[Review] Opus X Super Belicoso

[CoventryCat86]

Great review.

I also encounter uneven burns with Opus X but only about 10 to 20% of the time and that's usually due to either a bad light (because I can't see up close and screw up the light more often than not) or as others have said, the cigar is too moist or too new (not aged). Try storing your Opus X at 60%RH, that's what I keep my humis and coolerdors set to.

Unlike paddy, I love these cigars so I just work through the bad times and still wind up with an overall good experience in spite of the trouble. Once in a great while, I get those annoying stem/veins that cause a horrible uneven burn but that's less than 5% of the time. From your description here, I don't think that was your problem. All these observations apply to Añejos too.

Davidoffs on the other hand (I think paddy will agree) almost never have uneven burn problems, even when a half-blind guy like me screws up the light. I love Davidoffs, ALL of them!

Today I smoked a Davidoff Gran Cru No. 4 which was perfect and an Añejo 46 which was darn good too. Since I tend to smoke cigars too fast, the 46s burn a little too hot for me, the 60s (48 ring) are my ideal Añejo with the 50s being a close second. For me the 55s and the 77s (Sharks) are too damn fat and the 48s and 49s are a bit much, I'll only smoke those if I have about an hour and a half to kill.