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ucla695 · 08-01-2009, 08:52 AM

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Originally Posted by Doctorossi

I don't have absolute certainty, but it's always been my understanding that the difference is in band and price-tag only. Enjoy!

I think the blend is slightly different and the tobacco is aged longer.

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These cigars have a sun grown corojo wrapper, grown at Chateau d'Fuente; the wrapper is from the same plant (but from the top pruning) as the Ashton ESGs. These limited edition puros are slightly subtler than the Opus X, with tobacco that is aged up to 10 years, and is finished by curing it in Calvados barrels, imbuing a unique taste to the tobacco.

Doctorossi · 08-01-2009, 09:35 AM

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Originally Posted by ucla695

I think the blend is slightly different and the tobacco is aged longer.

That would be nice. I'm not so into the manufactured-exclusivity-for-exclusivity's-sake thang.

The Poet · 08-01-2009, 11:57 AM

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Originally Posted by Doctorossi

That would be nice. I'm not so into the manufactured-exclusivity-for-exclusivity's-sake thang.

But then again, the only Opus, VSG, etc. I've ever smoked have been gifts, so WTF - if somebody else wants to pay the freight, that suits me just fine, thank you very much.