This weekend I had my 1st Opus X at Casa Fuente in Las Vegas. A great smoke. a little strong with a great spice kick. I would say a "V" cut for me on these sticks.

I also ran out of time to go back on sunday to pick up a box of house sticks. Shame on me!
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Congrats on your 1st :-)
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congrats. I love them with a lot of rest on them. They become stellar.
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had one with about a year of rest on it last week. It was outstanding. A little more mellow than I remember but worth the wait. I need to get a couple more for resting purposes. I have a Casa Fuente resting as well, how do they compare I have never had a casa before?
Peace
Marc
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If you got your first Opus at Casa Fuente you paid dearly for it! I have been there and it's a great shop but the prices are very high! Still, when in Rome... :-)
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Therein lies the Opus conundrum, I buy as many as I can afford at a time, usually 5 or 6, then smoke them randomly when I crave them and never have any that reach full aging potential.
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SWEET, everyone always remembers their first... :-)
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Nice, I'll try one of those when I can find one at a discounted price :-)
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I just bought my first at my local B&M. $18. Is this a reasonable price? Probably gonna let it sit till next spring/summer. I might go back and get another one just to smoke so i know what some age does to them. Can't wait for my first!!
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Sounds like it's a little over MSRP, but how much depends on the vitola.

Which one was it?

BTW - my recommendation, smoke it, then, IF you like it, go back to buy one to age. :-)
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People seeking out opus and Anejo: keep an eye on Emersons of Norfolk. Great seller and decent prices. Not affiliated with them, just a customer.
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:-)

Great shop, great prices, great staff!
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I have yet to smoke one but I have a few with 6+ years of age on them.
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What are you waiting on, Captain Delayed Gratification? :-)
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Should have smoked them at the three year mark.
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:-) 6 years should make for a good experience with an Opus. I couldn't wait that long, but I bet it will have been worth it.:-)
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same here. I always make a point to buy 5 or 10, but have never been able to age any. The only one in the humi that is over a year old is a shark, and it's so pretty I don't know if I'll ever be able to torch it.
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Ill smoke one tomorrow and ill let you know. Actually in two weeks when the next Jungle Jims cigar tasting ill bring one for you.
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Excellent. Aaron had proven to be a wonderful addition to our Jungle's VIP table, as evidenced above!

Gonna smack him back with something good. Hmmm...
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Thanks bud! If you didnt hear next weeks tasting is cancelled. Chris could not book the smoking area or something :-)
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