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Old 07-06-2011, 08:50 AM   #8
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Default Re: Cigar Desection

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Originally Posted by Da Klugs View Post
Cool! Dissection can also be fun when dealing with "obvious fakes". Some counterfeit cigars are rolled with whatever they can find to fill them up. They are not meant to fool anyone but the guy handing over some bucks on the street or beach. We took apart a "Beach Cohiba" (cigar someone bought on a beach) and found little bits of rubber, what looked like a tampon string, grass, leaves, etc. Interesting side note... this cigar was in the "punishment puff puff pass" and didn't win the title of "worst cigar". That, for some, went to the Gurkha Viper. Pretty interesting.
Here is a picture of the counterfeit one: http://www.cigarasylum.com/vb/showpo...postcount=1280
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