Are these fake??

[dwoodward]

... There are Cuban maduros??? Seriously!?

[T.G]

Originally Posted by dwoodward

... There are Cuban maduros??? Seriously!?

Yes. 3 vitolas under the Cohiba marque, came out about 5 years ago.

[dwoodward]

Originally Posted by T.G

Yes. 3 vitolas under the Cohiba marque, came out about 5 years ago.

Sounds tasty...

[pnoon]

Originally Posted by dwoodward

Sounds tasty...

not really.

[T.G]

Originally Posted by dwoodward

Sounds tasty...

Everyone's tastes are different, but I wasn't that impressed by them.

[BTcigars]

Here are three quick things you can do on the spot:

1. Check the band. The color, font, physical size, and application of the band are good indicators unless of course its a real band on a fake cigar. If you have a iPhone or Android based phone, it should be a breeze to go online and look for pictures of actual bands (like on the website, already mentioned, cubancigarwebsite.com)

2. Check for a tripple cap.

3. Rub the foot of the cigar with your finger. Sounds strange but when guys come back from Mexico with fake CC's and want to know if they are real, I rub the foot of the cigar and a bunch of short filler falls out and thats how I show them its fake.

Be sure to also check vitolas.net as there is some very good information on how to spot fakes. Hope this helps!

[Pilon]

look legit to me

Originally Posted by dwoodward

Sounds tasty...

The cheapest one the cohiba secretos are the other two are quite overpriced and crap.

RyJ Escudo Maduros are pretty good though.

[Sauer Grapes]

Originally Posted by Drkns

Today I went there and asked for the box of DC 2003 EL and they will get it ready for me. I will know since I still have an original box. According to his story, a tour operator to Cuba is bringing cigars using his customers 50 cigar permit. If one to come from another country can bring in 50 cigars with him according to Turkish customs rule as personal item. That is how I get my American cigars. My friends from states bring in 2 boxes every time they visit me. I told him my friends find it extremely hard to believe that Cohiba 2003 DC EL is real. We will see. My intention was not to start an argument but there are legit cigars even in Turkey and no LCDH.

A few things...

I wonder what he means by "get the box ready" for you? It's possible he has cigars stored elsewhere, but I wonder why he doesn't have them displayed in the box. Do you think he's searching for a legit box right now?

Also, an awful lot of fakes (in our country at least) come with stories about getting them directly from someone in Cuba that has a connection, or something like that. Doesn't mean they're not real, but I tend to think "stories" offered to prove authenticity warrant more skepticism.

On a related note... thanks for posting this. I thought I remembered having one in the humi, and I just confirmed it. I had no idea they were so highly sought after. I hope my expectations aren't too high now with this knowledge.

[Sauer Grapes]

Originally Posted by Drkns

Every small and personal cargo is subject to x-ray screening and once they discover that there are cigars in it, they call you and ask to open the box and viola. They either trash all the cigars and destroy them by crushing and give you the empty box and have to pay a small fee or if you can convince them that there is a mistake then they ship the cargo back to the sender. We are under a strick regime now. The only way to bring in cigars is if one to visit another country and at his return back to Turkey he can carry 50 cigars as personal item, other than that few shops like this sells cigars.

It must suck to live somewhere that doesn't allow cigars from specific countries. I joke.

[Jasonw560]

Originally Posted by kaisersozei

I honestly was hoping for boobs.

Boobs are proof that a man can concentrate on two things at once.

And now back to our regularly scheduled thread....

As I said before you guys are lucky and in some respect sucks to be in Turkey. DC 2003 EL was indeed fake after smoking it. The only thing that gave it away was the taste. Even the filler was long fillers. I do not need to see the box since it feels that they have gone all the way to fake this magnificent cigar. If you know a good and reliable online source please let me know privately so that I can buy some and my friends from states will bring in next time they visit me.

Thanks

Would you buy a Rolex from some guy that knew some guy...

[bvilchez]

Originally Posted by ysr_racer

Would you buy a Rolex from some guy that knew some guy...

If the Rolex is real yes.

Point taken thanks. Desperate times desperate measures.

My thanks to all that replied

[Steve]

Originally Posted by shilala

I honestly expected boobs.

Oh phoon isnt going to like this.

[icehog3]

Originally Posted by Reaver2145

Oh phoon isnt going to like this.

Nope, clear violation of Cigar Asylum policy.

[never_enough]

Glad I work at home.