Cohiba or Fauxhiba?


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My buddy came over to the lake for the weekend and brought what he claims are Cohibas...I have my suspicions that they are not. I've included a few pics of this so-called Esplendido and I'm hoping some of the experts out there can advise me as to whether this thing is worth smoking or not.

I've only smoked a few Cohibas so I'm not that well versed in their construction, taste, etc. The first thing I noticed was the band. Although, the gold Cohiba lettering is raised I noticed that the squares seem to be cut off in the middle.

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Attached are a few pics of the foot as well as the cigar in it's entirety. Please let me know what you think.

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And the verdict is.........

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looks fake, but it wont hurt to fire it up and check out how it taste. :cigar:

He probably will/would, but...

I've only smoked a few Cohibas so I'm not that well versed in their construction, taste, etc.

Wilkey

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Whooooooo Thats fake, wrong color, no triple cap, and a horribly fake band. Sorry man your friend got hosed.

but it wont hurt to fire it up and check out how it taste. :cigar:

Mmmmm banana leaves lol.

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Out of politeness and respect for my friend I smoked this Fauxhiba while sitting around the campfire and drinking some low end vodka. The scary part is that it tasted better than anything out of my box of R&J Coronitas en Cedros, which are genuinely Cuban...albeit low end Cubans. I guess that just goes to show that a CC can be absolute garbage, too. I would rather buy these fakes than anything by R&J ever again. Not that I'm bitter about buying that box....just sayin.....

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