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As a result of the trade embargo between the United States and Cuba, Cuban cigars are not legal in the United States at all. As a matter of fact, even if they United States citizen is traveling outside of the country, they are not legally permitted to own or smoke one of these cigars. As a result of this embargo, many individuals feel that Cubans are the best in the world.

I guess its true for all top value products that your are just bound to find people who will try to sell you knock offs for cheap. Same thing here with Cuban cigars. Especially on the internet where some people are selling boxes of Cohiba for $200.00. You can’t even get Cohiba’s in Cuban for that much folks. Anyways, when you smoke a Cuban cigar, you would know once you hold it, the quality just can’t be touched.

Fake cigars are being sold to naive tourists who are just trying to have a good time on their vacation. You’ll find these sellers using other South American cigars disguised as Cubans and they will sell it to you for less than one hundred bucks a box. It’s actually pretty funny how many people fall for it but once they touch a real Cuban cigar, their heads hang low in shame.

So the process of identifying a Cuban cigar is actually a little tricky. But some of the main things to look for is to make sure the Cuban cigar (If you ever do decide to buy it from the streets) doesn’t come in some plastic wrapper. Scam artists usually put them in cellophane wrappers. No real Cuban cigar ever comes in a cellophane wrapper. Their is the Fonseca brand but it comes wrapped in a very tiny sheet of almost silk like paper.

Finally, if you want to spot a fake Cuban, watch for the price. If somebody is trying to sell you a box of Cuban cigars for under $100, more than likely they are a fake. You can’t even buy a box of quality cigars in Havana for such a low price. In fact, in many European countries you can pay up to $600 for a box of genuine Cubans. As long as you keep your eye open and watch for the details, you will be able to notice the difference between a fake and a real Cuban cigar.

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