Popular Post El Presidente Posted June 14, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted June 14, 2021 Tongue in cheek ! https://www.cigarjournal.com/opusx-serie-heaven-and-earth-are-now-available/ OpusX Serie Heaven and Earth Rare Black Torpedo, MSRP: USD 55 per cigar Double Corona, MSRP: USD 65 per cigar Scorpio Maduro, MSRP: USD 55 per cigar Tauros the Bull Natural and Maduro, MSRP: USD 60 per cigar BBMF Natural and Maduro, MSRP: USD 75 per cigar 2 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post NSXCIGAR Posted June 14, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted June 14, 2021 Unfortunately, this is the kind of thing pushing the ELs into the kinds of packaging we saw for 2019. $150 more for lacquered boxes. And a foot band is bad enough, let alone a foot ribbon. Please. I think Opus X has jumped the shark. I remember when they were actually rare and one line. Now it seems every other Fuente is an Opus X... 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaptain Karl Posted June 14, 2021 Share Posted June 14, 2021 6 minutes ago, NSXCIGAR said: Unfortunately, this is the kind of thing pushing the ELs into the kinds of packaging we saw for 2019. $150 more for lacquered boxes. And a foot band is bad enough, let alone a foot ribbon. Please. I think Opus X has jumped the shark. I remember when they were actually rare and one line. Now it seems every other Fuente is an Opus X... Agreed. It's all marketing now. It's crazy how guys hunt these down like crazy too. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yossie Posted June 14, 2021 Share Posted June 14, 2021 Ayala seems to be forgotten about talisman and the original release of behike... 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Presidente Posted June 14, 2021 Author Share Posted June 14, 2021 8 minutes ago, yossie said: Ayala seems to be forgotten about talisman and the original release of behike... Not at all People can charge what they like. The market determines success! The Opus makes the RA 2019 LE look like a bargain. Who would have thought! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chas.Alpha Posted June 14, 2021 Share Posted June 14, 2021 1 hour ago, Kaptain Karl said: Agreed. It's all marketing now. It's crazy how guys hunt these down like crazy too. When I was over in Tampa visiting my mates at Cutter’s cigar, I caught the tail end of the owner (Alex, Cuba travel companion) talking to someone about how people call and request boxes of the Opus line before he receives the shipment. They somehow know exactly how many boxes of each line he is going to get before he himself knows. They sell out in a day. I suspect these will too... 50 minutes ago, El Presidente said: Not at all People can charge what they like. The market determines success! The Opus makes the RA 2019 LE look like a bargain. Who would have thought! I still want one of those. Don’t even care about the cigars. Totally awesome box! 😀 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sonarman81 Posted June 14, 2021 Share Posted June 14, 2021 41 minutes ago, NSXCIGAR said: Unfortunately, this is the kind of thing pushing the ELs into the kinds of packaging we saw for 2019. $150 more for lacquered boxes. And a foot band is bad enough, let alone a foot ribbon. Please. I think Opus X has jumped the shark. I remember when they were actually rare and one line. Now it seems every other Fuente is an Opus X... Was not impressed at all with the “Lost City”. Halfway through I lost it in the ditty bin. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Habana Mike Posted June 14, 2021 Share Posted June 14, 2021 I think HSA got their ideas from these guys. Or Ghurka. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huckleberry Posted June 15, 2021 Share Posted June 15, 2021 Lost City were crap! Regular line of Opus for me please. I won’t search for them but I will buy them when I see them. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NW_Oregon Posted June 15, 2021 Share Posted June 15, 2021 There's some good cigars in the opus line up, and the regular production stuff isn't to expensive, the LE stuff like the BBMF, The Bull, ect ect. count me out. their just going to taste like a $100 dollar cigar. The biggest problem with opus is the up charge over MSRP, most would be an alright deal at MSRP but often are sold for 3-4 times what Fuente set out for them to cost. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edicion Posted June 15, 2021 Share Posted June 15, 2021 For you more experienced smokers of premium/exclusive NC, like the Opus series and Cuban equivalent maybe even a Talisman. How is the taste experience for an Opus? I mean, are they from an objective perspective, great smokes, great tobacco and overall an exclusive cigar? (presuming good draw, setting aside costs, no construction issues, kept at right RH and Temp etc etc) Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Habana Mike Posted June 15, 2021 Share Posted June 15, 2021 39 minutes ago, Edicion said: For you more experienced smokers of premium/exclusive NC, like the Opus series and Cuban equivalent maybe even a Talisman. How is the taste experience for an Opus? I mean, are they from an objective perspective, great smokes, great tobacco and overall an exclusive cigar? (presuming good draw, setting aside costs, no construction issues, kept at right RH and Temp etc etc) Cheers Back when I smoked a lot of these they were definitely a step or three above most offerings at the time. Used to hang out with the Fuente and Newman gang at their CFC events around the turn of the century where there would be many 'special' rolls. Even then, the cigars you could find at your local shop (if you could find them) were noticeably of a higher quality of blend and construction than most cigars made around that timeframe. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
havanaclub Posted June 15, 2021 Share Posted June 15, 2021 You think this is big money, you should see what people pay for these on the secondary. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cairo Posted June 15, 2021 Share Posted June 15, 2021 1 hour ago, therealrsr said: The anejo 77 Shark and 888 are the best AF for me though. I enjoy all of the Anejos--the Opus Xs have been just ok imho. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thirds Posted June 15, 2021 Share Posted June 15, 2021 5 hours ago, El Presidente said: Not at all People can charge what they like. The market determines success! The Opus makes the RA 2019 LE look like a bargain. Who would have thought! Those RAs are tasty little sticks. Based on how they were ROTT I had to load up on them with more inbound. Don’t care what the secondary will be as I intend to smoke these myself. And the box is nice to look at. Call me a fool but I think all the 2019s LEs are great cigars and great young. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StogieSteve23 Posted June 15, 2021 Share Posted June 15, 2021 14 hours ago, Kaptain Karl said: It's crazy how guys hunt these down like crazy too. And most will never smoke what they "hunt down". Just for resale or showing off collections on Facebook. 11 hours ago, Huckleberry said: Lost City were crap! Regular line of Opus for me please. I won’t search for them but I will buy them when I see them. The Angel's Share IMO are the best ones with the traditional Opus in second. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billyh79 Posted June 15, 2021 Share Posted June 15, 2021 The regular line and angel's share are enjoyable cigars. I like the larger regular line, they dont seem to be so overwhelmingly strong fresh. Those and natural Padron 26/64 are about the only NC I get excited about at this point. Pretty pricey for all of them though. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Puros Y Vino Posted June 15, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted June 15, 2021 12 hours ago, Edicion said: For you more experienced smokers of premium/exclusive NC, like the Opus series and Cuban equivalent maybe even a Talisman. How is the taste experience for an Opus? I mean, are they from an objective perspective, great smokes, great tobacco and overall an exclusive cigar? (presuming good draw, setting aside costs, no construction issues, kept at right RH and Temp etc etc) Cheers I've only smoked a few Opus' so I don't have a weath of experience on them. Nonetheless, my observations are. Fantastically rolled cigars. Probably the nicest ones out there. Top notch QC. They look great, draw is just right. Flavour(s). On the spicy side but somewehat monotonous from foot to head. Not much in terms of transitions. But, from what some of my American friends tell me, a lot of people buy them just because the flavour is consistent and they like it. Too damn strong. The more I smoked the more it liquefied my brain.😳 Letting them sit a few years really didn't tone them down I must say. I still have a single Opus X A from about 2011. My first instinct is to sell it as it is quite sought after. But I'm leaning towards smoking it to see what time has done to it. The cello has yellowed nicely and I hear this cigar is a lot more dynamic. 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post PigFish Posted June 15, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted June 15, 2021 Have little opinion on O-Piss! Tabacuba, rather than emulate the quality of the cigar itself, decides to make a nicer box...! Once the world leader in cigars, now reduced to copying ex-pats to stay in business. Give these people some of their land back and learn how to really make a cigar!!! Cigars as a luxury item for rich people is really bad for promoting smoking and fostering the next generation of cigar enthusiasts. For the price of one of these rich-mans cigars, you can get high for a week, clear out the chip isle at Walmart for munchies, lure in someone from the opposite sex and get laid as well. If I were young again, I too would likely be smoking Grass, than Paragas!!! -the Pig 6 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chibearsv Posted June 15, 2021 Share Posted June 15, 2021 6 hours ago, PigFish said: Have little opinion on O-Piss! Tabacuba, rather than emulate the quality of the cigar itself, decides to make a nicer box...! Once the world leader in cigars, now reduced to copying ex-pats to stay in business. Give these people some of their land back and learn how to really make a cigar!!! Cigars as a luxury item for rich people is really bad for promoting smoking and fostering the next generation of cigar enthusiasts. For the price of one of these rich-mans cigars, you can get high for a week, clear out the chip isle at Walmart for munchies, lure in someone from the opposite sex and get laid as well. If I were young again, I too would likely be smoking Grass, than Paragas!!! -the Pig As long as you're not luring someone in from the Walmart 😁 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enduin Posted June 15, 2021 Share Posted June 15, 2021 22 hours ago, Edicion said: For you more experienced smokers of premium/exclusive NC, like the Opus series and Cuban equivalent maybe even a Talisman. How is the taste experience for an Opus? I mean, are they from an objective perspective, great smokes, great tobacco and overall an exclusive cigar? (presuming good draw, setting aside costs, no construction issues, kept at right RH and Temp etc etc) Cheers Sample of one, FWIW these are my tasting notes from 2016: Opus XXX Belicoso (3 years aging) Cold draw unremarkable. Upon lighting toasted notes, some spice, mild coffee. Very simple, no complexity. Burning line is pretty bad, several touch ups needed. Draw is good. Smoke production good. At the price point you can imagine why I never bought a second one... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
porkchop Posted June 15, 2021 Share Posted June 15, 2021 The hideous bands honestly turned me off from these. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoepssa Posted June 16, 2021 Share Posted June 16, 2021 Regular Opus X +1. They age beautifully, and taste well when you give them time just like Habanos.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gllerner Posted June 16, 2021 Share Posted June 16, 2021 I think you are right in some regardsThe Cuban LE are typically high priced and bat like .125 vs the opus which are the same .500all the timeSent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin48438 Posted June 16, 2021 Share Posted June 16, 2021 I’ve smoked and still own a number of the different OpusXs at various ages. I just went through the line when inspired by a member who posted about going to an event a few weeks ago. My 2 cents: - Regular line is a good cigar, but overpriced for what they are. They age nicely and at 7+ years they hit their stride. - Lost City is again a solid cigar. I like them with less than 5 years. After that they become more muddled, seeming to lose complexity. However I’ve only had the corona sized ones and the lancero. A great lancero, but crazy expensive. - Angels Share are my favorites of the line. 2-5 years is best for me. However, newer ones don’t seem as good as 12ish years ago when they first came out. But maybe my taste has changed. They seem less sweet. As for AF, at a similar price range I like the God of Fire line better, especially the Carlitos with the Cameroon wrapper. The Anejo line I like much better and they are less than half the price. The friends I have the are OpusX guys only collect the specials. They rarely, if ever, smoke any of them. For smoking it is the normal lines. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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