My first OpusX Review

[freakygar]

Originally Posted by rck70

Is this cigar to strong for a mild to medium smoker or is a good way to test the pallet? Great review and awesome pics!!

Russ,

Try um all.

Med to one guy is strong to another and so on.

Only your opinion of a cigar is the one that counts.

Al

[CigarmanTim]

Originally Posted by BigGreg

a very generous BOTL gifted me one of these with 5+ on it, omg hands down my best smoke ever!

Exactly what they say...5yrs+ and the opus is incredible. I've got 18 that are coming up on 3 yrs...we will c

[sjnovakovich]

Originally Posted by travclem

Does anyone know of a comparable cigar to the opusX. i've been wanting to try one but I would kinda like a comparison to something else so i'll have an idea of what to expect. THANKS

I really like the Diamond Crown Maximus

[RPB67]

You nubbed that bad boy .

Dam those Opus leave a nice ash behind.

Thanks for the review and pics.

[cbsmokin]

You forgot to mention what was in the wine glass.

[KenS]

Originally Posted by cbsmokin

You forgot to mention what was in the wine glass.

Ah, another interesting story
After I had moved back to the US from Italy, Hal (hk3) was still living over there. So, on one of my business trips last year, I went wine shopping and picked up 54 bottles! Dropped them off at Hal's house to be included his shipment when he moved back. Just pried the first few bottles out of Hal's mitts last week. So, long answer to a short question: Italian Syrah.

[LARAIDER]

Ahh yes the "Power Ranger", those little brutes have muscle.

[koolbooy]

Originally Posted by rck70

Is this cigar to strong for a mild to medium smoker or is a good way to test the pallet? Great review and awesome pics!!

just take ur time, make sure u eat, smoke slowy (like u always should) and you'll be fine, trust me its worth it, even if it knocks u out lol

KEN GREAT REVIEW! one my favorites! i love em!

[TMoneYNYY]

Thanks for the review, brotha! Those smokes are fantastic. It seems like this is the perfect size for the Opus X. It's not too small, but not too large that you get overwhelmed by its power, either.

[Bax]

A great stick which I don't think is over rated at all.

[nozero]

Great review with pics! Glad you enjoyed it!

Thanks!

[ky toker]

Nice review, KenS. Those Opus can be very good cigars. They get a lot of hype which drags along a lot of bashing and both for good reason. As mentioned, a year on these sticks can make great changes. I heard this many times, or read it here, so I ran my own experiment and have to say that the Opus does turn to a better smoke with time.

Strength; my 1st Opus opened a can of whoopass on me. Man that hurt!

Pricey, but a stick that should be found in your humi.

[Only Fuentes]

Awesome review and loved the pics. It's a shame about the Opus though. They are a great smoke when found at MSRP(which is right where they should be) but due to the scarcity some retailers just go wild with pricing and that's a shame for the vast majority of BOTLs. Holts usually has one of these in their samplers from time to time and usually average about 8.50 a stick ( 5 smokes for 40 or so). Opus are great tasty cigar BUT not the end all be all to cigars. The first year of aging has by far the most potential IMO.