As the nigh began to wind down, I found myself a little pressed for time when it came to getting a short ashes review recorded for the weekend. I popped open my cooler and began to dig through the mess of bags to find the right cigar for the evening. I did more looking than selecting and found that I wasted a half hour and made no progress.
As I stood over my cooler asking myself “what do I have that is small enough to smoke in an hour and a half”, I remembered I had an Opus X Perfexion #4 in my travel humidor. With a 43 ring gauge and a length of 5.125 inches long, I thought it would be just right for the situation.
During the video I mentioned a conversation between Tony Ricciardi and I via Twitter. If you aren’t familiar with Tony’s site, take a look at Leaf and Grape when you get a minute.
Actually Walt, you are on twitter as WaltW not WWhite – lol
nice review, I kinda feel bad about sending you the #4 and #5 🙁 They were just too much for me! I thought the power overdid everything for the flavors except I kept getting some fruity taste while smoking it…dunno what the hell it was, but it was flavorful.
Mike
Walt, your twitter is http://www.twitter.com/waltw and I am http://www.twitter.com/leafandgrape
Great review as always!
I’ve had mixed results with the Opus X. Matt Moronna gave me one not long ago and it was “OK.” The one Ed and I reviewed here on The Stogie Review was great. A few others I smoked before that ranged from “All power and no taste” to “Wow!”
I tend to have better results with the smaller ring opus’ though. I also stay away from the forbidden X and stick with the plain old Opus X. At MSRP they are worth a try for sure.
Great review, I think opus x are pretty good but not as good as the hype makes them out to be, and certainly not $30 a cigar good….
I’ve never been a huge Opus fan…I much perfer the Casa Fuente…You have any thoughts on the Casa vs Opus???
Thanks as always for a great review..
Rob
I don’t smoke all that many Opus X either. A lot of the ones I’ve had have wound up being trade fodder. The last one I had was mostly power, and short on flavor. Admittedly, it wasn’t the first smoke of the day, and I had had some scotch before hand.
Speaking with folks that are Opus fans, I’ve heard that these are sticks that really should be aged for a year to two before lighting up. Apparently they significantly approve with age. I’ve got a few that are probably approaching that age, so I’ll soon see if there’s any truth to that. In the meantime, I’ll stick to my Anejos.
I don’t buy them that often either, and I don’t buy any of them at all if they’re selling for more than a couple bucks over MSRP.
Nice review Walt, I was always wondering if the Opus X was worth all the hype and $30. Thanks for the review
I have the same type of ash with my opusX perfextion No4