After sampling several of both lines I think I prefer the Don Carlos to Opus X. Have I gone crazy, or do some of you agree? :-)
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Yeah, you're absolutely nucking futs fer sure. How could you DARE not worship the cigar altar that is the Opus X?

It's in the cigar commandments, page 146, paragraph 3, sentence 2:
"Thou shalt have no cigar that comes before the Opus X"

BURN THE HERETIC!

BURN!
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Ha I am with you, not a big fan of Opus, I prefer the DC as well.
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I have never had either, but I am a fan of the AF Short Story...
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Smoked my first DC Lancero a couple weeks back and I enjoyed it quite a bit. Now if you were to compare it to a 6+ year old X... I think i may lean more towards the Opus. :-)
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I'll take a fresh DC over a fresh Opus any day. Like HK3 said, a crusty Opus is a different story. :-)
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Don't feel bad, I love the King B's!
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I'd love to get a DC lancero. Had a few puffs off of one and was by far the best Dominican I've had.
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For me, an Opus needs to sit for at least a few years to mellow out and let some of the flavors come forward. They're a meaty smoke when young.

The DC, on the other hand, only needs enough time to get acclimated to my humidor.

In truth, it's been a while since I've had either. Maybe I need to remedy that. :-)
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The Don Carlos Senior I tried from Moki remains one of the best cigars I have ever smoked.

Although I'll probably not get another anytime soon, I prefer the regular production DC over Opus any day.
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DC is much better than fresh(key word) Opus and Im a pretty big Opus fan.
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Smoke what you like man, that's all that matters.
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I concur much like anejo, Don Carlos are meant to be smoked in the short term.
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aging does nothing but improve anejos
imo
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I disagree. I have some 4-5 year old Anejo's and DC's that are mouth watering. They get much better with age than Opus, imo. And to beat it all, I am not a fan of Fuente in general.

:-)
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I like them both, but the Don Carlos line just always leaves me wanting a tad more intensity. If price was not a factor, I'd take an Opus any day.

Personally I think people are a little hard on the Opus X due to the price, scarcity, and ridiculous amount of hype that has been placed on them.
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:-)
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Try a Diamond Crown Maximus :-)
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If you like subtle, smooth pepper and all around finesse without much complexity, Don Carlos is for you.
If you have no taste buds at all and just want to spend a lot of money on your smokes, Opus is the one.




:-)

Who am I kidding, I haven't had either one in almost 15 years, but OPUS is not so hot fresh,
and I never bothered to stick around long enough to age one. Give me a fine havana anyday.
CONSISTENCY? Take the Fuente everytime.
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Actually the Opus are all aged 5 years before shipping, so fresh off the truck has more age than most. I'm a fan of Habanos as well, just not a fan of tossing every other cigar I light because it's plugged.
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