When I used to be really into NCs, it was one of my favorites.
I have gone back and tried some former "NC favorites" with bad luck over the last year or two.
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I may need to spark it up :-)
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I actually won a single off of C Bid a few years ago and was pretty damn excited for it. Well, I tossed it into the humidor and just kinda forgot about it for a while. Finally, my birthday rolled around and I remembered that I had it buried. So I get my smoking area all set up, drink poured, good book in hand. I sit down and open up the tube to find it completely encased in mold. Noooooooooo!
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That sucks!!
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Opus X for me too, I remember finally finding them at a local B&M and was so excited to smoke it unfortunately it was just really disappointing, bad burn, not-so-great taste. Definitely not worth the price.
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One of my local shops has a box of Opus (don't know which size, not really big) that's been there for well over a months now. In fact they've actually marked down the price on them just to clear shelf space. I asked the owner what the deal with that was and he said that they just aren't moving like they used to. Too many equally good (or better) sticks out there for half the price. The Opus will always have a special place in my heart though was it was the first cigar I ever smoked.
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Opus X for me as well.

The papas fritas were great ROTT, but they really mellowed out after a few months.
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Opus X and any cuban I've tried. Boring and one dimensional
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Kevin...you sure we weren't separated at birth? :-)
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That's a disturbing thought.........and highly possible :-)
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My exact thought on 98% of non-Cubans I've tried, Kevin! I guess we are Bizarro-twins seperated at birth! :-)
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A note on the opus. I used to agree with you guys 100%, then earlier this summer I ran across a really really old one. It was very unique, and very multi-dimensional. I could only imagine how much these ORish ones cost these days, and I doubt I would ever pay that premium, but it did establish a very small amount of respect for the brand in my eyes. That being said, a fresh one? I'd rather have a half corona :-)
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I understand the Opus frustration the wrappers seem to be fire proof but after 4-5 years mine have turned into some amazing smokes and I was lucky to be gifted one from 2000 and it was amazing prolly my number 3-4 smoke of all time.

For me my most overrated smoke is most if not all viaje cigars the only one id kill to smoke again was the OR holiday blend the rest have not been kind to me esp the Satori, or as I like to think of it as the dog turd rolled in burnt hair :-)
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I've been disappointed by many cigars over the years. Like many have said the Opus X is one that gets a lot of hype and press, but I have never had one that really impressed me.
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Hahaha, dog turd rolled in burnt hair. That's great.

Not trying to beat a dead horse with the Opus stuff but I've got three I'm sitting on right now that have at least 5 years of humi time each. They're all from a 2006 batch. Hmmmmm, I may have to fire one up in the next couple days to see how it's aged.
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Well, after last nights cigar I'm gonna add the Undercrown onto my list.

It burned beautifully and smoked like a locomotive at full speed, but the flavors just weren't there. Very full bodied but all I got was earth and the very rare caramel note. One draw at the 1st to 2/3 transition gave me some nuts and leather but that was it. Pretty one dimensional smoke overall.

That was the corona viva size. I've got a robusto that I'm probably gonna sit on for a long time to see if that helps balance out the earthy flavor.
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Recent OpusX production for me as well. I remember these being much better back about 10 to 13 years ago. Something about them has changed, or maybe my tastes have changed, I don't know. And, I have to second the comments on the Undercrown and anything by Rocky Patel. Never liked those two very much. Also, just about anything by Perdomo. Never liked any of their cigars, even when they were first introduced.
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Gonna have to go with the majority and easiest mark so far and that it is Opus X. I really enjoy much of the Fuente line but Opus for the price is the biggest ripoff in the industry. Give me an Anny 64' any day of the week and even at Opus prices a Padron Anny 64' is still worth it imho. Now of course taste is entirely subjective and if you've found an Opus that you love and think is worth the price then God bless you and keep on buying!
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Exactly what I was going to say. I would also add Liga Privada Undercrown and pretty much anything by Rocky Patel (except the first batch of Decades, those were awesome).
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Any cigar named after cuts of meat, flying animals, of in toy boxes covers it for me
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