Real or Fake?

[thejavaman]

A buddy of mine from work just handed this to me. He travels all over the world & I trust him. He said he bought it in Amsterdam. So, can anyone tell me if it's real or fake? What do you look for to know for sure?

 

[Craig Mac]

Here is a great resource http://tinyurl.com/7gs62sr :hysterica

 

[thejavaman]

Here is a great resource http://tinyurl.com/7gs62sr :hysterica

Google only tells you so much. Thanks for the sarcasm though!

 

[aherzing]

This is a SIGLO III I have that was purchased at a LCDH (theres cedar on the inside too I just couldnt get it to come out)

Hope this helps

 

[aherzing]

Says Habanos on the back of the cap too btw

 

[Greg]

Smoke it.

 

[KPP]

Looks real to me...from what I can tell from the pic anyway.

Also seem to recall seeing somewhere that tubos aren't faked nearly as often. The reason as I understand it being, why waste the $ and resources faking the tube if u don't have to?

 

[icehog3]

Unless you use authentic tubos, possibly discarded, and put fake cigars in them.

 

[thejavaman]

Thanks guys.

 

[terrantheman]

Besides the shit pic, it looks pretty real.

 

[thejavaman]

Besides the shit pic, it looks pretty real.

Sorry about that - my iPhone camera was the only thing I had at the time. Here are some other ones. I'm convinced it's real.

 

[javajunkie]

looks solid, but could you throw up a pic with just the cigar, with better lighting, focusing on the cap?

oh, and smoking it would be a sure bet. o)

 

[KcJason1]

Looks real.. Only one way to know for sure. Spark it up!

 

[CWS]

Smoke it and then you will know.

 

[NickThePyro]

Looks real to me. And tubos are almost never faked, but they have been known to swap out the authentic cigar and put in a fake. But that is a very rare occurrence as well.

 

[HafaDaiBoi]

There really isn't anything from the pictures that scream "fake!". We can discuss all the reasons why it could or could not be a fake but as it is the only one you have...


smoke it and if you enjoy it then what does it matter?

If it was real:

• and you enjoyed it - will it convince you?
• for some reason you didn't enjoy it - will you convince yourself it was fake just to justify the bad experience? = more work

If it was fake:

• you enjoyed it - will you convince yourself it was real? = more work
• you didn't enjoy it - will it validate all the research you made to find out? = more work done.

If you are thinking about buying more/getting more then definitely spend more time in verifying authenticity but it was a gift, enjoy it in the spirit it was given.

I hope I didn't sound in anyway "snarky" just thought that even it is real (which IMHO I tend to think it is) too much "research" would keep me from enjoying it.

Enjoy!!

 

[Clint]

Here is the ultimate resource on Cubans....

http://www.cubancigarwebsite.com/index.htm

Check under "packaging" and compare.

A lot of people are saying "smoke it", but if you don't know what to look for, that does nothing! There are many 'knock-offs' coming out of Cuba that smoke fine and taste great even though they aren't genuine.

Rule of thumb is "know your source". This guy may be trustworthy, but does HE know his source? Does he know where that retailer gets their supply? Does he have history with them? (The list goes on...)

Just smoke it one day....If you enjoy it, then does it really mater?

 

[Alwayslit]

Only way to know is light or slice it

 

[javajunkie]

Only way to know is light or slice it

if it was a box, or prospective purchase, yes, dissect. this was a single stick hook up, with no real red flags. someone thought of you, burn and enjoy when the time is right, kevin.

 

[thejavaman]

Yep. That's the plan. It'll meet it's demise next weekend durning my little brother's bachelor party!

Thanks to all of those who responded.