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I bought this cigar in November of 2004. It was one of five that I bought on a trip to Disney World late on a Saturday night. There was a smoke shop in Downtown Disney that I remember as being very upscale. I also remember that I paid a hefty price for them because I recall I was not going to buy them because I thought the price was jacked up, but my fiancee (now my wife) said that I deserved them so I laid down the cash for the 5'er. It's been so long so I don't know the particular name of this stick but it measures nearly 7 inches long and I would guess the ring guage at about 48. It is wrapped in a beautiful Rosado wrapper. Looking at it closely it is the reddest wrapper I have seen in a long time. I also noticed a slight crack in the wrapper near the end of the foot. Sniffing the foot was just sweet tobacco and that bit of funky cedar that I have found to develop in cigars with some age on them. Right off the bat let me apologize for the changing light as it was light out when I started this smoke and dark when I finished so I had to use the flash on some of the photos. This is also the oldest cigar I have ever smoked. I remembered Opux X as a strong, powerful and spicy cigar and that is what I was expecting.
Straight cut. Pre-light draw was woody, a bit earthy and some spice. At the light I got some real spiciness for the first few draws and then it mellowed out very quickly. That spice never completely went away. It did not taste or feel like pepper spiceness but more like the taste and feel after one has eaten a few good ginger snaps. Woody and creamy during the first third. Now I know you are going to think old Dave must be hitting the hooch today but I picked up very distinctive dark cherry cola flavors for about a dozen draws and then it went away not to reappear. I kept hoping that it would. Very unique.
The second third just was fabulous. Creamy, woody. The draw was excellent and the burn though wavy did not present any problems. That ginger spice was in the background but it was there. What a well integrated smoke. The cigar settled into the top end of medium and stayed there the balance of the smoke. Toward the end of the 2ndthird I did detect some light notes of chocolate with some sweetness.
The final third was more of the same but not at all in a boring way. This was a very intriguing smoke all the way through. I enjoyed it immensely. Interestingly enough when the cigar was sniffed while burning there was a very definite deep chocolate scent wafting along the stick but it was never that dominate during the smoke.
This cigar experience was superb. Not at all what I remembered Opux X being. Of course it did have 10 plus years of age on it. Never mild but never overpowering either. The integration of flavors was just superb. The cigar may have been past its prime and I do wonder what it might have tasted like 5 years ago. In the meantime I am just going to say that I enjoyed it for what it was tonight. I hated to see the hour and forty minutes end.
Straight cut. Pre-light draw was woody, a bit earthy and some spice. At the light I got some real spiciness for the first few draws and then it mellowed out very quickly. That spice never completely went away. It did not taste or feel like pepper spiceness but more like the taste and feel after one has eaten a few good ginger snaps. Woody and creamy during the first third. Now I know you are going to think old Dave must be hitting the hooch today but I picked up very distinctive dark cherry cola flavors for about a dozen draws and then it went away not to reappear. I kept hoping that it would. Very unique.
The second third just was fabulous. Creamy, woody. The draw was excellent and the burn though wavy did not present any problems. That ginger spice was in the background but it was there. What a well integrated smoke. The cigar settled into the top end of medium and stayed there the balance of the smoke. Toward the end of the 2ndthird I did detect some light notes of chocolate with some sweetness.
The final third was more of the same but not at all in a boring way. This was a very intriguing smoke all the way through. I enjoyed it immensely. Interestingly enough when the cigar was sniffed while burning there was a very definite deep chocolate scent wafting along the stick but it was never that dominate during the smoke.
This cigar experience was superb. Not at all what I remembered Opux X being. Of course it did have 10 plus years of age on it. Never mild but never overpowering either. The integration of flavors was just superb. The cigar may have been past its prime and I do wonder what it might have tasted like 5 years ago. In the meantime I am just going to say that I enjoyed it for what it was tonight. I hated to see the hour and forty minutes end.
