groza Posted February 5, 2010 Share Posted February 5, 2010 A friend wo doesn't know the first thing about it bought some cigars in Cuban now we're wondering if they are fakes. He bought them in his hotel and not from a street vendor at prices that weren't dramatacially cheap compared to German prices. One of the cigars in question is a RyJ Short Churchill from an aluminium tubo. What raised my suspicion were the facts that there appeared to be some kind of dust inside the tubo (remains still visible on cigar) and the embossment on the band of this Short Churchill and a Belveders seemed to be less noticeable than on the band of a Belvederes bought here in Germany. The cigars were stored in a small plastic shopping bag on a shelf in his dry and warm room ( ), that might have influenced the appearance of the wrapper. Here are some pictures: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CIGARHead Posted February 5, 2010 Share Posted February 5, 2010 There is nothing out of the ordinary to my eyes. I don't put too much credence in band quality. There are too many variations in bands of legit product to say you have fakes just based on some embossing that looks weak.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thechenman Posted February 5, 2010 Share Posted February 5, 2010 The cigar looks perfectly fine to be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stargazer14 Posted February 5, 2010 Share Posted February 5, 2010 Cigar and band look good to me. Smoke away! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jjeng Posted February 5, 2010 Share Posted February 5, 2010 It looks fine compared to mine. The dust could just be plume? I can't see it very clearly, but that'd be my first guess. Enjoy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cubanface Posted February 5, 2010 Share Posted February 5, 2010 Tis real. Enjoy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
groza Posted February 5, 2010 Author Share Posted February 5, 2010 Thanks for your assessment guys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
android Posted February 5, 2010 Share Posted February 5, 2010 Smokem hard and fast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
finecigar Posted February 5, 2010 Share Posted February 5, 2010 There is nothing suspicious about this cigar. It seems to be perfectly fine. Let us know how it smokes perhaps? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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