Hello from Hamilton...
My brother in law just came back from the carribean. I mentioned to him that if he saw some cigars to take a look at the prices and get me something like a five pack of cohiba siglo iv's. I prefer the robustos and corona sizes.
Well he has ADD and brought me back a 5 pack of what appear to be cohiba esplandidos. From checking on the web most of the signs to prove these are legit look to be ok. But there are a few minor deiscrepancies that make me wonder if they are real or not. I took some HD pics with my new macro lens. I should use a tripod, but I think they are ok for now.
The label on the box has cohiba written in the gold leaf... So that is a plus
This label appears legit as well with the raised gold leaf and the raised red letters
The seal is questionable, doesn't appear to be as crisp as it could be, but I could be wrong.
The band looks good, raised gold leaf and 15mm wide, but I wouldn't know a triple cap if it fell from the sky and smacked me in the head
Color looks good, nice even tones, no blotches or discoloration but a few mm short of what an esplandido should measure
The bottom os the box is suspect, because it is not "burned into the wood" or engraved, seems to be painted on, but then agaian it is a 5 pack so not sure if that rule applies or not.
I tried to take a picture of the hologram, but the lighting in my basement sucks, and the flash just ruins it.
So what do you guys think? I'm no expert so any insight is appreciated.
My brother in law just came back from the carribean. I mentioned to him that if he saw some cigars to take a look at the prices and get me something like a five pack of cohiba siglo iv's. I prefer the robustos and corona sizes.
Well he has ADD and brought me back a 5 pack of what appear to be cohiba esplandidos. From checking on the web most of the signs to prove these are legit look to be ok. But there are a few minor deiscrepancies that make me wonder if they are real or not. I took some HD pics with my new macro lens. I should use a tripod, but I think they are ok for now.
The label on the box has cohiba written in the gold leaf... So that is a plus
This label appears legit as well with the raised gold leaf and the raised red letters
The seal is questionable, doesn't appear to be as crisp as it could be, but I could be wrong.
The band looks good, raised gold leaf and 15mm wide, but I wouldn't know a triple cap if it fell from the sky and smacked me in the head
Color looks good, nice even tones, no blotches or discoloration but a few mm short of what an esplandido should measure
The bottom os the box is suspect, because it is not "burned into the wood" or engraved, seems to be painted on, but then agaian it is a 5 pack so not sure if that rule applies or not.
I tried to take a picture of the hologram, but the lighting in my basement sucks, and the flash just ruins it.
So what do you guys think? I'm no expert so any insight is appreciated.
