Are These Real

[stunod]

My buddy just sent me this. He wants to know of this is even a production cigar yet
Should we assume suspect.

[NSXCIGAR]

100% fake.

But there is a BHK 58 under development apparently, and you have to give the fakers credit for being ahead of the curve. 

https://halfwheel.com/habanos-s-a-developing-behike-bhk-58/367574/

[HarveyBoulevard]

Per Halfwheel...

"Details remain scarce at this point, including the length of the cigar, but a report by L’Amateur de cigare indicates that samples were distributed at the company’s meeting of global distributors in June. Two distributors, both speaking under condition of anonymity, confirmed to halfwheel that samples were indeed handed out, but did not have information on what the specific plans for the new size were."

So, possible but one would need to know the source and there cannot be many for sure.

[Wailbait]

No clue but they look PERFECT.  

[Nevrknow]

Could indeed be real depending on who you got them from. Case in point. My ex father in law was a VP for RJ Reynolds tobacco company. He didn’t smoke so I got to try tons of “ new” products that never hit the market and no one has ever heard of. Nor will. 

[Ken Gargett]

yes, i have no idea but if they are fakes then they are serious fakes. 

[Bijan]

The black outline around the Taino head looks bigger than what is on CCW (cutting off more white squares than in that example). I'll try to look at some more recent examples.

Edit: band doesn't seem to match a casual web search where you see 1.5 white squares on each side under the "neck":

https://www.google.com/search?q=behike+band&tbm=isch&ved=2ahUKEwjhnv_Ax-70AhXXrHIEHRD_AcgQ2-cCegQIABAC&oq=behike+band&gs_lcp=ChJtb2JpbGUtZ3dzLXdpei1pbWcQAzIFCAAQgAQyBggAEAUQHjoHCCMQ7wMQJzoECAAQQ1CCBVitCWDnC2gAcAB4AIAByAGIAZsGkgEFMS40LjGYAQCgAQHAAQE&sclient=mobile-gws-wiz-img&ei=RHa-YeHsItfZytMPkP6HwAw&bih=764&biw=412&client=ms-android-google&prmd=sinxv

[ATGroom]

The BHK 58 was developed and some samples were handed out to distributors, but I don't think those would have had bands.

If they were making a real show of it, they might have come in a 2 cigar sample box, but this level of presentation doesn't usually come until things are a bit further along. Cardboard sleeves I would rate as highly highly unlikely as they wouldn't have done a custom print run for samples, and the style of presentation is too crappy for an ultra premium as release or VIP gift.

As I understand it, the cigar was deemed "too strong" so the general release was cancelled.

They were (are) going to release some in the BHK 10 Aniversario humidor, which has 25 of each of the 52, 54, 56, 58. Scheduled for 2020.

Size is Laguito No.7, 58 x 178.

 

So unless your buddy is someone very high up in HSA or a distributor then fake.

[Cairo]

On 12/18/2021 at 7:00 PM, Bijan said:

The black outline around the Taino head looks bigger than what is on CCW (cutting off more white squares

Agreed.  The Taino head is way off center.   The band is fake for sure.  😀

[Cigar Salute]

The "fingerprint" pattern on these bands is facing 6 o' clock, which is what the Standard Cohiba band uses.  Genuine BHK bands have a fingerprint pattern that faces 7 o' clock, plus the Taino logo doesn't line up with what is shown on HSA's website.  I can't see how these would be genuine.