Cohiba

[BHC Vic]

a friend was given this box today. What’s it worth?

 

[sirbob]

Depends on where you are but roughly $650ish - if real

However those may not be real Cubans - its possible they are counterfeit.

https://www.cigaraficionado.com/article/how-to-spot-a-fake-cohiba-19545

Notice many of the things they mention in the Cigar Aficionado article do not appear to be correct. However they are showing the band not the box - I would think some of those same things would be on the box???

 

[Waffles]

Are they authentic? Lol

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[nameisbond]

I'll check into it.... My brothers best friend is a Cuban from Cuba living now in the US. He'll know.

 

[BHC Vic]

They are the real deal for sure. That much I know.

 

[BHC Vic]

I'll check into it.... My brothers best friend is a Cuban from Cuba living now in the US. He'll know.

Basically how My friend got them.

 

[LargeOrangeFont]

Are they authentic? Lol

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They are the real deal for sure. That much I know.

Were they rolled by union torcedores?

 

[BHC Vic]

My friend was told not to open the box until He has a humidifier. So He’ll be buying one today after work.

 

[sirbob]

They are the real deal for sure. That much I know.

Based on this article - it does look like they could be real. At least the box looks legit

http://havanajournal.com/cigars/cohibas-box


Again - I'm thinking about $25 per X 25 in the box...

 

[Racey]

a friend was given this box today. What’s it worth? View attachment 651772

Does it matter, they were free, and they are gonna go up in smoke anyway.

 

[530RL]

An Esplendido is a run of the mil churchill sized cigar that can be very good but becomes hit and miss as there are so many fakes and counterfeits given its price and popularity.

You can buy a box (25 cigars) in Canada for about 1500 canadian or about 1150 US.

You can, at least for now, bring cuban cigars into the US on your person as long as they are for personal consumption and not for re-sale.

Although you can buy them online and they will mostly turn up by UPS, if customs catches you, you will lose your "Trusted Traveler", and "Global Entry" status if you have it.

Here is a video to help you determine if they are real or fake.

 

[BHC Vic]

Does it matter, they were free, and they are gonna go up in smoke anyway.

Don’t think I’ve ever smoked a cigar but we goin learn today [emoji4]


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[Racey]

Don’t think I’ve ever smoked a cigar but we goin learn today [emoji4]


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Enjoy! Maybe pick yourself up a nice bottle of whisky or brandy to accompany!

 

[BHC Vic]

Enjoy! Maybe pick yourself up a nice bottle of whisky or brandy to accompany!

Lol that’s what my buddy said. Go celebrate the promotion. Only problem is I haven’t had a drop of alcohol in a couple years [emoji51]


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[Member: 71]

a friend was given this box today. What’s it worth? View attachment 651772

What's the date of production on the back? The warning label looks sketchy.
Awesome score if they are real.

 

[BHC Vic]

What's the date of production on the back? The warning label looks sketchy.
Awesome score if they are real.

I’ll look when I go back upstairs. I’m not worried about them being fake. More just curious what they are worth.


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[BBYSTWY]

I think they're worth about 100 bucks...what's your paypal i'll check them out for ya hahahahaha nice score!!

 

[retaocleg]

about 700-750 a box, if real.......I have some, good stick......look on the green stamp and their will be a number you can run through habanos verification site.. http://www.habanos.com/en/verificacion-de-autenticidad/?age-verified=22d306a327 .....will tell what authorized dealer sold them .......bands on the cigars are another giveaway......new prod have hologram behike style bands.....fakes usually, but not always, have poor quality, old style cohiba bands..............esplendidos are one of the most faked, although the cohiba behikes are more expensive.so look for that to change.......and for god's sakes, put them in a humi........those boxes are not airtight....the cedar breathes.....they will be dry as f@ck and oils will be gone..........anybody who buys esplendidos and doesn't know that, I have to question ......

 

[nameisbond]

He only knows the Cuba price. Around $250 per box there

 

[retaocleg]

old style on the left, new on the right.......the change was between 2013 and 2014...I believe

 

[Joker]

I'll trade you for a newer suitcase record player.

 

[King295]

old style on the left, new on the right.......the change was between 2013 and 2014...I believe

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Nothing like a stogie after jerking off a smurf, huh?

 

[retaocleg]

29 DB with blue pins today......

 

[BHC Vic]

Thanks guys, appreciate the help

 

[BHC Vic]

Now how do I smoke these things. Ain’t no weed filled swisher

 

[retaocleg]

romeo y julietta Churchill code?.....
bummer.......

 

[bocco]

Lol that’s what my buddy said. Go celebrate the promotion. Only problem is I haven’t had a drop of alcohol in a couple years [emoji51]

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Then sip slowly.

 

[Waffles]

They're fake lol

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[BHC Vic]

romeo y julietta Churchill code?.....
bummer.......

What’s it mean?


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[retaocleg]

number is a legit number, but on wrong box...........

 

[retaocleg]

like a vw with vette plates.......


they still might be a good smoke........you never know......but after tasting, you still won't know what a cohiba tastes like, sorry to say.....

 

[BHC Vic]

number is a legit number, but on wrong box...........

There’s 4 boxes let me see if he’ll send me a picture of all 4


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[Sleek-Jet]

Now how do I smoke these things. Ain’t no weed filled swisher

Slowly...

 

[retaocleg]

would not be surprised if all 4 had the same code.......

 

[retaocleg]

this was in a store in costa rica that a guy in my cigar forum posted just this week........thread called not even close.....lol

another favorite is the "glass top cohibas".........in a glass top box, lots in mexico...........only cohiba never made them........fakers make for the American tourists........the gullabinis

 

[Cole Trickle]

cut wrapper....fill with weed and post photos on instagram so you can be ghetto balling with Cohiba blunts for a day!!

 

[BHC Vic]

would not be surprised if all 4 had the same code.......

Still pretty confident. Buddy is from Cuba and his brother is the one that brought them back. Stranger things have happened though


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[Cole Trickle]

Still pretty confident. Buddy is from Cuba and his brother is the one that brought them back. Stranger things have happened though


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Are they still wet?

 

[BHC Vic]

Are they still wet?

I’ll see them in a couple of hours when I get back to chino

 

[Wheeler]

Now how do I smoke these things. Ain’t no weed filled swisher

You've come too far to take up smoking and drinking.

 

[BBYSTWY]

Nothing like a stogie after jerking off a smurf, huh?

Jesus you read my mind just then hahahahaa

Romeo an julietas are still good smokes IMO...cohibas are better but its all personal preference really IMO....I 100% agree that I wouldn't dare light one of those till they sat in a humi for awhile...I'm sure they're dry as shit sorry to say

 

[retaocleg]

Still pretty confident. Buddy is from Cuba and his brother is the one that brought them back. Stranger things have happened though


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fakes can come from cuba...............the code on the box provided was not the code for the box......either the seal was faked(why not fake it to be a cohiba?) or it was a legit seal, taken from the cigar manufacturer, and there are many manufacturers........this one was RyJ.......get the box code on the back and you can lookup the factory.......they intermingle..............the easiest way to fake the seals is to get from habanos manufacturer......don't have to fake the holograms that way......then you put on a box of farm cigars(local rolled and smoked stix}.........customer doesn't know he can check, so it doesn't matter if it is for that box or not....they'd never know

but yes, some could be real............but I highly doubt it now.......wanting them to be real is different than them being real......
and I wasn't implying he is the thief or faker..........but you never know......people do anything when they need money........turn 100 into a couple grand

 

[retaocleg]

Jesus you read my mind just then hahahahaa

Romeo an julietas are still good smokes IMO...cohibas are better but its all personal preference really IMO....I 100% agree that I wouldn't dare light one of those till they sat in a humi for awhile...I'm sure they're dry as shit sorry to say

those aernt romeo y juliettas......romeo seals...........cohiba box.......and some cigars

i love romeo y julieta....romeo y julitta short churchills are in my top 5 cigars......about 250 a box...........

 

[BHC Vic]

fakes can come from cuba...............the code on the box provided was not the code for the box......either the seal was faked(why not fake it to be a cohiba?) or it was a legit seal, taken from the cigar manufacturer, and there are many manufacturers........this one was RyJ.......get the box code on the back and you can lookup the factory.......they intermingle..............the easiest way to fake the seals is to get from habanos manufacturer......don't have to fake the holograms that way......then you put on a box of farm cigars(local rolled and smoked stix}.........customer doesn't know he can check, so it doesn't matter if it is for that box or not....they'd never know

but yes, some could be real............but I highly doubt it now.......wanting them to be real is different than them being real......
and I wasn't implying he is the thief or faker..........but you never know......people do anything when they need money........turn 100 into a couple grand

I don’t know. He’s selling the other boxes
For 300 bucks. I’m just goin to take what I get for free [emoji4]



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[79 HUSTLER]

They are the real deal for sure. That much I know.

So how do you know this?

 

[BHC Vic]

So how do you know this?

He just got back. Does this to pay for the trip basically. But I can’t be 100% especially if there’s some funny business going on now.


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[BHC Vic]

Nothing to gain by lying to me but now I am more curious than in as before. I was just wondering how much someone could make with a box. The more I read the more I’m realizing how serious of a “hobby” this cigar thing is.


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[retaocleg]

you wouldn't believe how serious.....
cohiba behikes have gone through the roof the last 2 years........ cohiba behike 54 costs 1000 for a ten box...for a reg production stick........smh..........the fakers have taken notice

 

[retaocleg]

fyi........no need to get a humi just for those.......if he is not a reg smoker, just get a sealing tupper container and throw some boveda packets in there with the box........a humidor needs to be seasoned before using......takes 3 days to 2 weeks depending.......tupper ready now..........boveda 65rh will do.....a couple 60 gram ......give them a month and take a look see......and they prolly gonna split.......some of those farm rolls are legit in their own right...just don't have the recognized name..........enjoy!

 

[LazyLavey]

I brought a dozen home from Cuba in '16, friend got them straight out of the shop

Cost me $12 ea,

Got home and checked the WWW.........found them online from Canada, $45 ea

I'm not a frequent cigar guy but my buddies tell me they were the smoothest smoke they've ever had