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smitty81 03:17 PM 02-02-2012
Cany anyone tell me if there are any Cohibas available to the US that are comparable to the cubans?

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Man, I really enjoyed this one!
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The Poet 03:19 PM 02-02-2012
In price? Yes. In taste? No. :-)


:-)
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Prefy 03:23 PM 02-02-2012
Are we talking legal availability?

If we are, I imagine one would have to look for a long time to find a Cohibia that is available legally to the US that tastes like a one produced in Cuba. :-)
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VirtualSmitty 03:23 PM 02-02-2012
There is nothing.
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MurphysLaw 03:24 PM 02-02-2012
No.
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smitty81 03:24 PM 02-02-2012
damn.......Next time I go to Jamaica, I'm gonna bring a bunch back not that i have a humidor!
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mosesbotbol 03:26 PM 02-02-2012
Just get the Cuban ones and be done with it. Nice picture.
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icehog3 03:29 PM 02-02-2012
Originally Posted by smitty81:
damn.......Next time I go to Jamaica, I'm gonna bring a bunch back not that i have a humidor!
All the "Cuban" Cohibas in Jamaica are fake, trust me.
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VirtualSmitty 03:30 PM 02-02-2012
Originally Posted by smitty81:
damn.......Next time I go to Jamaica, I'm gonna bring a bunch back not that i have a humidor!
Yea, don't do that.
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NCRadioMan 03:31 PM 02-02-2012
Agreed. Sorry, bro.


So, that means there is good news! Odds are, there is a cigar available to you that is very similar to what you smoked. You just have to find it. :-)
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smitty81 03:42 PM 02-02-2012
Originally Posted by icehog3:
All the "Cuban" Cohibas in Jamaica are fake, trust me.
How do you figure? I have seen a fake VS a real Cohiba. Pretty sure mine was real.

1. The cigar was like nothing I have ever expierenced
2. I have read on how to spot the fakes vs the real ones.

Originally Posted by VirtualSmitty:
Yea, don't do that.
I ment to say now that I DO have a humidor.
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smitty81 03:46 PM 02-02-2012
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mine VVVVVVVVV
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dwoodward 03:50 PM 02-02-2012
Originally Posted by smitty81:
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mine VVVVVVVVV
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Looks to me like a good clone. The yellow band is the wrong color tho. Also just noticed that the H and I have a uneven space between them. If you look at the real Cohiba band on many websites, the spacing is consistent with the rest of the letters.
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smitty81 03:52 PM 02-02-2012
Originally Posted by dwoodward:
Looks to me like a good clone. The yellow band is the wrong color tho.
show me a real one vs mine...........
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NCRadioMan 03:54 PM 02-02-2012
The font of 'Habana, Cuba' is wrong on yours, bro. Look closely at the real one you posted then at your band. Most glaringly, the "C" in Cuba.

I usually wouldn't go by bands alone but with Jamaica in the mix, that's red flags to me.
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Bill86 03:57 PM 02-02-2012
Yeah the one you got was fake. The yellow looks off too IMO.
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dwoodward 03:58 PM 02-02-2012
Originally Posted by smitty81:
show me a real one vs mine...........
Also just noticed the Font is wrong on your picture. Look at the "C" of Cuba especially... that's a pretty dead giveaway right there.

Originally Posted by NCRadioMan:
The font of 'Habana, Cuba' is wrong on yours, bro. Look closely at the real one you posted then at your band. Most glaringly, the "C" in Cuba.

I usually wouldn't go by bands alone but with Jamaica in the mix, that's red flags to me.
Dang, beat me too it! lol
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smitty81 03:58 PM 02-02-2012
well it was damn good if it was fake.............LOL
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dwoodward 04:01 PM 02-02-2012
Originally Posted by smitty81:
well it was damn good even though it was fake.............LOL
Fixed that for ya...

Don't feel too bad, if it tastes good, just be glad it wasn't a complete dog rocket. It's gotta be a good feeling knowing that at least it was a good smoke, real or not.

That's what happened to a buddy of mine when he went down to Mexico, came back with some fake Cohibas that were just awful tasting.
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ApexAZ 04:08 PM 02-02-2012
Another thing I noticed is that in the picture of the authentic band, there is some black between the gold edge and the bottom row of white squares. On your band, the gold cuts through the bottom row of white squares, with no black in between.

The embossing also seems to be too pronounced.

I'm no expert though. Just pointing out some differences in the pictures.
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