A. Fuente Don Carlos - Have I Gone Mad?
 

After sampling several of both lines I think I prefer the Don Carlos to Opus X. Have I gone crazy, or do some of you agree? :hm

Re: A. Fuente Don Carlos - Have I Gone Mad?
 

Yeah, you're absolutely nucking futs fer sure. How could you DARE not worship the cigar altar that is the Opus X?

It's in the cigar commandments, page 146, paragraph 3, sentence 2:
"Thou shalt have no cigar that comes before the Opus X"

BURN THE HERETIC!

BURN!

Re: A. Fuente Don Carlos - Have I Gone Mad?
 

Ha I am with you, not a big fan of Opus, I prefer the DC as well.

Re: A. Fuente Don Carlos - Have I Gone Mad?
 

I have never had either, but I am a fan of the AF Short Story...

Re: A. Fuente Don Carlos - Have I Gone Mad?
 

Smoked my first DC Lancero a couple weeks back and I enjoyed it quite a bit. Now if you were to compare it to a 6+ year old X... I think i may lean more towards the Opus. ;)

Re: A. Fuente Don Carlos - Have I Gone Mad?
 

I'll take a fresh DC over a fresh Opus any day. Like HK3 said, a crusty Opus is a different story. :)

Re: A. Fuente Don Carlos - Have I Gone Mad?
 

Don't feel bad, I love the King B's!

Re: A. Fuente Don Carlos - Have I Gone Mad?
 

I'd love to get a DC lancero. Had a few puffs off of one and was by far the best Dominican I've had.

Re: A. Fuente Don Carlos - Have I Gone Mad?
 

For me, an Opus needs to sit for at least a few years to mellow out and let some of the flavors come forward. They're a meaty smoke when young.

The DC, on the other hand, only needs enough time to get acclimated to my humidor.

In truth, it's been a while since I've had either. Maybe I need to remedy that. ;)

Re: A. Fuente Don Carlos - Have I Gone Mad?
 

The Don Carlos Senior I tried from Moki remains one of the best cigars I have ever smoked.

Although I'll probably not get another anytime soon, I prefer the regular production DC over Opus any day.

Re: A. Fuente Don Carlos - Have I Gone Mad?
 

DC is much better than fresh(key word) Opus and Im a pretty big Opus fan.

Re: A. Fuente Don Carlos - Have I Gone Mad?
 

Smoke what you like man, that's all that matters.

Re: A. Fuente Don Carlos - Have I Gone Mad?
 

I concur much like anejo, Don Carlos are meant to be smoked in the short term.

Re: A. Fuente Don Carlos - Have I Gone Mad?
 

aging does nothing but improve anejos
imo

Re: A. Fuente Don Carlos - Have I Gone Mad?
 

I disagree. I have some 4-5 year old Anejo's and DC's that are mouth watering. They get much better with age than Opus, imo. And to beat it all, I am not a fan of Fuente in general.

:2

Re: A. Fuente Don Carlos - Have I Gone Mad?
 

I like them both, but the Don Carlos line just always leaves me wanting a tad more intensity. If price was not a factor, I'd take an Opus any day.

Personally I think people are a little hard on the Opus X due to the price, scarcity, and ridiculous amount of hype that has been placed on them.

Re: A. Fuente Don Carlos - Have I Gone Mad?
 

:tu

Re: A. Fuente Don Carlos - Have I Gone Mad?
 

Try a Diamond Crown Maximus :tu

Re: A. Fuente Don Carlos - Have I Gone Mad?
 

If you like subtle, smooth pepper and all around finesse without much complexity, Don Carlos is for you.
If you have no taste buds at all and just want to spend a lot of money on your smokes, Opus is the one.




:r

Who am I kidding, I haven't had either one in almost 15 years, but OPUS is not so hot fresh,
and I never bothered to stick around long enough to age one. Give me a fine havana anyday.
CONSISTENCY? Take the Fuente everytime.

Re: A. Fuente Don Carlos - Have I Gone Mad?
 

Actually the Opus are all aged 5 years before shipping, so fresh off the truck has more age than most. I'm a fan of Habanos as well, just not a fan of tossing every other cigar I light because it's plugged.