I thank you for the information.... on the flip side .... yes I am genuine about my purchase and I am NOT interested in selling them to anyone. A nice British fellow I met while on vacation was kind enough to point out that the Monte's were a very popular cigar and recommended the purchase to me. I did however spend more than a few hours on the net researching the "how to spot a fake sites" as I did not want to become the next newbie to get taken. I am more concerned with how to properly store them so that my purchase doesn't get ruined from my own inexperience. The whole RH, negative, positive, distilled water thing has me just a tad on my heels to be honest so I figure the best way to learn is to ask. I have only had the pleasure of smoking a few quality cigars in the past and have enjoyed them immensly. I am quite proud of my first purchase being a quality cuban and don't see why a newbie shouldn't talk about cubans to be honest.

BlackRain.