Originally Posted by
Yankeefan2
Hey guys. A buddy of mine just came back from a cruise to Cuba. He brought me some cigars. Just because they are from there doesn't mean they are 100% Cuban so how can I tell if it's real or fake. I live in Miami and there are tons of fakes being passed around but I don't know what to look for. Anyone have any signs to pay attention too?
LOL, I would suggest you start with a search on this site and extend that to google. There's lots of info out there on how to spot a fake. If the box your received wasn't sealed with the appropriate labels on them (google it) then they are definitely fake.
I had a friend who knew I liked cigars bring me back a box from Cuba when he was there on vacation. They were supposed to be "Cohiba Esplendido's" They weren't. I knew it as soon as he told me he got them "from a guy who worked at the hotel" he stayed at.
The standard BS story is as follows: "Hey Gringo, I have a <insert relative here> who works at the <insert cigar brand> factory and through him I can get you a box of <cigar type> for REAL cheap" and those are always fakes........always! So if your buddy got them from a guy at the hotel, or on the beach, or at the bar.....they're not what they're purported to be. Chances are it is Cuban tobacco. Likely even rolled by a pro. But the tobacco is more likely homegrown or floor sweepings.
Cohiba cigars of any type in a box with a glass lid are 110% fake. The same is true for singles in glass tubes (saw those everywhere in Mexico).
Mostly though, one can tell by the bands.
It matters not how strait the gate,
How charged with punishments the scroll.
I am the master of my fate:
I am the captain of my soul.
***William Ernest Henley***
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