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Old 12-18-2014, 07:41 AM   #1
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opus x petite, reserve, or perfecto which two would you choose
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Old 12-18-2014, 07:48 AM   #2
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The Opus X Petite Lancero is a very strong, spicy, full flavored cigar. Smoke it too fast and it'll take you for a spin.

The Perfecto is more of a medium body cigar.

I don't know what the "Reserve" is.

It's always an interesting comparison to get the petite lancero and a larger cigar like the perfecto to see just how much difference can be made by the ring gauge difference.
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Old 12-18-2014, 08:27 AM   #3
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thank you brother i'll go with the petite and the perfecto
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Old 12-18-2014, 10:17 AM   #4
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I would have to agree with Adam.
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Old 12-18-2014, 08:38 PM   #5
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Or better yet, if you can find em, any of the Angel's Share. I normally can't place specific flavors in a cigar(just use general terms like earthy, spicy, etc) but I swear they taste like a banana cream pie. So good. We just got some in to the shop, so they should be out everywhere else.
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Old 12-18-2014, 08:54 PM   #6
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Or better yet, if you can find em, any of the Angel's Share. I normally can't place specific flavors in a cigar(just use general terms like earthy, spicy, etc) but I swear they taste like a banana cream pie. So good. We just got some in to the shop, so they should be out everywhere else.
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Old 12-19-2014, 10:49 AM   #8
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Yes we do. I'll PM you both the number and email.
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Hey Lashun, Churchill's in Birmingham has the Opus X Angels Share in stock. I just smoked one after lunch. Very good, and surprisingly the prices at Churchill's weren't that bad.
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I want a couple Bob...i love a good opus.....did you smoke it right away or did you throw it in the humi for a while
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Smoked it right there, this afternoon in fact.
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I want a couple Bob...i love a good opus.....did you smoke it right away or did you throw it in the humi for a while
They're honestly better fresh. I tried to hide one away for a few months when they first came out and it had lost that sweetness I loved.
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Hey Lashun, Churchill's in Birmingham has the Opus X Angels Share in stock. I just smoked one after lunch. Very good, and surprisingly the prices at Churchill's weren't that bad.
Thanks I'll see if there open Sunday and grab one
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Hey bob never been to church hills can you smoke there
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Smoked it right there, this afternoon in fact.
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Yep, place is pretty cool, albeit expensive for some things. But then it's in Birmingham.
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They're honestly better fresh. I tried to hide one away for a few months when they first came out and it had lost that sweetness I loved.
For what it's worth, I have many Opus-X in my stash. I have not bought any in at least 3 years. Most of what I have are 5 yo and older. I have 9 left that are from 1997, the first year of the official public release. 5 of those are my favorite Petite Lancero.

DaBear is correct, in part. Opus-X are generally very good when young, the spiciness if sweeter and the other flavors are brighter. I've always suggested they be smoked within the first 6 months. Afterward, they should be allowed to rest for at least 2 1/2 to 3 years, at which time they become very interesting smokes. Usually, very spicy and full of deep flavors. After 5 years or so, they become more mellow all around, however, they are still very full of subtle flavor notes.
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For what it's worth, I have many Opus-X in my stash. I have not bought any in at least 3 years. Most of what I have are 5 yo and older. I have 9 left that are from 1997, the first year of the official public release. 5 of those are my favorite Petite Lancero.

DaBear is correct, in part. Opus-X are generally very good when young, the spiciness if sweeter and the other flavors are brighter. I've always suggested they be smoked within the first 6 months. Afterward, they should be allowed to rest for at least 2 1/2 to 3 years, at which time they become very interesting smokes. Usually, very spicy and full of deep flavors. After 5 years or so, they become more mellow all around, however, they are still very full of subtle flavor notes.
I was mainly just speaking on the Angel's Shares. I've never been a big fan of regular Opus, especially when fresh(to me they need at least a few years of down time). That said, the last batch of A's we got were quite good, though I suspect they had been sitting in Fuente's warehouse for awhile as they still had the Destino al Siglo bands on em.
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I was mainly just speaking on the Angel's Shares. I've never been a big fan of regular Opus, especially when fresh(to me they need at least a few years of down time). That said, the last batch of A's we got were quite good, though I suspect they had been sitting in Fuente's warehouse for awhile as they still had the Destino al Siglo bands on em.
That is interesting. I have never had an Angel's Share. Actually, I really don't know very much at all, about any Opus releases from the last 3 or 4 years.
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