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Judging authenticity by bands alone is not recommended. When dealing with printing presses (sometimes old ones at that) quality of bands can vary within a box. Nothing from the pictures you provided looks suspect and the box code is legit.

Wow Kevin, that's amazing! It's a long hard struggle so keep at it :thumbsup:

Enjoy your vacation Dub!

I'm with you Clint....Rauchbier is an acquired taste but not one for me. But The Germans put out some other great beer so I wouldn;t go as far as callign them nutjobs LOL! One beer I couldn't stomach either was Tequiza! Yuck and guess what, no tequila in there to boot.

Gotta disagree with you there. A lot of the NC producers know that the embargo would not last forever. They've already developed blends that incorporate cuban and non-cuban tobacco together. However, none of them feel the need to offer a cuban puro at this time. And if the embargo fell, that...

not trying to sound like a smart ass here but if you can't separate the flavors form the mystique then maybe that is the case. try an experiment. smoke a blind sampler of 2 unbanded sticks....one a CC and the other NC and let us know whether you still think it's the mystique :grin:

Ha, that's where I grew up (N. Wales)...talk about a small world indeed. Welcome to BOTL!

What rub you using? homemade or commercial?

My travel might be cancelled after all so there is a slight chance I might be able to make this after all. I'll keep my fingers crossed.

um, who's eating all that meat? I haven't fired up my smoker in a while.......have to rectify that this weekend!

The Curve is cool....and it runs on the EDGE network which is faster than their traditional speeds. I also like the fact that the Curve is smaller yet the full QWERTY keyboard is still functional with larger fingers.

Indeed, the ugliest of cigars once out of the tube but the most awesome flavors one could ask for.

Kevin, you know the drill......if he's got any of the "good" code let us know :halfgrinw

Just saw this post.....too many things to point out that these are fakes. From the box stamp code and font, lack of triple caps, the incorrect bands, the Habanos chevron and the EL chevron, the Habanos SA stamp on the bottom of the box, lack of a warranty seal, no 2006 release of a Cohiba...

Happy birthday! Good smoke choice :cool:

It is true. PCC ages cigars in their warehouses and releases them to authorized sellers at a premium. Many have 5-7 years of age on them when they're released. I'm curious, why do you ask?

I don't like the looks of that warranty seal.....pm me where you got it and I can offer you further advice.

This week sucks for me and next week I'm in NYC.

Happy Birthday Gene....so how was the wine?

God help the Russian if they ever decide to invade Cincinnati LOL! A very nice albeit "serious" gun collection.