News: Counterfeit Cigars Seized in Florida

[UncleFesterESQ]

I would actually like it if someone with a fine cigar palate was to gather a collection of "fakes" and then review them to see how they stand on their own merits... what if there were actually a few diamonds amongst the huge pile of shit? Could one collect a few boxes of these diamonds, or does each box contain fakes from various regions... ie. they just all looked alike?

I obviously know little of how the counterfeit market works. I have been given a few "Cubans" in the past that were easily identifiable as fakes by the band.... but that's as far as my knowledge goes.

[HabanoMan]

I would actually like it if someone with a fine cigar palate was to gather a collection of "fakes" and then review them to see how they stand on their own merits... what if there were actually a few diamonds amongst the huge pile of shit? Could one collect a few boxes of these diamonds, or does each box contain fakes from various regions... ie. they just all looked alike?

I obviously know little of how the counterfeit market works. I have been given a few "Cubans" in the past that were easily identifiable as fakes by the band.... but that's as far as my knowledge goes.

There have been reports of everything from banana peels to plastic/cello in fakes. I think I would rather dissect them and get a good laugh rather than risk smoking them. I am sure there are fakes that are rolled using long filler and some are maybe even acceptable cigars but I don't see why they would bother with a "blend" of any type. I would think that they would just use the most cost efficient tobaccos and put them together as fast as they can. Most fakes are horribly rolled anyway.

Besides all of that, I wouldn't want anyone purchasing them for ANY reason since that would be basically "supporting" the counterfeiters.