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Old 07-04-2010, 02:15 PM   #1
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Opus Revisited

Old timers here know that I have not been a fan, specifically because it annoys me that a cigar at this price point has to be aged by me before it is palatable. Until then it is just a one dimensional power bomb. Well, I placed a couple in the back of my humidor and after 7 years or so decided that America's birthday was a great day to break one out.
Pre-light I was impressed with the nose but not so much with the loose roll.
Light: initial flavor was excellent and much more melolow with age. What a different cigar.
Burn: SERIOUS burn problems, it kept racing down one side while the other side barely burned, regardless of how much I tried to fix it with the lighter. It finally evened out about an inch to the band. I was also surprised how the ash developed (not well).
Flavor: I enjoyed the first half but it never developed into anything special. By the time I got to the band I was bored.
Overall: I was really hoping that with age I would finally share the excitement about this cigar. But overall it was a disappointing smoke. I'll try the other one before making final judgement. In it's defense, I wonder if I aged it to long since I have yet to find a non-Cuban that ages well. That wouldn't explain the poor construction and burn problems but might explain the lack of depth.
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