Opus X A

[El Fumador]

It's funny how much I read online about how dissappointed people are with Opus X. I started smoking fuentes in 2000, and the old guys at the shop in san antonio used to say how over rated opus is. I smoked an opus X A after the florida/OU national champonship game. It was absolutely awesome, took over 2 1/2 hours. It was smooth and the strength was defientely present. Half way through I looked at my buddy wondering if we were going to get through it. It is a very strong cigar, even with a few years on it. The one I smoked had 2 years on it in my box, and I have another with 3 years on it. There have been some opus X that are too strong fresh, the no. 4 is my least favorite opus X. The petite lancero, the reserva de chateau, the robusto, the charity opus x, these are all wonderful. Opus X is always been my favorite cigar, and the A is a rare treat. I have half a box of double coronas that are almost as big as the A, haven't smoked any yet, hope there as good as the A was. I don't know if my ash held on the whole way but it was on a good protion of the cigar. I have had great luck with Opus X, the only problem i encounter with them is re-lighting. It's such a rich cigar that all the moisture from the oil's in the wrapper some people complain of tar at the end of the cigar, and this cigar absorbs humidity well, so i like to smoke it a little more dry at 62 to 65% to really enjoy opus. I have found when i keep it at 65 to 70% with all my cuban stuff, ( cuban stuff dry's out easy so i have to keep a higher humidity ) the opus x gets a little sticky and is hard to keep them lit. But this has never affected the taste of the cigar, and this cigar doesn't get hot like some padron's i smoke. It all matter's how much you pay for this cigar, if you paid less than $45 for this cigar then you will be very happy. I've heard of people paying up to $200 a stick which is out of control.