How to spot fake Cohiba Esplendidos and Robustos (Cuban)

[Dave Razz]

They sure do look allot alike don't they. Only a trained eye could spot the differences

[alexgtp]

Hey HEY..


I think I have the same cigars as you!! FAKE ON RIGHT!

[Drake]

my friend just brought me a cohiba from jamaica. the band has and extra black line at the top, but the letter spacing is tight. fake, right?

[Roham]

I think so. I find my Cohiba bands have a nice, photo type shine to them. I saw a couple fake ones given to me from a friend whos father was in mexico. They had the same line you describe, as well as a white line along the bottom of the band. And the band itself didn't really shine, it was dull. The letters aren't gold either and on a real cohiba they are.

[Roham]

Although those fake bands in this thread look pretty convincing....

[ggiese]

I think so. I find my Cohiba bands have a nice, photo type shine to them. I saw a couple fake ones given to me from a friend whos father was in mexico. They had the same line you describe, as well as a white line along the bottom of the band. And the band itself didn't really shine, it was dull. The letters aren't gold either and on a real cohiba they are.

The older cohiba bands did not have the Cohiba spelled out in gold, and the bands were not as shiny as they are now....

[Roham]

Ahhh, i never knew. I just started smoking 6 months ago... Not even. Even if they were real, they were dried to hell....

[ggiese]

Here's the new one:



Released in June 2003

According to Cigar Aficionado, "All Cohibas being produced now are being packaged with the new bands, but old bands are still in circulation."

This is the one it replaced:




Here's a great source of info...

http://www.cigaraficionado.com/Cigar...,3390,,00.html