Cohiba Cuban Maduro 5
streetracer55
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Just bought a ...Cohiba Cuban Maduro 5...anyone smoked it recently?
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-It's your 4th post? Don't even talk about Cubans. It's just bad form, and we don't know you.
-The above can be somewhat ignored, IF you live outside of the US, but it's still not a good idea to brag, because then we hate you ;-) (just kidding on this part).
-There's a few Canada BOTLs, as well as some in Europe...maybe one of them will chime in.
-Welcome to the forum, hope you stick around.
¨Only two people walk around in this world beardless - boys and women - and I am neither one.¨
Post back and let us know what you think of the cigar when you smoke it. I've heard some good things about them, but Cohiba is one of those brands people like on name alone, not necessarily on the merits of the cigar alone.
Really? oops...didnt realize a cohiba was that popular (now i understand why Hays said wat he did ) ...yeah, i'll let you all know..but keep in mind its only like my 4th cigar..so i dont really have anything to compare it to..
Depending on where you fly to when you leave Iraq (probably Kuwait if you are military or Dubai if you are civilian) you should be able to get the real deal in the duty free shop in the airport. Trust me, you will see a huge difference.
Is there a way to easily tell if they are counterfeit??
Since you're in Iraq, it's different. That said, watch out - Cohiba's are some of the most counterfeited cigars out there. The counterfeiters have gotten very good at what they do. It used to be that you could spot a counterfeit by irregularities on the box/band, or by the terrible spelling, but not anymore; I've heard some counterfeiters can perfectly replicate the box and bands these days, and the only way to know for sure if a cigar is legit or not is to smoke it.
Here's a site that has a gallery of fake Cohiba's Just keep in mind that these are old examples, and the counterfeiters have gotten much better, sometimes to the point that it's impossible to tell without smoking the cigar. I know Ccom ships overseas, but I'm not sure if they ship to Iraq or not; you may wanna look into buying some cigars from a US seller and just having them shipped to you; at least then you'll know nothing was slipped into the cigar. Call 'em up or just email Ccom, and they may set you up with a military discount
¨Only two people walk around in this world beardless - boys and women - and I am neither one.¨
streetracer - do you have your own humidor over there?
A guy I work with gave me his humidor, i bought the humidifier from the same cigar store and replaced the old one. Surprisingly, the store has numerous very nice displays, and they seem to be all kept around 65 or 70. I smoked the Cohiba last night..spent an hour withit. It had a mild spice in the middle, and the draw was very smooth and easy. It was good. But like i said, i dont really have anything to compare it to. I just cant wait for my shipment of cigars from this site. I also joined the COTM, so i look forward to trying the varieties.