OPUS Lost City

[jerseystepup]

I'm dying to try one of these.. however singles cant be had... have any of you botls/sotls out there had any? are they worth it? im having a tough time pulling the trigger on such an expensive box blindly... Id hate to fall into the hype.

Originally Posted by jerseystepup

I'm dying to try one of these.. however singles cant be had... have any of you botls/sotls out there had any? are they worth it? im having a tough time pulling the trigger on such an expensive box blindly... Id hate to fall into the hype.

How much is a box??

[mu mike]

I wanted to dislike them, I really did.

But.....I freakin' love 'em. Everything a cigar should be (except for price!). To my palate, it's just about perfect. I've tried the Robusto, Pyramid, and New Perfecto.

[mu mike]

Originally Posted by darkninja67

How much is a box??

They come in boxes of 10 and range from $279 to $300 (robusto, double robusto, toro, pyramid, and lancero). The new perfecto size is only available with the humidor.

Outlaws in Kansas City has singles. Not sure on prices there but Google them if you want to talk to them.
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[thebiglebowski]

no cigar that doesn't come out of klugs or chibnkr's humidor is worth that price...

[McSmokey]

Good enough to be the celebration smoke at the birth of my first born son next week... already smoked one [pyramid] and if the kid wasn't coming I would splurge on the humi and just deal with the wife.

[Stick]

Originally Posted by jerseystepup

I'm dying to try one of these.. however singles cant be had...

Double Robusto, Lancero, Robusto, and Toro singles are available at Jack Schwartz - link

[jdakine]

Originally Posted by thebiglebowski

no cigar that doesn't come out of klugs or chibnkr's humidor is worth that price...

I've only had cigars from one of the above mentioned, true Dat

[RightAJ]

Got lucky enough to grab a single of the Torp, and it is resting for a very special occation (and review!)

No way I could afford more than one (the one I got I wanted to kick myself for!), but I'm a slave to LEs it seems lol

aj

[neoflex]

Haven't heard of these before but what is the difference between these and the regular run of the mill Opus that makes them so different to garner that kind of coin?

[jerseystepup]

Apparently andy garcia filmed a movie on the fuente farm a few years back entitled "the lost city"... carlito rolled these particular smokes from that particular yield that was growing during the filming... and theyre now just ready... apparently this was where they got the idea for the love affair also.

[Smokin Gator]

I know absolutely nothing about these other than Tampa Sweethearts still has them:

Robusto Natural 5 1/4" x 50
Double Robusto Natural 5 3/4" x 52
Piramide Natural 6 1/8" x 52
Toro Natural 6 3/4" x 48
Lancero Natural 7 1/2" x 41
Purchase the "Lost City Sampler" for only $138.99.
Limited availability.

http://www.tampasweetheart.com
Good while supplies last.

[Made in Dade]

Awesome cigar! I have been lucky to smoke four. Two double robustos, one robusto, one lancero. All were good. Limited production cigar

[muhren]

Originally Posted by mu mike

I wanted to dislike them, I really did.

But.....I freakin' love 'em. Everything a cigar should be (except for price!). To my palate, it's just about perfect. I've tried the Robusto, Pyramid, and New Perfecto.

If mu mike digs them...they should be dug! The man has some fine taste!

M

Originally Posted by muhren

If mu mike digs them...they should be dug! The man has some fine taste!

M

I'll second that... Chateau Fuente has nearly as many Opus aging as does mike

[thebiglebowski]

Originally Posted by jerseystepup

Apparently andy garcia filmed a movie on the fuente farm a few years back entitled "the lost city"... carlito rolled these particular smokes from that particular yield that was growing during the filming... and theyre now just ready... apparently this was where they got the idea for the love affair also.

so a second tier actor stands in a tobacco field and fuente gets to jack up the prices? can't imagine what would happen if someone of daniel day lewis' stature happened to show up...

[Knip23]

Outlaws Cigar has Opus Lost City Singles rangeing from 31-33 there not on the website so if you need some picked up just shoot me a PM

[Stick]

Originally Posted by thebiglebowski

so a second tier actor stands in a tobacco field and fuente gets to jack up the prices? can't imagine what would happen if someone of daniel day lewis' stature happened to show up...

They are supposedly from a special '04 crop planted right after the harvest in March that was used as a backdrop for the movie. Not sure if that makes them any better than the typical release or not, but that's the pitch. Also, apparently the lancero and love affair are not made form the '04 tobacco but were just special sizes. Here's an article (<--link) on the cigars. More info about the humidors (<--link).

Originally Posted by Knip23

Outlaws Cigar has Opus Lost City Singles rangeing from 31-33 there not on the website so if you need some picked up just shoot me a PM

Some sizes are also available on the interwebs from the comfort of ones home at Jack Schwartz (<--link).

[Brooks W]

The Lancero and Love Affair are NOT the Lost City blend, they are the Regular Opus Blend (with an extra label)...

The Lost City blend is different (and it DOES taste very different from the normal Opus blend) because the tobacco was harvested and planted at a different time from the normal harvesting...

~brooks