I have been trying to learn a lot about Cubans lately. I actually bought a few packs and a box. The packaging was superb, the bands legit, the construction perfect, tripple capped, the whole nine. The only trouble, is when I lit it it tasted like an ashtray. Half of the sticks that were from a box weren't even smokable. It's amazing how high tech these guys are getting, and the only real way to tell if a cigar is legit or not is by the flavor. I smoked one of the fakesand actually found it quite enjoyable, so one out of the bunch was at least half way smokable. It's interesting because when I was younger I always looked for the tall tale signs, tripple capped? Real bands? It sucks that counterfeiting is growing more and more, scary part is a lot of the people in the industry are the ones doing it. I'm not accusing anyone, but there must be some inner workings on the wrong side. I'm glad I like Honduran and Dominican Cigars so much!!Edited by: cigarsmoka