As per e-mail:
Hi all. I made my choices and sent the box off in the mail today. In the end, I only took two cigars and thought hard about their replacements. Yes, that Opus X DC is hard to replace with something equal or better.
I mean, what's "better" than what some call the best cigar in the world? Another cigar that others consider the best cigar in the world, I suppose, in this case, the Hoyo de Monterrey Double Corona. This is not just any HdM DC either, but it has been sitting alone and neglected in my humidor since it was bought at Casa Del Habanos 4 years ago. It should be spectacular, and I hope whoever takes it enjoys it, since it was hard to send it away.
So I took the Opus DC and the CAO Churchill, replaced them with the Hoyo and a Montecristo #2, which is from a very good 2001 box I got in Havana last year. The package is going to next in line via Xpresspost, tracking number 75 241 697 604. I wish it good speed.
Thanks for letting me take part everyone. I'd love to do this again some time, and hopefully won't be stuck with the guilty burden of taking the best smoke out of there!
Cheers,
Greg Searles