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To add to the other answers... the Cuban brand and NC brand have absolutely nothing to do with each other. Totally separate companies/blends/marketing etc. Nothing. The NC name is a blatant copy of the cuban name/image here in the US.

And to think a CC Cohiba Robusto is too expensive... they are cheaper than a lot of high-end Nicaraguan and Dominicans. Do you buy the Tatuaje Monster cigars? They are more expensive than I pay for Cohiba Robustos.

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I got these same cigars as a gift from my wife who was in Haiti. She bought them from a roadside vender being told and believing they were CC's. Just as everyone else stated they were very poorly constructed and 2 of the ten pack had beetle holes in them. I did the freezer kill on the remaining 8. I didn't especially like the cigars. I can't say they were the worse I ever smoked but they were far from the best. I wouldn't consider getting these again. I remember reading somewhere on this site that the true NC's band has the "O" in Cohiba colored red.

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That's what I got out of it. I've noticed many folks around here take things very literally and seriously.

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"In addition to admitting infringement, the defendants agreed to turn over approximately 10,000 yellow band Cohiba cigars to General for destruction."

:O:c

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It was only 137 bands.

You take things very literally and seriously. ;)

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:po

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I trust more online vendors than B&M's in any third world country.

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Damn it!

My buddy who goes to cuba, keeps bringing back discounted boxes of cohibas that he gets from someone he "trusts". These cigars in the most legitimate looking box, sealed with government seal and all (box of 25) all have the 4 dots above the cohiba name.

My other friends that went to an actual government store and bought them full price and legitimately, those all had 3 dots. And I've smoked them all. Now I'm left with about 20 of the fake ones. I must say though, they're still pretty damn fine smokes, even though they're probably knock offs.

The one I just received from switzerland has 3 dots.

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All I can say is I sure do miss the "fake" yellow band Cohibas. I like mild and I think they were a great bang for the buck and thoroughly enjoyed them. Does anyone know what brand/name they were replaced with after General Cigars won the law suit with the "non-Cuban" (3rd) Cohiba company?

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I was recently in the Dominican Republic and saw tons of these fake Cohibas for sale. At the only legitimate cigar store I found there, legit Cohibas were very expensive. I ended up buying a Paratags, Punch and RyJ CC and found them all to be excellent smokes.

To the point of not being able to judge a CC by it's NC counterpart - RyJ are not normally my thing, but I loved the CC version.

Hypothesis: Your odds of getting a legit CC are better, assuming you don't 100% trust the source, if you go with a brand other than Cohiba?

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There is no "counterpart" or association other than the two share the same name. In no way should they ever be associated. There is no such thing as a "non-Cuban version" of a Cuban marca - or vice versa. It would be no different than if you slapped a Partagas band on a Tatuaje or Gurkha and compared the two.

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Sounds like a prank someone could play on Tom at a herf.

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I didn't know that there was no association at all. This all makes so much more sense now, I feel enlightened :tu

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Hopefully there will be a dentist at the herf for the jokester, Peter. ;)

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:lv

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Hey mine have 4 rows of dots are they fake?

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Def real see how the last "c" in Klugica doesn't break the line of the "a" .. that right there is a good one!

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:po

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hi i have 2 boxes of robustos and just opened them today they have 9 rows of dots.. and a gold hologram band on top of the dots .. they are not my style i have 50 of them for sale if anyone is interested.. i live in edmonton alberta and can ship anywhere permitted

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Got y'all beat...
Got me a fake CC or maybe NC Cohiba straight from someone who knew someone who sneaked a box of real fake Cohibas in from one of the South or Central American resorts. Pretty bad printed wrapper with 7 rows of dots, gold foil head and name, but no emboss in the word Cohiba and the wrapper is affixed with too much glue and crooked to boot. Horrible construction, lots of mottling, sun spots, veins and bumps. Not a spot of oil and toothy as a dirt road. Even has faded black type! Poor thing is a fugly little bent stick with single cap. Still says Cohiba, though! Think I'm gonna keep it for April 1! :lr

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Selling Cuban cigars is not permitted on this forum. Please acquaint yourself with our rules if you want to become part of the community.

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for educational purposes only

good to go....

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What exactly do you mean by "Good to go" ?

Or maybe I should ask, "good to go" where? And is the trash can an option?

That Cohiba band is pretty sketchy. The Romeo might be ok though.

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I'm confused. Please explain.

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My same exact thoughts, Adam.

Cohiba band looks way off. RyJ band looks solid though.

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It's alive....How did this thread get dug up?

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:tt

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LOL.. if you say so....

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:sw

I honestly don't understand what you meant by your post.

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LOL right back at you, our new friend. That Cohiba band is about as authentic as Rachel Dolezal.

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As always, fakes are clever. Hard to keep up but refresh this since topic is resurrected.

Check the magazine link and here of course and hope for best :)

http://www.cigaraficionado.com/count.../view/id/15403

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no time to entertain FRT's

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Female Reproductive Tract?

Family Reunion Travel?

Finland Racing Team?

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Free Range Turkey:sh

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Facebook Response Time?
For Real Though +1

as the kids say .. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

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Flying Radioactive Turtles?

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Fried Rolled Tacos?

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Wrong thread Adam. This goes in the Indoor Herf food thread.:banger:D

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Fo dw

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Love the avatar, Adam, Dick Hacker choking the chicken again....

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OK, another guess...... Farting Releases Turds?

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Friends of Dennis Weaver?

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Family of David Wales?

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Before Doctor Who?

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From Our Deepest Wells?

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Freezing Off Dog Warts?

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Maybe a ToE should move this thread to the Banter section...

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maybe check the family tree

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I suggest that since you have no time that you sit back and figure things out. I know that you already know what the site is all about and how best to fix it with your witty remarks, but it may be best for you to sit on your hands (try not to fart).

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Since you are new here, you might consider dispensing with the cryptic remarks and try and establish some credibility here. What you're doing now is boderline trolling.