fine cigars, and I'm grateful for what you have all included in the pass.

Thanks everyone.  I know another Box Pass is about to begin on FOH, and I wish the best of luck and enjoyment to all those participating!  

 

[Tave1225]

Thanks for putting it together Chris. 

[havanaclub]

Thanks again Chris. Looks like you got some absolute beauties to enjoy and celebrate your first child. Congrats my friend!
Well done and well deserved!


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[treberty]

Thanks again for organizing Chris - and this thread was both educational and entertaining!  

And, above all, congrats on the big news!!

[ComancheKeen]

Congrats Chris! Enjoy a cigar or two while you can!

And thanks again for organizing and running this pass.

[dizedean]

Great job Chris
Enjoy them all
Thanks again for including me
Congrats to you and your wife


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[LLC]

Chris, congratulations on the exiting news of your first child coming. Great job to you and everyone involved in the box pass.


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[Notsocleaver]

Congrats! We are expecting #3 in the spring. Its a a lot of work, but certainly worth it.

 

Just curious, how many cigars did you end up with that are new to you?

[Ramrod918]

Thanks for putting it together again! Job well done and I enjoyed reading this thread as it moved around 

[boopdeep]

Congratulations Chris! 

Thanks again for hosting this pass and including me. 

[Lotusguy]

Congratulations on the happy news, Chris!!

[Erm310mce]

Great work on the pass Chris, thanks 

and Congratulations mate! That is fantastic news! So happy for you!!

[Charley]

Thanks brother. This was an awesome pass. Congrats on the little one!

[ChanceSchmerr]

 

Thanks guys - we are very excited!  I'm kind of treating the Box Pass as one of my last "cigar hurrahs" for a little while, as I'm sure I'll be far too busy to light up for much of next year haha!

I'm glad you've all enjoyed the pass.  I hope the next one is just as enjoyable, whenever that starts!

On ‎25‎/‎11‎/‎2017 at 1:45 PM, Notsocleaver said:

Just curious, how many cigars did you end up with that are new to you?

A fair question - only about 8 cigars are new to me from what came in the end - but I'm certainly not fussed at all.  I tried my best to make sure that trades were not influenced by what I would otherwise get back - it wouldn't be fair to everyone otherwise, and I certainly had lots of extra cigars coming back regardless!  I'm still bowled over by all the fantastic generosity of all participants in the pass. Thank you guys!

 

 

 

Of course, if anyone has an Edmundo Dantes Belicoso RE Mexico that they are happy to trade ....by all means let me know!   

[havanaclub]

Someone get this man an Edmundo dantes. If I had one, it would be yours.


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[heftytome]

As a relative FOH newbie, guessing it's too late to jump on party train?!?

[topdiesel]

On 11/24/2017 at 10:16 PM, ChanceSchmerr said:

 

 I'm happy to announce that my wife and I are now expecting our very first child - due next February!   I look forward to toasting our good news with some of these fine cigars, and I'm grateful for what you have all included in the pass.

Thanks everyone.  I know another Box Pass is about to begin on FOH, and I wish the best of luck and enjoyment to all those participating!  

 

Congratulations!!!  You and your wife are about to embark upon the hardest and most fulfilling journey, perhaps only topped by watching your kids raise their kids.  You will hear this often and will actually understand it in about 5 or 6 years but here it goes... As tough or exhausting as some moments seem, try to take a step back and just appreciate the phase you are in.  You can never go back in time and kids grow up fast (it doesn't seem like it when you are knee deep in diapers or middle of the night crying or feel like you lost your social life).

[Cubadust]

7 hours ago, topdiesel said:

 You can never go back in time and kids grow up fast (it doesn't seem like it when you are knee deep in diapers or middle of the night crying or feel like you lost your social life).

This is me right now. Not the child, me.

[BellevilleMXZ]

I gotta pay more attention and get in on the next one of these. 

[Habana Mike]

[topdiesel]

On 10/17/2017 at 1:40 PM, Notsocleaver said:

Whoever ends up with the Sancho, post a review up for me when you smoke it. Of the 6 from that box, that I have smoked, 5 have been pretty good but one was just transcendent, probably top ten all time.

I posted a review in the watering hole.  Thanks again.