Cohiba, Montecristo, Hoya and Bolivar. Need some experts

[IamJoHo]

Hey all I’m Josh and this is my first post here and coming to you from Miami. I recently received my first Habanos a Montecristo Open Master from a neighbor and by everything I could study on it seemed legit. So of course I asked do you have the ability to get others and of course he said yes. So I purchased 5 from a friend of his. So far I feel like everything look legit and I can even see micro printing on the Cohiba bands although I can’t get it focused enough to really read it. But hoping you all will be able to give me your opinion and the I can start enjoying Habanos on a regular basis and join your family. Now for the pictures. 

[El Presidente]

The Cohiba certainly look rough but of course that could simply be the photo 

[IamJoHo]

Don’t think it’s the photo @El Presidente. Now I definitely think the bands are 100% but I don’t think the cigars are. I cut about an inch off the Novedosos and construction looked good so I gave it a smoke. Tongue burned from it and really had no flavor. Smoked the Monte about an hour later and was much smoother although was still lacking. 

[TacoSauce]

9 hours ago, IamJoHo said:

I cut about an inch off the Novedosos and construction looked good

Thank you for being one of the only cigar smokers with your head screwed on straight. The internet is full of people who have a suspect Cuban cigar and then proceed to slice open and dissect THE ENTIRE CIGAR. Once they observe that the innards are good quality long filler they then try to convince themselves and others that they did the right thing by sacrificing the entire cigar "for science." So far, you are the only one who has had the common sense to cut an inch off the end and inspect that first. Thank you for raising my estimation of cigar smokers around the world.

[IamJoHo]

9 hours ago, TacoSauce said:

Thank you for being one of the only cigar smokers with your head screwed on straight. The internet is full of people who have a suspect Cuban cigar and then proceed to slice open and dissect THE ENTIRE CIGAR. Once they observe that the innards are good quality long filler they then try to convince themselves and others that they did the right thing by sacrificing the entire cigar "for science." So far, you are the only one who has had the common sense to cut an inch off the end and inspect that first. Thank you for raising my estimation of cigar smokers around the world.

Lol, I'm glad I could give you hope for us all. 

[Li Bai]

9 hours ago, TacoSauce said:

Thank you for being one of the only cigar smokers with your head screwed on straight.

 

9 hours ago, TacoSauce said:

Thank you for raising my estimation of cigar smokers around the world.

And thank YOU for showing us the way, please keep faith in us, we're doing our best😁

9 hours ago, IamJoHo said:

Don’t think it’s the photo @El Presidente. Now I definitely think the bands are 100% but I don’t think the cigars are. I cut about an inch off the Novedosos and construction looked good so I gave it a smoke. Tongue burned from it and really had no flavor. Smoked the Monte about an hour later and was much smoother although was still lacking. 

Seriously, I would have just lit it up and smoked it if it was to my taste, otherwise I'd have put it down but that's just me, of course one does what he feels like doing. 👍

[Fuzz]

Welcome to FOH! It is customary to introduce yourself here, before asking the Forum for assistance.

[IamJoHo]

1 hour ago, Fuzz said:

Welcome to FOH! It is customary to introduce yourself here, before asking the Forum for assistance.

Apologies. I tried to make a little intro at the beginning of my post here. 

[Lamboinee]

Welcome! 

Tell me more about your slicing and dicing? What did you expect to see? How did it compare with what you actually saw? Have you sliced any more things open? 

On 5/2/2024 at 11:50 AM, IamJoHo said:

I'm glad I could give you hope for us all. 

On 5/2/2024 at 10:11 AM, TacoSauce said:

and then proceed to slice open and dissect THE ENTIRE CIGAR

Wait....

What does "long wayz mean"? OMG I've been doing it all wrong?

You're my only hope. But I have like 5 hopes. Cherry Hope. Vanilla Hope. Naveah that's heaven spelled backwards hope. Faith Hill's sister Hope Hill. And hope on a rope.

[gormag38]

Yeah these are probably custom rolls with legit bands, it looks like. The cigars themselves just look to be in too rough a shape, imo. 

[GerardMichaelTX]

Is the pigtail normal for that particular vitola of Cohiba? I know it's normal for a Lancero but Robustos should have a flatter cap and no pigtail. Despite how rough that Cohiba looks, it's got a lot of toothiness so it might be a pretty enjoyable smoke.

[NSXCIGAR]

On 6/23/2024 at 11:00 PM, GerardMichaelTX said:

Is the pigtail normal for that particular vitola of Cohiba?

The only cigar it could be is a Siglo de Oro and it looks a little long for that. 

And also it's highly, highly unlikely that the Novedosos is genuine. They haven't been officially released yet and the maybe 100 boxes that have gone out went to VIPs. 

On 5/3/2024 at 8:23 AM, gormag38 said:

Yeah these are probably custom rolls with legit bands

That would be my guess as well. The Hoyo Escogidos, Boli Soberanos and Monte Dumas might be legit but the Boli does look pretty rough. The Cohibas I'd bet against.