Need an opinion on this

[Rob_k]

A friend of mine went to Aruba and was nice enough to bring me back a few RyJ Coronitas en cedro's. they purchased them from a lady in the resort they stayed at,and made the claim of genuine.
we fired one up the other night and it was pretty good tasting.All the posts i have read indicate most are fake in Aruba and i have ony had 2-3 RyJ's (real deals) in my entire life, so i am not sure of what this cigar should look like. attached are some pics, can i get someone with a little mre experience in ISOM than I to give me an educated opinion. thanks in advance

full size images are at My Smugmug galleries

 

[moki]

http://www.cigars-review.org/Romeo-y-Julie...nitas-Cedro.htm

 

[Sunward]

i'm no expert, but look at the gold coins, they should be well defined. fakes are flat, poor embossed coins.

 

[KayakinBoy]

i gotta say looks good to me. :thumbs:

 

[Moncoeur]

Can't comment on your smokes, but it's obvious with cigars like these that cedar w/label can be slipped off genuine article (which has been smoked) and reused on fakes of similar size. Proof is in the tasting.

 

[Allofus123]

Can't comment on your smokes, but it's obvious with cigars like these that cedar w/label can be slipped off genuine article (which has been smoked) and reused on fakes of similar size. Proof is in the tasting.

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Exactly..... all that can be argued with your photos is if the band or cedar wrapping is legit. LOL

If your cigar was bought from "a lady" in Aruba I would suspect it is fake.... doesn't mean it is just extremely suspect. Smoke it and be done with it.

Know your source.

 

[Jeffro600]

Looks real enough to me...smoke it and find out!!