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3 Pricks, Giddy Asshats & a Flake pass

I got switched today from an alternate to a juror because some old guy on the jury fell asleep during court! Oh, and by the way, not only am I on jury duty but I'm also up to bat in not just one, but two passes at the same time. How awesome am I!

Here are my puts and takes. Let me know what you think.

Put: Alec Bradley Prensado Gran Toro ($9.5) - Take: Headley Grange ($9.00)

Put: Padron 1964 Monarco Maduro ($10.00) - Take: Oliva V Maduro Toro ($9.45)

Put: Bolivar Corona Extra '08 ($7.50) - Take: Punch Punch ($8.00)

Put: Padilla 1932 Lancero '07 ($9.50) - Take: Tatuaje Cojonu 2003 ($11.70)

Put: Tatuaje Face ($13.00) - Take: Tatuaje Mummy ($13.00)

I know the Padilla is a little low price wise but I thought the rarity factor might balance it out.
 
I think they look good Charley. That Padilla does carry a decent amount of rarity, and its not going to stay in the pass long if CJ allows it, especially since I'm up next.
 
Looks good fom here also
the only one I was not sure was the lancero but that got covered!

Have fum with the jury duty! Lol
 
Not that I am any sort of an expert but I would say those look good to me also!
 
History lesson time.  Some of you newer guys may not be familiar with why that Padilla cigar carries so much rarity, becuase I think they are still being made to some degree, but they aren't the same.

Back in the day Padilla was the first major cigar manufacturer to hire Pepin.  He had made a few cigars for small shops after coming over here, but Padilla was the first to really put him to work blending, rolling, and creating cigars.  Pepin essentially blended every cigar that  made Padilla well known.  The 1932, Miami, and 1948.  The Pepin blended Padilla cigars are/were fantastic.  IMO some of the best stuff Pepin has ever done. The lanceros were the least produced of the sizes as well.  In 2008 they decided to part ways, and since then Pepin has been on his own, and the quality of the Padilla cigars have diminished.  They claim they are the same blend today, as they were then, but they aren't.     

So, the last Pepin cigars for Padilla are 5 years old, and there aren't many of them left.  The people who do still have some horde them like gold.   So they aren't rare in the traditional sense like the Tat monsters, but sadly when what's left is gone you aren't ever getting any more. 

Anyway, some of you are well aware of those facts, but thought there might be a few of you who are not familiar with that small tid bit of history.
 
Thanks for the lesson Brent, sounds like a little gem of a cigar then.
 
CJ, would I be able to back in line between Charley and Brent?  :cool:
 
All this talk of Pepin Padilla's makes me long for the old Miami 8&11s.  Those Pepin Miami's were phenomenal cigars.  
 
Dammit Brent, thanks for kicking me to the curb on this one! To me the 1932 line is one of my all time favorites and Brent is correct, there's a HUGE difference between the Pepin rolled and the ones since. The Limited Oscuro Humidor 1932's were some of the best cigars I've ever had.
 
 
Don't make me fly out there to kick your ass because you took that cigar from the pass! :laugh:
 
Jonesy said:
Dammit Brent, thanks for kicking me to the curb on this one! To me the 1932 line is one of my all time favorites and Brent is correct, there's a HUGE difference between the Pepin rolled and the ones since. The Limited Oscuro Humidor 1932's were some of the best cigars I've ever had.
 
 
Don't make me fly out there to kick your ass because you took that cigar from the pass! :laugh:
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If CJ ever gets his lazy ass out of bed and approves these, so that I can get my puts/takes posted, I'll be sure to send you pictures of me enjoying every second of that cigar.  I think I have one of those Oscuro's left as well.   Hmm.....
 
C'mon CJ, I have my puts/takes ready to go, and with a fishing trip planned tomorrow, and Outlaw Padron this weekend I'm about to drop off the grid until next week.
 
 
Thanks for the history lesson Brent, that's a feather I can put in my knowledge hat......as opposed to my asshat!  :laugh:
 
The p/t's look good to me, for whatever it's worth, but I do have a question:  with a $2.20 under put with the Padilla, would a subsequent trade be acceptable if one was to offer a $2 over put on the Padilla worth, more along the lines of the Tat Cojonu 2003 price, regardless of rarity?
 
Frank
 
fjldo said:
Thanks for the history lesson Brent, that's a feather I can put in my knowledge hat......as opposed to my asshat!  :laugh:
 
The p/t's look good to me, for whatever it's worth, but I do have a question:  with a $2.20 under put with the Padilla, would a subsequent trade be acceptable if one was to offer a $2 over put on the Padilla worth, more along the lines of the Tat Cojonu 2003 price, regardless of rarity?
 
Frank
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When trading for a cigar that has rarity involved like the Padilla does, you can't over put with a regular production cigar like a Alec Bradley or La Aurora. Rule of thumb with passing for a cigar with rarity is that if you can't match rarity or age, then you need to over put with a premium line cigar to make the trade work. The amount of the over put is then up for discussion due to what is being traded and assumed values.
 
You can always put a "rare" cigar in for a regular production cigar but you can never do the opposite unless it's a premium cigar and you make up the difference in price.
 
Charley, your proposal looks solid from here. You're good, send her on its way, Brent bitch swing away!
 
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