opinion please

[cigarmarine]

opus x petite, reserve, or perfecto which two would you choose

[T.G]

The Opus X Petite Lancero is a very strong, spicy, full flavored cigar. Smoke it too fast and it'll take you for a spin.

The Perfecto is more of a medium body cigar.

I don't know what the "Reserve" is.

It's always an interesting comparison to get the petite lancero and a larger cigar like the perfecto to see just how much difference can be made by the ring gauge difference.

[cigarmarine]

thank you brother i'll go with the petite and the perfecto

[Ogre]

I would have to agree with Adam.

[DaBear]

Or better yet, if you can find em, any of the Angel's Share. I normally can't place specific flavors in a cigar(just use general terms like earthy, spicy, etc) but I swear they taste like a banana cream pie. So good. We just got some in to the shop, so they should be out everywhere else.

[WhiteMamba]

Originally Posted by DaBear

Or better yet, if you can find em, any of the Angel's Share. I normally can't place specific flavors in a cigar(just use general terms like earthy, spicy, etc) but I swear they taste like a banana cream pie. So good. We just got some in to the shop, so they should be out everywhere else.

Do you ship?

[cigarmarine]

Originally Posted by WhiteMamba

Do you ship?

yea what he said

[DaBear]

Yes we do. I'll PM you both the number and email.

[Chainsaw13]

Hey Lashun, Churchill's in Birmingham has the Opus X Angels Share in stock. I just smoked one after lunch. Very good, and surprisingly the prices at Churchill's weren't that bad.

[HollywoodQue]

I want a couple Bob...i love a good opus.....did you smoke it right away or did you throw it in the humi for a while

[Chainsaw13]

Smoked it right there, this afternoon in fact.

[DaBear]

Originally Posted by HollywoodQue

I want a couple Bob...i love a good opus.....did you smoke it right away or did you throw it in the humi for a while

They're honestly better fresh. I tried to hide one away for a few months when they first came out and it had lost that sweetness I loved.

[cigarmarine]

Originally Posted by Chainsaw13

Hey Lashun, Churchill's in Birmingham has the Opus X Angels Share in stock. I just smoked one after lunch. Very good, and surprisingly the prices at Churchill's weren't that bad.

Thanks I'll see if there open Sunday and grab one

[cigarmarine]

Hey bob never been to church hills can you smoke there

[cigarmarine]

Originally Posted by Chainsaw13

Smoked it right there, this afternoon in fact.

Duh

[Chainsaw13]

Originally Posted by cigarmarine

Hey bob never been to church hills can you smoke there

Originally Posted by cigarmarine

Duh

Yep, place is pretty cool, albeit expensive for some things. But then it's in Birmingham.

[JohnnyFlake]

Originally Posted by DaBear

They're honestly better fresh. I tried to hide one away for a few months when they first came out and it had lost that sweetness I loved.

For what it's worth, I have many Opus-X in my stash. I have not bought any in at least 3 years. Most of what I have are 5 yo and older. I have 9 left that are from 1997, the first year of the official public release. 5 of those are my favorite Petite Lancero.

DaBear is correct, in part. Opus-X are generally very good when young, the spiciness if sweeter and the other flavors are brighter. I've always suggested they be smoked within the first 6 months. Afterward, they should be allowed to rest for at least 2 1/2 to 3 years, at which time they become very interesting smokes. Usually, very spicy and full of deep flavors. After 5 years or so, they become more mellow all around, however, they are still very full of subtle flavor notes.

[DaBear]

Originally Posted by JohnnyFlake

For what it's worth, I have many Opus-X in my stash. I have not bought any in at least 3 years. Most of what I have are 5 yo and older. I have 9 left that are from 1997, the first year of the official public release. 5 of those are my favorite Petite Lancero.

DaBear is correct, in part. Opus-X are generally very good when young, the spiciness if sweeter and the other flavors are brighter. I've always suggested they be smoked within the first 6 months. Afterward, they should be allowed to rest for at least 2 1/2 to 3 years, at which time they become very interesting smokes. Usually, very spicy and full of deep flavors. After 5 years or so, they become more mellow all around, however, they are still very full of subtle flavor notes.

I was mainly just speaking on the Angel's Shares. I've never been a big fan of regular Opus, especially when fresh(to me they need at least a few years of down time). That said, the last batch of A's we got were quite good, though I suspect they had been sitting in Fuente's warehouse for awhile as they still had the Destino al Siglo bands on em.

[JohnnyFlake]

Originally Posted by DaBear

I was mainly just speaking on the Angel's Shares. I've never been a big fan of regular Opus, especially when fresh(to me they need at least a few years of down time). That said, the last batch of A's we got were quite good, though I suspect they had been sitting in Fuente's warehouse for awhile as they still had the Destino al Siglo bands on em.

That is interesting. I have never had an Angel's Share. Actually, I really don't know very much at all, about any Opus releases from the last 3 or 4 years.