tubaman Posted June 18, 2005 Share Posted June 18, 2005 A friend of mine recently sent me a Mag 50 to try. It had a plain brown Upmann band with the EL band. Then I saw some pictures of the red and white Upmann band with Magnum 50 in the center. Are two versions of this being made? Were the bands changed in mid production? Or did I get a counterfeit? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoatLocker Posted June 18, 2005 Share Posted June 18, 2005 » A friend of mine recently sent me a Mag 50 to try. It had a plain brown » Upmann band with the EL band. Then I saw some pictures of the red and » white Upmann band with Magnum 50 in the center. Are two versions of this » being made? Were the bands changed in mid production? Or did I get a » counterfeit? Tubaman, I'm heading to LCdH Tijuana today. Most of the pre-release samples I've heard of came from there. I'll ask the owner if any of the boxes had regular HU bands. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tubaman Posted June 19, 2005 Author Share Posted June 19, 2005 » » A friend of mine recently sent me a Mag 50 to try. It had a plain brown » » Upmann band with the EL band. Then I saw some pictures of the red and » » white Upmann band with Magnum 50 in the center. Are two versions of » this » » being made? Were the bands changed in mid production? Or did I get a » » counterfeit? » » » Tubaman, » I'm heading to LCdH Tijuana today. Most of the pre-release samples I've » heard of came from there. I'll ask the owner if any of the boxes had » regular HU bands. Thanks!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoatLocker Posted June 19, 2005 Share Posted June 19, 2005 » » I'm heading to LCdH Tijuana today. Most of the pre-release samples » I've » » heard of came from there. I'll ask the owner if any of the boxes had » » regular HU bands. David (the owner) was not in, but the salesman, Moses, says all he has seen had the colored MAGNUM 50 band. I still wouldn't call the cigar a fake. It may very well be that some pre-release cigars had the brown band. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ilikecigars Posted June 20, 2005 Share Posted June 20, 2005 just love the 46 the 50 has to be good...any tasting notes tubaman ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Gargett Posted June 20, 2005 Share Posted June 20, 2005 tubaman, will see what we can find out from the source. stay tuned. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Well Armed Posted June 20, 2005 Share Posted June 20, 2005 I have seen pics of both bands with the EL band underneath. Check out this thread and you can see the pics yourself. Also some speculation and conjecture about the brown vs. red bands. http://www.vintagecigarclub.com/forums/ showthread.php?t=1489&page=1&pp=15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Gargett Posted June 22, 2005 Share Posted June 22, 2005 tubaman, i'm told definitely fakes. have set up a new post with the info for all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tubaman Posted June 22, 2005 Author Share Posted June 22, 2005 » tubaman, i'm told definitely fakes. have set up a new post with the info » for all. Thanks for all of the info!! Very interesting stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spud2 Posted September 3, 2005 Share Posted September 3, 2005 » » tubaman, i'm told definitely fakes. have set up a new post with the info » » for all. » So sorry Charley, always know your vendor! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n2advnture Posted September 3, 2005 Share Posted September 3, 2005 I smoked the same one (same source I assume :-D ), I thought it tasted like a very young Mag46 but bigger! I told him they were fakes when he sent it but it was a darn good fake though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elric Posted September 4, 2005 Share Posted September 4, 2005 » I smoked the same one (same source I assume :-D ), I thought it tasted » like a very young Mag46 but bigger! I told him they were fakes when he » sent it but it was a darn good fake though. A good fake is still a fake IMO. These guys with good fakes could make money without being a$$holes if they marketed them as custom rolled stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n2advnture Posted September 4, 2005 Share Posted September 4, 2005 » » I smoked the same one (same source I assume :-D ), I thought it tasted » » like a very young Mag46 but bigger! I told him they were fakes when he » » sent it but it was a darn good fake though. » » A good fake is still a fake IMO. » » These guys with good fakes could make money without being a$$holes if they » marketed them as custom rolled stuff. agreed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Presidente Posted September 5, 2005 Share Posted September 5, 2005 Sorry to hear mate. There are some scumbuckets around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dysfunctional Posted September 6, 2005 Share Posted September 6, 2005 sorry to hear about the fake but in all honesty... a good fake is slightly better than some of the dog rockets I have come across.... at least you can finish the cigar...some I have had would have made my dog roll over and die just from sniffing it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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