Wrapper: Dominican
Binder: Dominican
Filler: Dominican
Size: 6.5 x 56 Perfecto/Figurado
Strength: Medium
Price: $50.00
This cigar has received over 7 years of humidor time.
BACKGROUND:
Released December 2016.
According to Carlito Fuente:
“I wanted to produce something I remembered. To go way back to my childhood. Go back to the happiest moments of my life. I wanted my grandfather to be proud of me. My father to be proud of me. And someday, my children to be proud of me. It was something I had to do.”
THE WHOLE MEGILLAH:
This is a big honker. A Gordo in the guise of a Figurado.
Everyone hates getting up in the morning. If you make it to your 70’s, a whole new game awaits you. I feel like I’m on a Smucker’s jar when I drag myself from the wreckage in the a.m.
Despite the cigar having a lifespan of over 7 years, I get aromas from the wrapper of grape jelly, spicy black pepper, dark chocolate, vanilla icing, cinnamon, and creamy coffee.
The draw is as tight as my dick’s hatband. Luckily, I have my PerfecDraw to solve this puzzle. I don’t throw away cigars…I PD them. I proposed this new slogan to Dr. Rod. I haven’t heard back. He’s probably at his castle in Utah. He made his dough investing in Malaysia Airlines.
Dominican is always good. Dom puros rode the wave for a very long time. Peruvian tobacco has proven to be a great accompaniment but is dear and hard to acquire. This revelation has come in just the last few years. You’ll probably see future OpusX blends with this feature. Still, a punchy and clear start. Smooth creaminess that is given a boost by strong nuttiness, clotted cream (in the way back machine to 1975 Wales), cinnamon sugar, and white pepper.
The burn needs help.
Half an inch in. Not much happening.
When released in 2016, the cigar went for $22.50. You will unlikely find this cigar now. But there is a pirate of an online retailer who regularly goes for your gonads. The seller has this cigar for you if you’ve got $115. I’ve checked and these guys make it a habit to skewer you if you want something rare. I found only one review of this cigar, and it didn’t fare that well.
The burn self corrects.
There is no joy in Mudville as the cigar reaches 1” burned. I only have one stick, so this was a roll of the dice. I’m feeling disappointment and I don’t like it.
Zero richness. Zero complexity. Oh no. Mondays are slow days for cigar sites, so I don’t feel I’ve wasted my time. This blend could be the proverbial Second Half shines cigar. But that would put it in the category of a Patel or a Bradley, not the esteemed OpusX.
If I was a moron who decided to pay more than a C note for this cigar, I’d be pissed. It wasn’t until I moved to the U.K., that I found out that ‘pissed’ meant drunk. I stopped saying I was pissed off as I tired of hearing, ‘Fucking Yanks.’
Foot tapping. Waiting. 1-1/2” burned 30 minutes. Time stands still. This blend couldn’t have been a petite corona. No. It had to be a friggin Gordo. And that my dears may be the problem. A blend designed for a tiny cigar stuffed into a giant panda. They rarely if ever work. Did Fuente pull the cigar? No. They had you to take it off their hands for the usual inflated price point.
The blend is going nowhere fast. I am stunned how ordinary this cigar blend is.
I will stick with it till it makes land well into the second half. If it hasn’t gotten exponentially better, I’m calling a rain out.
Oh good…mustiness appears. Always love that. Like not getting a boner when you need one. At my age, a boner is a mystical thing. It appears and disappears on its own recognizance.
Oh man. This cigar should have been singing like a dog dipped in shit. Color me knock, knock, knockin’ on heaven’s door.
A frozen embryo is a baby. What’s next…they’re coming for you if you jerk off.
Good $10 cigars: RoMa Craft L.E. Neanderthal Genetic Deformity Barber Pole, Tatuaje 10th Anniversary Capa Especial, Foundation Charter Oak Pegnataro, Casdagli Daughters of the Wind Pony Robusto, Room101 Johnny Tobacconaut, Guardian of the Farm Claude Le Chien, E.P. Carrillo Pledge, 2012 by Oscar Barberpole, Luxury Cigar Club Choshi, Ain’t They Lovely by Lovely Cigars.
I’m at the halfway point. Cigar strength is formidable with a side of uber nicotine poisoning. Even if this cigar were to shine from this point forward, I’m no longer interested. This blend is a major dud. But the International Brotherhood of Cigar Reviewers bylaw clearly states I must continue no matter the pain.
I’m an inch into the belabored second half. The cigar is dead on arrival. This is the first time I have been let down by OpusX. What a pity. Now you know…don’t spend $115. I took a bullet for you. So glad it’s Monday.
Imagine how embarrassed Carlito Fuente must be.
RATING: 70
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