Fake monte no. 2?

[eggopp]

He's only gone and done it again. Bop don't let him anywhere near your humi .... or he'll test the lot!

haha PM sent!!

[snooky]

Hi Bop, how are they when you gently squeeze them if they still feel dry , leave them and forget them for 2/3 months more, hard to tell from photo if they are fakes. They are a big cigar and may need longer, best of luck.

[cesara valverde]

Monte bands are as variable as Bolis. It's pretty tricky to tell.

Most shouldn't be embossed now.

I'd be very dubious of anything bought in barbados for a start, but that cigar doesn't look too bad...

[Juniortubed]

I have an open junior and the band is embossed but it's a very new cigar, if it had a decent long filler in odds are it's probably o.k, give it some time and re-test!

[Stevieboy]

The standard Monte band has since 2006 had 'variable' embossing meaning it might be or it might not. Pre-2006 were not embossed.
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I know it says that on Trevor's site but I've never seen a Monte embossed label!?!?
anyone?

[Habana-Habanos]

All ones I tried have been embossed.

[Smallclub]

I know it says that on Trevor's site but I've never seen a Monte embossed label!?!?
anyone?

All my Montecristo from recent production have embossed bands. A slight embossing, hard to see but touch sensitive?

[tippexx]

I know it says that on Trevor's site but I've never seen a Monte embossed label!?!?
anyone?

The only Monte embossed bands I have ? Sublimes

[El Catador]

The only Monte embossed bands I have ? Sublimes

+1
Yep, mine too.

[whisky77]

Carribean fakes.

I have had Edmundos with and without the embossed label, so I would not worry too much about that, however I know for a fact that there are a lot of fakes in the Carribean.

[monkey66]

Sorry to state the obvious but if it tastes sh1t and smokes shit then it is sh1t regardless of embossing (I have seen both on genuine Monte's).

Look at the source - unknown in the Caribbean, look at the smoking experience - not good. All things being equal it is a fake but if you really care perform an autopsy on the other one (Eggy will somke anything so this route may not provide any concrete scientific feedback )

[Juniortubed]

(Eggy will somke anything so this route may not provide any concrete scientific feedback )

Ouch

[davidruddell]

Not that this adds much either way, but on checking my stash.

Monte 2 no emboss (100% genuine)
Sublimes embossed
Regatta embossed

[seanbeer]

from my local supply, monte 4 & 5 lighter colour band , no emboss, edmundo and petit Edmundo both has darker embossed.

its hard to judge by the band, trusted source is the way to go, otherwise, only taste can tell which is kind of diffiuclt unless you have long experience with a particualr smoke