fake

[Stalebread]

There are several things that tell me this is probably not a real Cuban cigar.

First, there is no triple cap. There doesn't seem to be any cap at all.

Second, the wrapper is rough, uneven and may be patched together in one place.

The aroma at cold is basically flat.

There are slight notes of pencil lead and old paper with a touch of oatmeal for some strange reason.

Although burning it may be the highlight of my morning, I think I'll leave it as is for now.

(with a tip-of-my-hat to Spider Man)

[mazolaman]

I'm getting hints of charcoal and bleach....

[laficion]

I would guess the cigar one-dimensional and quite flat on the taste.

I don't go for the double shaded wrapper neither

Yep, looks fake to me.

[CanuckSARTech]

Band placement looks suspect to me. I also don't think that a Cohiba EL 2012 yet exists, nor do blue bands follow their standard repertoire.