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BigDaddyBrown Offline
#1 Posted: Wed, Apr 8 2020, 6:44 PM EST
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Not sure if this cobia is the real deal. I have 15 of them left and been in my humidor since 2003.
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deadeyedick Offline
#2 Posted: Thu, Apr 9 2020, 8:40 AM EST
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The 2003 Cohiba EL was a double corona

FAKE
KingoftheCove Offline
#3 Posted: Thu, Apr 9 2020, 9:48 AM EST
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But it just might be a real Cobia....
engletl Offline
#4 Posted: Thu, Apr 9 2020, 11:23 AM EST
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KingoftheCove wrote:
But it just might be a real Cobia....


That is no cobia...shape, coloration and lack of scales give it away
deadeyedick Offline
#5 Posted: Fri, Apr 10 2020, 8:29 AM EST
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Why not smoke one and let us know what you think? Seventeen years and you still can't tell?
BigDaddyBrown Offline
#6 Posted: Fri, Apr 10 2020, 10:21 AM EST
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It really has a smooth draw, medium flavored, and had a slight sweet taste. I really liked it. I'm not a cigar buff kind of guy, so I didn't look into it. A buddy of mine use to fly state diplomat charters to cuba, so I just thought they were real cohibas. Either way I like them. After 17 years,they really held up great.
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#7 Posted: Fri, Apr 10 2020, 10:25 AM EST
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BigDaddyBrown wrote:
It really has a smooth draw, medium flavored, and had a slight sweet taste. I really liked it. I'm not a cigar buff kind of guy, so I didn't look into it. A buddy of mine use to fly state diplomat charters to cuba, so I just thought they were real cohibas. Either way I like them. After 17 years,they really held up great.

Then that sounds like a genuine cobia.
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KingoftheCove Offline
#8 Posted: Fri, Apr 10 2020, 11:14 AM EST
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BigDaddyBrown wrote:
It really has a smooth draw, medium flavored, and had a slight sweet taste. I really liked it. I'm not a cigar buff kind of guy, so I didn't look into it. A buddy of mine use to fly state diplomat charters to cuba, so I just thought they were real cohibas. Either way I like them. After 17 years,they really held up great.

Consider yourself lucky.
There are in fact, fake Cubans that are pretty decent.
Unfortunately, there are also fakes that are absolutely unsmokeable.
I’ve had both kinds
BigDaddyBrown Offline
#9 Posted: Fri, Apr 10 2020, 2:26 PM EST
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Don't think I want to meet victor
deadeyedick Offline
#10 Posted: Fri, Apr 10 2020, 3:42 PM EST
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BigDaddyBrown wrote:
It really has a smooth draw, medium flavored, and had a slight sweet taste. I really liked it. I'm not a cigar buff kind of guy, so I didn't look into it. A buddy of mine use to fly state diplomat charters to cuba, so I just thought they were real cohibas. Either way I like them. After 17 years,they really held up great.


They are not real Cohiba but may still be real Cuban tobacco. Your buddy most likely bought from a street vendor. Smoke 'em and enjoy.
MACS Offline
#11 Posted: Fri, Apr 10 2020, 7:06 PM EST
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This is a real Cobia...

https://cobiaboats.com/boats/220cc/
cacman Offline
#12 Posted: Mon, Apr 13 2020, 12:52 PM EST
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deadeyedick wrote:
They are not real Cohiba but may still be real Cuban tobacco. Your buddy most likely bought from a street vendor. Smoke 'em and enjoy.

I would still be cautious about smoking them. Never know what's inside them unless you cut one open.
Buckwheat Offline
#13 Posted: Mon, Apr 13 2020, 1:13 PM EST
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KingoftheCove wrote:
Consider yourself lucky.
There are in fact, fake Cubans that are pretty decent.
Unfortunately, there are also fakes that are absolutely unsmokeable.
I’ve had both kinds


+1,000,000

And unsmokeable is a kind way of putting it.
BigDaddyBrown Offline
#14 Posted: Mon, Apr 13 2020, 2:45 PM EST
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Thanks you all your in put
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