david8017 Posted August 4, 2013 Share Posted August 4, 2013 I purchased a box of (10) Partagas P #2 from a vendor in Canada. Everything looks legit except that every one of the cigar bands have a smudge where the band is glued together. Has anyone else seen this before? What are your thoughts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Perla Posted August 4, 2013 Share Posted August 4, 2013 glue? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginseng Posted August 4, 2013 Share Posted August 4, 2013 If the picture's out of focus, please take another that is clear and then post that one. Being able to see the details you're talking about will help us help you. I believe what you have is a cocaine cigar. The Cuban government has been reported to smuggle cocaine via paste and glue used in the closure of cigar bands. The most common marcas for this smuggling are, unsurprisingly, Cohiba and Partagas. Large ring cigars and regional and Edicion's Limitada are also very useful for this as they have sometimes one or even two accessory bands. Wilkey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david8017 Posted August 4, 2013 Author Share Posted August 4, 2013 Cocaine cigars huh? I will lick the bands and let you know..lol. I took a little clearer pick of the band. You can see the smudge fairly easily in the pic. Also, do the length variations look okay? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laficion Posted August 4, 2013 Share Posted August 4, 2013 It's ONLY glue. NOT cocaine !!!!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david8017 Posted August 4, 2013 Author Share Posted August 4, 2013 So the glue smudge is normal? I was afraid the bands had been taken off the real partagas and put on different cigars Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ophidion Posted August 4, 2013 Share Posted August 4, 2013 You all expect waaaaayyyy too much out of Cuban QC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginseng Posted August 4, 2013 Share Posted August 4, 2013 You all expect waaaaayyyy too much out of Cuban QC How true! Glue smudges including nearly complete finger print impressions are not rare. The length variation is probably on the long side of relatively normal. Wilkey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david8017 Posted August 4, 2013 Author Share Posted August 4, 2013 Im new to Cuban cigars, so im going to ask some questions that might seem fairly dumb to the more experienced guys. Thanks for the patience Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginseng Posted August 4, 2013 Share Posted August 4, 2013 You needn't worry, David. We're all mates here and have a pretty jovial attitude in general. There is no snobbery on this forum. Wilkey And yes, Guy...COCAINE! Well, no. Actually no. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colt45 Posted August 4, 2013 Share Posted August 4, 2013 Well, no. Actually no. now you tell me........ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cigary43 Posted August 4, 2013 Share Posted August 4, 2013 Bands are one of the easiest things to copy these days and with software being so easy to use esp. with Photoshop you can make your own bands and make them look like an Opus band practically speaking. The real deal is knowing your cigars and how they taste is the overall way to ensure that they are real. Fakes are all over the world and the industry tries to keep pace but it's one of those things that it's one step forward two steps back. If anybody is wanting to purchase CC's but are not that keen about them as far as taste it's a wise thing to let one of the veteran members walk you thru it so you don't get stung by counterfeiters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanuckSARTech Posted August 7, 2013 Share Posted August 7, 2013 Cocaine??!?! I thought it was ecstasy!!! I've been doing it all wrong then....!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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