Fontecristo No. 2

[Edward7]

It is mildly absurd how many outfits will roll or reband a dog rocket as a legitimate Cuban. From glass top Fohibas to mispriced Cobiba Robustos Supremos on instagram. @blakeLA and several others and I got together at SLS hotel to enjoy a couple cigars and we brought fakes to dissect and have a good laugh about. 

Spot the one I got on 24:24!

 

 

[koosh]

Third one from the left is the worst of Fonteristos is my guess. There is no sheen on that rapper. 2nd from left is the best, from 24:24, of course.

[IanMcLean68]

Shonkycristos!

 

[Akela3rd]

Third one from the left is the worst of Fonteristos is my guess. There is no sheen on that rapper. 2nd from left is the best, from 24:24, of course.

If that's from FoH, I'm leaving.

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[koosh]

7 minutes ago, Akela3rd said:

If that's from FoH, I'm leaving.

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Hah! What's your 24:24 pick of the bunch? It's the box pressed first from the left, isn't it? 

[Akela3rd]

Yup. But I also like the gnome hatted dog dirt twist on the third left.

 

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[koosh]

21 minutes ago, Akela3rd said:

Yup. But I also like the gnome hatted dog dirt twist on the third left.

 

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It is settled, then. The candy cane wrap and the off-centered logo on #2 eliminates it. #1 has to be the winner and the 24:24 pick. The logo on the band of the third one looks a little off to me as well... ?

[Edward7]

Haha I love it. If you guessed first one from left you are correct. It has lost some sheen due to conditions in my tupperdor. 

Second from left went overboard on faking the band. The white text is even embossed whereas I can’t notice the authentic one on far left having anything embossed more than just the gold bits. This one came from a 25 dress box without any stickers or box stampings

Third from left came from yet another fake 25 box with Cuba authenticity sticker misplaced and no box stamp. 

Fourth, my favorite POS, came out of a freezer bag that girls were handing out at a charity golf tournament. 

Though a cigar is a cigar, life is too short to spend any time smoking imposters. Would rather smoke an honest non Cuban. I think I’ll cut these open now and hope one is bad enough to have hair and paper scraps inside. 

[Connoisseur Kim]

40 minutes ago, Edward7 said:

Haha I love it. If you guessed first one from left you are correct. It has lost some sheen due to conditions in my tupperdor. 

Second from left went overboard on faking the band. The white text is even embossed whereas I can’t notice the authentic one on far left having anything embossed more than just the gold bits. This one came from a 25 dress box without any stickers or box stampings

Third from left came from yet another fake 25 box with Cuba authenticity sticker misplaced and no box stamp. 

Fourth, my favorite POS, came out of a freezer bag that girls were handing out at a charity golf tournament. 

Though a cigar is a cigar, life is too short to spend any time smoking imposters. Would rather smoke an honest non Cuban. I think I’ll cut these open now and hope one is bad enough to have hair and paper scraps inside. 

I also thought the same that first one from left is definitely legit Montecristo No. 2 from FOH since others are too wonky and veiny, showing too much of size variance in my eyes. I need a bigger boat for future CC experience (wineador).

[Vortigan]

I particularly like how #3 has still got the little curl at the end where the dog's a$$ has snapped it off after laying it! 

[Justin]

Some good stuff there!  A friend brought a box of Cohiba Esplendido’s to a golf trip last week. I grabbed one and it looked a little “interesting” so I flipped the box to check the date code. Nothing...  I took a closer look at the band and the word Cohiba looked as though it was smudged..  I took it with me to be nice but opted to smoke one of mine instead. 

[argrovesjd]

On 3/16/2019 at 12:26 PM, Vortigan said:

I particularly like how #3 has still got the little curl at the end where the dog's a$$ has snapped it off after laying it! 

LMAO!!!!!

[BarryVT]

I would have picked first from the left, it is the only one that has a slight box press, and ring gauge is different from others. Not to mention 3 and 4 look like they came out of my dog!