Okay Gents, To some of you this thread may be blasphemy, however I have been sorely disappointed with my Opus X experience.
about two months ago I had my first Opus X...a perfecxion #2. It was a valentines gift from my lady that had been resting since February. The only thing I enjoyed about that stick was the pre-light draw which was amazing (lots of rich dark chocolate and sweet tobacco.) Unfortunately for me it was down hill from there. Burn was uneven and hot, flavors were blah, and it was so miserable I only smoked about half of it. I was really disappointed to say the least, and so was my girl friend who payed waaay over retail (close the $30) and had put a lot of thought into the gift.
So fast forward a couple months when I was in my local B&M and saw Opus X Perfecxion #2's for ~$13. I picked one up because I wanted to give it another shot. After all, I was concerned that perhaps my poor experience was chalked up to a bad stick or very humid ambient conditions. I let the new one rest a few weeks.
Yesterday I smoked this second #2. This one had a VERY loose draw, uneven and HOT burn, harsh flavors, and again just really disappointing. Now again, it was fairly humid out (~50%) and it was really hot out so I thought maybe I had again chosen the wrong time to smoke an expensive stick. So after only smoking 2/3rds of this #2 I pitched it.
As we started our fireworks I went in and grabbed another stick, this time I reached for a cheap go to smoke just to test the waters, thinking maybe that It was just too hot/humid out for a stick to burn right. I grabbed a $3 Nica Libre. It smoked perfect to the nub. Razor sharp burn, great flavor, cool smoke.
So here is my gripe: How is it that I have had two considerably bad experiences with an Opus X? I understand that there are a lot of variables in cigar smoking and that two sticks may not be a good representation of an entire brand or line, but I am REALLY going to have a hard time spending big money on another Opus X.
Thats just my two cents guys, so lemme know what you think.
about two months ago I had my first Opus X...a perfecxion #2. It was a valentines gift from my lady that had been resting since February. The only thing I enjoyed about that stick was the pre-light draw which was amazing (lots of rich dark chocolate and sweet tobacco.) Unfortunately for me it was down hill from there. Burn was uneven and hot, flavors were blah, and it was so miserable I only smoked about half of it. I was really disappointed to say the least, and so was my girl friend who payed waaay over retail (close the $30) and had put a lot of thought into the gift.
So fast forward a couple months when I was in my local B&M and saw Opus X Perfecxion #2's for ~$13. I picked one up because I wanted to give it another shot. After all, I was concerned that perhaps my poor experience was chalked up to a bad stick or very humid ambient conditions. I let the new one rest a few weeks.
Yesterday I smoked this second #2. This one had a VERY loose draw, uneven and HOT burn, harsh flavors, and again just really disappointing. Now again, it was fairly humid out (~50%) and it was really hot out so I thought maybe I had again chosen the wrong time to smoke an expensive stick. So after only smoking 2/3rds of this #2 I pitched it.
As we started our fireworks I went in and grabbed another stick, this time I reached for a cheap go to smoke just to test the waters, thinking maybe that It was just too hot/humid out for a stick to burn right. I grabbed a $3 Nica Libre. It smoked perfect to the nub. Razor sharp burn, great flavor, cool smoke.
So here is my gripe: How is it that I have had two considerably bad experiences with an Opus X? I understand that there are a lot of variables in cigar smoking and that two sticks may not be a good representation of an entire brand or line, but I am REALLY going to have a hard time spending big money on another Opus X.
Thats just my two cents guys, so lemme know what you think.
