resting Opus...
- Thread starter milo
- Start date
kmckinn3
Learning from the best
I don't have much experience but I can tell you from what I've read they are the most talked about cigar when it comes to resting. Some say there is nothing better than a 5 yr old opus. I can't confirm that.... YET!
The first time I smoked Opus in 1995 it was amazing right off the shelf...Like smoking apple pie. The past 10 years the blend had been strenthened.. I think the last 4 to 5 years as I have been aging Opus they definitely are smoother and very tasty with 2 to 3 years on them. One year will not be enough time to notice significant change for these LOADED smokes. Find a way to store 6 to 10 sticks per year and go back to them only once a year. After 3 years you will always have some aged Opus to try.
Last edited:
SkinsFanLarry
Craft Beer Addict!
- Joined
- Oct 14, 2008
- Messages
- 14,355
"The first time I smoked Opus in 1995 it was amazing right off the shelf...Like smoking apple pie."
That's the same way I feel about the Double Corona's I had from 1996....I personally don't feel like they have been the same cigar since 1995/96.
That's the same way I feel about the Double Corona's I had from 1996....I personally don't feel like they have been the same cigar since 1995/96.
......the OR's are the holy grail of Opus. Wish I had gotten them when they were in the slide top box. If you want in your face power fresh is good. Aged for 3 plus years really do wonders for them......imho.
Cigary43
Just Another Ashhole
Been smoking Opus cigars since the late 90's and have had them fresh off the boat, at 1 year, 2,3,4 and 5 years. Anything from 2 years on are pretty much the same until you hit year 5,,,they are a very smooth cigar after 5 years.
njstone
BoM January 2010
ditto ... I just had my first Opus on my recent vacation, and I loved it. People are telling me to age them 5 years ... well, fine, but what am I supposed to smoke until then!! (my other cigars, I suppose, lol).
Volusianator
BoM Nov '07 & Jan '09
I beg to differ. I've had probably 12-15 OR Opus and not one of them was nearly as good, (to me) as a 5 year old stick. I've turned down OR Opus since, let someone else have them. Now I love my Opus, I love them right off the truck, with a year and with more, but OR, naw, you can have them.
opus hasn't tasted like opus for quite a few years. I'd pass them off to the cigar fairey and hope for a miracle.
and if by chance you're wondering about the Casa Fuente's... DO NOT AGE THEM. I had one of the original release ones the other night, and it was the blandest thing I've smoked in a long while. Cameroon just doesn't hold up to the test of time.
and if by chance you're wondering about the Casa Fuente's... DO NOT AGE THEM. I had one of the original release ones the other night, and it was the blandest thing I've smoked in a long while. Cameroon just doesn't hold up to the test of time.