JLS Posted June 21, 2017 Share Posted June 21, 2017 Hello FOH, I wanted to know if anyone has recently had a Fuente OpusX Lost city lancero. It has been a while since I had one and have seen they are always considered "rare" at least in the US. I wanted to know if they are even worth it still. I hope to hear everyone's opinion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dominattorney Posted June 21, 2017 Share Posted June 21, 2017 I have had one a while back, maybe in the last 4 months. Gifted from a friend at my local shop before I relocated. I would have to say, as a gift it was most generous, but I would shudder to pay the asking price on that stick. My favorite non-cuban lanceros are the Tatuaje black petite lancero, the illusione holy lance, and the Leaf by Oscar Maduro Lancero. All can be had for a fraction of the cost, and in my opinion, are a better smoke than the Opus X. I might not be your guy to ask, because I never thought the high-end Fuentes were worth their salt, but then again, you did ask for Fuente advise on a Cuban Cigar Forum, so serves you right. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HavanaSunday Posted June 21, 2017 Share Posted June 21, 2017 I would prefer the standard Opus x lanceros but out of the lost city it's probably the only size worth smoking. My two cents anyway. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kuma Posted June 22, 2017 Share Posted June 22, 2017 Had a "lost City" about a year ago. I regretted paying the price for this average smoke. Not hard to get my local B&M always has them in stock. Would love to try the "Tatuaje Black Petit Lance." but most of the B&M's in my area don't carry any of the above mentioned skinnies! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winchester21 Posted June 22, 2017 Share Posted June 22, 2017 (edited) I have a number of unopened boxes of rare Opus x cigars. I smoked one of the lost city after all the hype and passed on collecting this one. If I was looking for an excellent Opus I would try to try to find an Opus destino siglo like the 2 pictured at the bottom Avoid the 20yr with the blue band pictured at the top Overpriced waste of cash Edited June 22, 2017 by Winchester21 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cigcars Posted June 22, 2017 Share Posted June 22, 2017 NO Opus X has ever done anything for me as far as dazzling my cigar tastebuds and sense of aroma. I mean I can respect its quality creation in its makeup but it just ain't "got it" for me. And I've given several of them numerous tries. I'm also not a "long and skinny" lancero fan. Only twice in my cigar crazed life have I been bedazzled by a lancero size smoke: *) A Peter Stokkebye I think it was called a Santa Maria back in 1987: **) And the original release of Trinidad Fundadores back in 1993 or 1994. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wertman Posted June 22, 2017 Share Posted June 22, 2017 8 minutes ago, Winchester21 said: I have a number of unopened boxes of rare Opus x cigars. I smoked one of the lost city after all the hype and passed on collecting this one. If I was looking for an excellent Opus I would try to try to find an Opus destino siglo like the 2 pictured at the bottom Avoid the 20yr with the blue band pictured at the bottom. Overpriced waste of cash Winchester you have to share pics of your collection to the world. It has got to be inpressive 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wertman Posted June 22, 2017 Share Posted June 22, 2017 I have one regular opus x. But it's from 2005. Waiting to try it unsure of which size it actually is Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuzzArd Posted June 22, 2017 Share Posted June 22, 2017 Welcome to the Forum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garbandz Posted June 22, 2017 Share Posted June 22, 2017 saw these in a catalog yesterday, still available. was not the Lost City batch several years ago, and if so there seems to be no lack of availability. must not be selling for some reason.............. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JLS Posted June 22, 2017 Author Share Posted June 22, 2017 Always advertised never in stock Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
earthson Posted June 22, 2017 Share Posted June 22, 2017 Definitely not worth it. While Fuente grows some excellent tobacco, this is not some of it. And they're just getting silly with the Hype Machine pricing. I've always been amazed at how popular their limited releases sell, considering they usually taste like some other Fuente product already available at a fraction of the cost. Angel's Share and the Don Arturos are exceptions to this, yet I'm still not planning on resupplying these when I run out. I'll stick to aging Don Carlos no 3, Hemingway sungrowns, 858s and Añejos. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isaac Posted June 22, 2017 Share Posted June 22, 2017 I actually enjoy the Don Carlos Double Robust. I only wish it had the cool opus x band. The smoke is comparable IMHO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrightonCorgi Posted June 22, 2017 Share Posted June 22, 2017 No Opus has ever wow'd me. Don Carlos line is more in my favor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
havanaclub Posted June 23, 2017 Share Posted June 23, 2017 Had one Lost city robusto and wasn't overly impressed. Mind you my expectations were very high. Imo the best opus x is the regular blend perfexion no4. The petite corona size. Outstanding cigar. A pure cinnamon stick with nice strength and spice. The other Fuente worth buying imo is the don Carlos personal reserve. And I really enjoy the angle share corona gorda size. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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