A surprise gift.

[Johnny Thunder]

My wife's friend has just had a short break in Miami, and while shopping she stumbled upon a cigar store
so she decided to grab me a surprise gift because she new I was starting with cigars. She described the
place as a really smart shop with large amounts of stock on display. What are the chances of these sticks
being genuine? I have not said anything to her about the risk of fakes. Didn't want to sound ungrateful.
Going by the measurements in my UK Havana Cigar Portfolio magazine, they are 3 Cohiba Esplendido and
2 Bolivar Corona Gigante.











If you need any more photos, just let me know.


Thanks for any wisdom you can share.

[oskihen]

I would only question the fact that you can't but Cubans in the US yet

[Johnny Thunder]

That was my initial though, but searching on the net suggests that they are readily available under counter so to speak.

[oskihen]

May come to coat then, under the counter suggests you may pay a premium also if you were the store owner you may sell under the counter prohibited goods to well known and trusted punters but certainly not to a complete stranger

[oskihen]

Cost not coat predictive text strikes again.

[Johnny Thunder]

I would expect them to be fakes if I am honest, I just though I would ask here to confirm my suspicions.

[PeeJay]

Even if they're fake they look smokeable

[Johnny Thunder]

They will be getting smoked PJ. Got to give them a fair crack of the whip.

[Sligub]

Cubans bought in the US are 99.99% fake

[Johnny Thunder]

I will not save them for special occasions then.


Fishing sticks.

[tommy]

How do they smell?

[peanutpete]

A few guys will tell you to smoke them,i would be a bit more cautious as you could cent up with some horrible stuff mixed in with the leafs

[Johnny Thunder]

How do they smell?

They actually smell fine Tommy.

A few guys will tell you to smoke them,i would be a bit more cautious as you could cent up with some horrible stuff mixed in with the leafs

Thanks Pete. I will be wary. If there is any doubt when I try them, they will go straight in the bin.

[Sean]

Maybe disect one to see if there long filler or just bashed up shitty pieces