Do Anejo's need aging?

[Patrick B]

I've recently learned that Opus X are best at a year or more age. Are Anejo's similar or are they more 'smokeable" when first released?

 

[BradMc]

U had better send them to me I'll test them for u .............WTG

 

[zeavran1]

I've only had one that sat in my humi for about 6 months and it was great!

 

[BrooksW]

They don't NEED to age, but the older they are, the better...Some of the best sticks I have ever had have been OR Anejo's....

~brooks

 

[podman28]

Actually that depends on personal preference. One of the biggest Opus junkies I know will trade an older Opus for a fresh one everyday of the week. When fresh they as well as the Anejos have more pop when fresh. When they age they tend to mellow out and become smoother.

 

[SkinsFanLarry]

Actually that depends on personal preference. One of the biggest Opus junkies I know will trade an older Opus for a fresh one everyday of the week. When fresh they as well as the Anejos have more pop when fresh. When they age they tend to mellow out and become smoother.

For me, the last Opus X that I really enjoyed was 1996, I had 10 Double Corona's and I cried the day I smoked the last one....but that's just me.

 

[Patrick B]

Thanks fellas. Gonna grab a few now that they are hitting the stores and I was wondering if I could smoke one around Christmas time or not...

 

[Zen Cigar Man]

I am a huge proponent of aging cigars but... like Padrons, I like them better fresh. They have already been aged, too much more and they lose the pow.

 

[Alwayslit]

They are good fresh. I like them with age. The OR's.......thats a whole different animal.:drool:

 

[e-man67]

Thanks fellas. Gonna grab a few now that they are hitting the stores and I was wondering if I could smoke one around Christmas time or not...

Smoke them now! unlike Opus the Anejo mellow with age.

 

[SecretSanta]

Send them to the North Pole and I will age them for you! hehe.. Right after I smoke them! lol!:santa2:

 

[terrantheman]

Almost all cigars benefit from some aging with the exception of dog rockets, once a POS always a POS!

 

[Virtuoso]

Does anyone know if they are in stores now? I haven't been able to find either Opus or Anejos anywhere around me and I do not want to even think about ordering something crazy like one from Cigar.com.

 

[Proud Bear]

I have a set of Perfexion X (didn't get a box, so I figure "set" is the right term, lol)- from 2008. They seem to be getting better at 6 months then 1 year. The one I intend to smoke for Christmas will be 1.5 years, and I'm expecting wonders out of it.

Great fresh, plus no reason not to age them.

Bear

 

[Starz26]

Does anyone know if they are in stores now? I haven't been able to find either Opus or Anejos anywhere around me and I do not want to even think about ordering something crazy like one from Cigar.com.

They hit some stores yesterday...., Opus are coming mid December (19th or so)

 

[njstone]

Thanks fellas. Gonna grab a few now that they are hitting the stores and I was wondering if I could smoke one around Christmas time or not...

Does TPS usually get in the holiday Fuentes at a good price?

I've not had an Anejo yet myself, and just had my first Opus (loved it!). I know that they have the same exact filler--the Anejo is basically an Opus Maduro.

 

[e-man67]

Does TPS usually get in the holiday Fuentes at a good price?

I've not had an Anejo yet myself, and just had my first Opus (loved it!). I know that they have the same exact filler--the Anejo is basically an Opus Maduro.

and the tobacco is aged in sherrie oak casts...hence that sherrie flavor

 

[gibbleguts]

No I believe anejo are a mix of opus, hemmingway and don carlos fillers. And the congac barrel aging add's a little to the wrapper flavour as well. Not the same as opus maduro but way easier to find.

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[e-man67]

No I believe anejo are a mix of opus, hemmingway and don carlos fillers. And the congac barrel aging add's a little to the wrapper flavour as well. Not the same as opus maduro but way easier to find.

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I have heard cognac and I have heard sherrie...tastes more like sherrie than cognac I think.

 

[ChazHollywood]

Does anyone know if they are in stores now? I haven't been able to find either Opus or Anejos anywhere around me and I do not want to even think about ordering something crazy like one from Cigar.com.

They certainly seem to be trickling out. Barclay Rex here in NYC had Opus and Anejos a few weeks back. Opus were 2 to a customer, Anejo were by the box. That's where I snagged the box I posted in the "latest purchase" thread.

Last I checked they had sold out of both, but gotten the DC Maximus in. If the for sale posts are any indication, they seem to be hitting stores in other regions, as well.

-Charles