Rancid Montecristo Petit Edmundo

[ChrisMG]

A few weeks ago a friend of mine gave me a PE that he purchased from a hotel in Cuba. That was a bit of a red flag for me but I was still thankful.

Fast Forward to today. After cutting the cap I immediately noticed It was plugged! Ive battled a few plugs here and there but the taste of the cigar was just awful!

I have attached some photo's to get some input. The construction and smell seemed fine but after tasting It I'm having some doubts. It could just be a bad stick which I understand can happen.

[stogieluver]

Which hotel?  What were the weather conditions (temperature and rH) under which you were smoking this stick?

[ChrisMG]

Which hotel?  What were the weather conditions (temperature and rH) under which you were smoking this stick?

Sorry don't know the hotel but it was in Holguin. Today was 25 degrees 34 percent humidity. I was outside.

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[ShortFatHokie]

51 minutes ago, stogieluver said:

Which hotel?  What were the weather conditions (temperature and rH) under which you were smoking this stick?

Better still, what were the conditions it had been stored???

[ChrisMG]

Better still, what were the conditions it had been stored???

17 degrees and 67rh. No issues with my other cigars.

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[stogieluver]

Probably too late, but if it was that bad, maybe a dissection of the remains would have been in order.  If storage and smoking conditions are ruled out, then the only thing I'm left with is it was a fake, full of filler of God knows what.