Originally Posted by
hondsps
since cubans are supposedly the finest, there is a huge market in fake ones, even in cuba. It is more and more difficult to tell if you are buying the originals. Dominicans are from cuba seed stock, many say they are now better than cubans. YMMV.
I usually buy my Cuban stogies at Cuban government-owned or run stores. I would assume that they wouldn't sell you tref, but who knows?
By the way, big, big difference between Cuban and Dominican cigars, and nothing to do with forbidden fruits, etc. Where I hang out, neither is forbidden.