Fake Siglo V?

[Bijan]

Second time getting what seems like a fake Siglo V from a Canadian brick and mortar (two different stores). Signs were pretty obvious (box code was wrong font, cigar cap looked wrong) but I wanted to see for myself.

[RichG]

Looks like you dissected shortly after lighting, was it pretty bad?

[Bijan]

1 minute ago, RichG-LI-NY said:

Looks like you dissected shortly after lighting, was it pretty bad?

Taste was pretty bad, nothing redeeming. That was about as far as I could smoke it in the second picture after I ashed it. Either fake or worst Cohiba I've had in the past year (except the last potential fake).

I don't know enough about dissection to know what to look for there. Just thought it might be of some interest.

[JohnS]

Sorry to hear of this, @Bijan! What's worse, the Cohiba Siglo V is often the most difficult of the Linea 1492 Series to acquire!

[Mickey D]

Though the cap looks suspect, the band appears legit from your images. 

[Bijan]

44 minutes ago, Mickey D said:

Though the cap looks suspect, the band appears legit from your images. 

I'm pretty sure the band is real. I think $20 can get you a roll of real bands in Cuba.

[Mickey D]

4 hours ago, Bijan said:

I'm pretty sure the band is real. I think $20 can get you a roll of real bands in Cuba.

It would be interesting to know if there is micro printing on the Taino heads within the gold borders. Need a minimum of a 10x loupe 

[Bijan]

51 minutes ago, Mickey D said:

It would be interesting to know if there is micro printing on the Taino heads within the gold borders. Need a minimum of a 10x loupe 

I'll go check. I think I have one lying around. I am pretty sure I saw them on the label of the last questionable Siglo V I had.