Opus X Love Affair 2011 (Non Cuban) (BGRW)

[prshah25]

I usually don't smoke non cuban cigars but when I do its usually Opus X preferably with some age on them. I had picked 2 of these bad boys back in 2011 and had them aging in my humidor since then. So, it has approximately 9 years of age on them. Last week while going through my collection, I saw these and had decided to smoke one this year. Long story short, Prez put up this amazing competition this week and I decided to light one up earlier than I thought?

Cigar: Opus X Love Affair
Size: 4 9/16 x 50
Wrapper: Dominican Republic
Binder: Dominican Republic
Filler: Dominican Republic
Strength: Medium

Pairing - Spring Water.

Appearance and Construction:  The cigar is a really nice looking perfecto with no apparent veins. Nice Colorado wrapper. 

First third: Right off the bat, I am hit with an abundance of that white pepper spice along with some cinnamon in the background. The strength is medium at this time and burn is flawless. The ash is white and firmly held.

 

Second third:The strength is still medium and spiciness has mellowed down at this point. Notes of Cloves, Molasses and Caramel along with quality tobacco flavors are dominant. Burn is flawless and ash is solid white. For a little over 4 inch cigar the ash held at least half way. What a cigar!!!

 

 

Final Third: At this point it began to burn hot and I could only taste tobacco flavor. Ash is still white and strength had increased to full.  

 

Rating: This cigar was not overly complex but I would rate it a solid 92 for flavor, construction and 55 minutes of quality smoke time. Can't wait to smoke the next one in a couple of years.

 

 

[El Hoze]

Have only smoked a handful of Love Affairs but they’ve always been very good. In the NC category I tend to smoke mostly Opus X but these days NCs seem to be fewer and fewer.  

[prodigy]

Mine have been cherry bombs. Great little sticks.

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[MigsG]

Great NC, I have had a few OpusX and loved them all.

[prshah25]

True indeed.. hoping you can give my review a like . 

[Smokecigareveryday]

This cigar is my favorite of the opus line.  I would be happy to smoke this every day for the rest of my life. 

[prodigy]

This is the first cigar I found cherry notes in. I still hope to find it in an RyJ...


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[SansSin]

i keep wanting to like opus x but the ones i've tried so far have been too much pepper for me, holding a few to try them with some age and see if that helps. my go to non cubans are the 1926 padrons

[Smokecigareveryday]

6 hours ago, prodigy said:

This is the first cigar I found cherry notes in. I still hope to find it in an RyJ...


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I haven't found cherry notes in an RYJ either.  I get a sharp lemon underline tone with Love Affair.  But these are hard to find. 

[prshah25]

6 hours ago, Smokecigareveryday said:

I haven't found cherry notes in an RYJ either.  I get a sharp lemon underline tone with Love Affair.  But these are hard to find. 

Love affairs are hard to find and available during Father’s Day and thanks giving. If you get lucky ? 

 

11 hours ago, davidv said:

i keep wanting to like opus x but the ones i've tried so far have been too much pepper for me, holding a few to try them with some age and see if that helps. my go to non cubans are the 1926 padrons

Ahh .. my fav in Padron is 1964 hermosa no 4. Short smoke but a flavor powerhouse. And my goto is Hemingway short story .. 

[PrairieSmoke]

Love affair are available now $30 a stick though. 

[Smokecigareveryday]

2 hours ago, prshah25 said:

Ahh .. my fav in Padron is 1964 hermosa no 4. Short smoke but a flavor powerhouse. And my goto is Hemingway short story .. 

Hemingway Short story is my first cigar ever and probably is in my top 5 cigars of all time

[prshah25]

5 hours ago, Smokecigareveryday said:

Hemingway Short story is my first cigar ever and probably is in my top 5 cigars of all time

Mine too.. and still in top 5. 

[Deeg]

9 hours ago, Smokecigareveryday said:

Hemingway Short story is my first cigar ever and probably is in my top 5 cigars of all time

It wasn't my first but it was the first I ever really loved.  That cigar still holds a very esteemed place in my cigar pantheon - a really nice stick.