Edification on Cubans Requested

[basil]

I don't know about the cohibas, but the PSD4 are noted for being a cigar that is very good when fresh, and then moves into a "sick" period w/in 6-12 months (?), after which they're pretty hard to smoke for the next year or more. Then they improve considerably and are hard to beat. The time periods vary, I guess depending on storage conditions.

There is a wealth of information over on Cigar Pass.

[SmokinDVM]

My understanding, from very limited experience, is that MOST ISOM's need at least a year of age before they start to hit their peak. Some will need more age, some less, like the PSD4.

Let the Cohiba's rest some more, they are generally a very consistent smoke.

[cls515]

How old are the Cohibas?

[jiaguy]

I got the same thing from a fresh box of esplendidos. But mine were produced a few weeks before i bought them. The grass taste is overpowering and its like smoking lawn clippings. If you got at least some grassy taste then I'd say its probably a real box...

What to look for is three rows of white square dots above the Cohiba logo which should be embossed in gold. There should be a habanos slip in the box made of waxish paper and two stickers, the export sticker with a clear printing and a clearly imperfect lot number (red numebrs at bottom) and a habanos white with red text sticker.

The latch to the box should have a clear wreath on it, there should be a date on the bottom. No holograms or stuff I did dot see a single authenticity hologram at a Habanos store in Cuba despite their prevelance (fake) in the N. American market.

The clearest tell tale for a fake is a poorly printed export sticker, most fakes I have seen have had a shady sticker.

[Quint]

I got the same thing from a fresh box of esplendidos. But mine were produced a few weeks before i bought them. The grass taste is overpowering and its like smoking lawn clippings. If you got at least some grassy taste then I'd say its probably a real box...

What to look for is three rows of white square dots above the Cohiba logo which should be embossed in gold. There should be a habanos slip in the box made of waxish paper and two stickers, the export sticker with a clear printing and a clearly imperfect lot number (red numebrs at bottom) and a habanos white with red text sticker.

The latch to the box should have a clear wreath on it, there should be a date on the bottom. No holograms or stuff I did dot see a single authenticity hologram at a Habanos store in Cuba despite their prevelance (fake) in the N. American market.

The clearest tell tale for a fake is a poorly printed export sticker, most fakes I have seen have had a shady sticker.

Thanks for your info. I'll take a closer look at the box maybe takes some pics and post them.