El Presidente Posted July 5, 2015 Posted July 5, 2015 I love the proliferation of articles/vids like this. Nothing you don't already know here ...but some of the worst fakes I have seen http://www.businessinsider.com.au/cuban-cigars-guide-havana-2015-7
JohnS Posted July 5, 2015 Posted July 5, 2015 Yeah I agree...easy for those of us who are cigar enthusiasts in this case to spot the difference/s. I had a chuckle to myself though when David Diamante smoked a Romeo y Julieta Romeo No.1 and called it a "great" cigar due to its construction. (But if that's his opinion, who am I to negate it just because my preferences differ?)
El Presidente Posted July 6, 2015 Author Posted July 6, 2015 Why was he calling the head the foot? Wilkey No idea Wilkey .... I say however that I am impressed by any media organisation who goes to such lengths for a story Without doubt they would have had a ball in Havana ....good on them
dougincanada Posted July 6, 2015 Posted July 6, 2015 Who would be foolish enough to buy a box that looked like that from a local for 100 cuc? Even non export grade cohibas or fake cohibas are usually asking 40 to 60 cuc. They must have picked the worst box at a ridiculous price for dramatic effect. Just saying.... Regards, Doug 1
El Presidente Posted July 6, 2015 Author Posted July 6, 2015 Who would be foolish enough to buy a box that looked like that from a local for 100 cuc? Even non export grade cohibas or fake cohibas are usually asking 40 to 60 cuc. They must have picked the worst box at a ridiculous price for dramatic effect. Just saying.... Regards, Doug Starting price is about 100 CUC. Not much negotiating went on apparently but you are right, 35-60 CUC is the going rate for "premium fakes". I assumed for the $100 CUC....the seller threw the wet towel in 2
poorman Posted July 6, 2015 Posted July 6, 2015 One of the things I like about buying here is that there is no warning lable. So his statement "There is no surgeon general's warning", to me shows he does't know what he's talking about. Putting aside surgeon general is a US term
joeboxer Posted July 6, 2015 Posted July 6, 2015 Well thank you Mr. Diamante for providing the international community with another fine example of our vastly superior knowledge and culture in America! I'm still trying to think of a fake Cuban cigar I have seen without a flat foot... 1
Habana Mike Posted July 6, 2015 Posted July 6, 2015 Well, there are the Cuabas....first fakes of those I saw were Churchills though, so perhaps fair point.
wabashcr Posted July 6, 2015 Posted July 6, 2015 David Diamante is a complete ***. He's also a fairly prominent boxing ring announcer, and the public address announcer for the Brooklyn Nets. I watch a lot of boxing, and always cringe whenever he shows up.
DrunkenMonkey Posted July 7, 2015 Posted July 7, 2015 David Diamante is a complete ***. He's also a fairly prominent boxing ring announcer, and the public address announcer for the Brooklyn Nets. I watch a lot of boxing, and always cringe whenever he shows up. What do you have against ****?
leftimatic Posted July 7, 2015 Posted July 7, 2015 Some **** are nice, some are not. So just wondering if 150 CUC was to much to pay for my barber pole cohibas I got last year. They are LE's.
Habana Mike Posted July 7, 2015 Posted July 7, 2015 Some **** are nice, some are not. So just wondering if 150 CUC was to much to pay for my barber pole cohibas I got last year. They are LE's. I don't know, was that the glass-top box of 10 or 25? 1
leftimatic Posted July 7, 2015 Posted July 7, 2015 I don't know, was that the glass-top box of 10 or 25? 25's I heard the 10's were fakes.
Habana Mike Posted July 7, 2015 Posted July 7, 2015 25's I heard the 10's were fakes. Oh, then you definitely got quite the deal
phreedh Posted July 7, 2015 Posted July 7, 2015 Not surprised on how poorly the video delivered on its promise, eh? Will anyone be able to tell if their Cuban cigars are real or fake after watching this?! Sure, we got a great tip regarding caps on the flat foot (classic!) but I still feel they could've been a liiiittle tiny bit more detailed. That box of fakes was a stinker though! The paper towel in there? Nice!
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