Club Rules

Selecting a cigar

Try to select a cigar you've not had before. As long as it's one you've not had before, take any cigar you want that you'll review. If the only cigars in the pass are ones you've had before, pick the one with which you're least familiar.

Adding cigars

Add cigars that you've had which you've enjoyed, but avoid adding cigars which are already represented or have been represented in the past. The idea is to keep a variety of cigars here. Please add quality cigars. Inexpensive is fine as long as it's one you enjoy and would like others to enjoy (for example, I love the La Traviata Maduro, but it's only $6). Please, no Cuban cigars.

Writing a review

This is the most intimidating, yet most important part. You cannot skip this step. If you fail to write a review, bad things will happen. The whole point of this exercise is that people who don't know how to write a cigar review get some exercise in writing cigar reviews. If you've never written a review, but appreciate a fine cigar, you're invited, but you must write a review. You'll only get better at appreciating cigars, developing your palette, and understanding what you like if you review the ones you've had.

Things to include in the review are: make/blend of the cigar, appearance and imperfections, smell, smoke, construction, quality, and taste.

Conducting the pass

Arrange the pass with somebody beforehand. As we get further into this, we may add a roster of people to include in the pass, limit it at some number, and begin a rotation. Until then, pass it to somebody with whom you've arranged to pass it before. Do not hold onto the pass for a very long time. People have invested personal funds into initially stocking the pass, and they'd definitely like for it to come back around to them.

I'm not familiar with all the rules and regulations about shipping cigars, and I'm certain that since they're not packed in, it simply would not ship well. It's best at this time to pass it by personal hand-off. Giving it to a third party to carry on travel is fine. In exchange, it'd be nice to give them one of your favorite cigars from your personal stock.

Humidor care
There's a humidification device in the humidor already which should help to keep the humidor happy. Avoid doing "bad things" to it like keeping it in direct sunlight or outdoors where the temperature varies wildly. Avoid keeping it open for prolonged periods. As long as there are cigars in it, it should keep a relatively stable humidity. If you think about it, before you pass it on, remove all the cigars to your personal humidor (remember which ones were in the pass) and wipe down the inside with *distilled* water, then replace the cigars.