9/10/2023 0 Comments Opus 2005The Fuente Fuente Opus X is designed to brood silently in your humidor for years before it comes to fruition. Especially, since most reviewers jump on a new one with only a couple months humi time. I realize I’m being a prick reviewing a cigar you can’t buy but how can I not take advantage of reviewing a well-aged Opus X? It’s unheard of. The creaminess makes it taste like fine yogurt. The finish is chock full of flavors that cling to my palate like a kid’s first day in kindergarten. Right off the bat…big complex notes of chocolate, espresso, red pepper, cinnamon, malt, honey, citrus, dried fruit, vanilla ice cream, cedar, and little ditties that don’t want to be identified quite yet. The draw is a little tighter than I prefer but it is doing fine. I will try muscling my way through this and use the poker if needed as a last resort. But I’m hesitant due to the small ring gauge and the length of the cigar. The draw is darn good but it could use a bit of the PerfecDraw cigar poker and tool to really get it to the resistance level I like. The cold draw presents flavors of honey ice cream with chocolate sprinkles, caramel, malt, red pepper, cinnamon tooth picks, orange citrus, candy orange slices, cedar, and espresso. Oh my…the cigar is awash in aromas…caramel, coffee, milk chocolate, malt, cedar, orange citrus, honey, red pepper, cinnamon, vanilla bean, nuts, and dried fruit. A very nice oily finish adorns the whole thing. Notes of bronze, espresso, brown penny, caramel, and rust. This is a beautifully mottled cigar wrapper. If you have the patience to age these, they should prove even better in a few years.” ![]() The cigar is the pinnacle of full flavor, with complex tastes ranging from leather to creamy coffee and earth. Like all OpusX cigars, the 7 5/8 inch by 49 ring gauge cigar is impeccably crafted by a small roomful of workers who make only about 75 cigars a day. The double corona size is a masterpiece, a classic on our 100-point scale. And current releases of the brand suggest that its quality is at a level not seen since its debut. Perhaps overlooked in all the hype is the undeniable fact that the OpusX is a great cigar. It also spawned great controversy as the first cigar sold with a Cuban-seed wrapper grown under shade in the Dominican Republic-a feat that many said simply couldn’t be done. (In Las Vegas, it’s quite common for these cigars to retail for $60, $75 or even $100.) The brand has been the subject of more than one lawsuit and the target of counterfeiters. Some retailers limit purchases, others charge far more than the suggested retail price. Since its debut in 1995, the cigar has had a cult following that makes it a rare find in many smoke shops. “No cigar has had quite the impact on the premium cigar industry as the Fuente Fuente OpusX. Rated Cigar of the Year by Cigar Aficionado in 2005. Today we take a look at the Fuente Fuente OpusX 2005 Double Corona. ![]() Home › CIGAR REVIEWS › Fuente Fuente OpusX 2005 Double Corona | Cigar Reviews by the Katmanįuente Fuente OpusX 2005 Double Corona | Cigar Reviews by the Katman
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