Quote Originally Posted by ukyfan
OK, I had my first Opus X this weekend (Thanks George). It had a good flavor, but I was disapointed about one thing. The damn thing kept going out on me. I had to relight it like 4 times, and finally just dropped the thing and only had about 1/2 of it. Anyone else ever have this happen to them or was it just a bad stick?
Nope - the newer Opus' have trouble staying lit. That particular Opus was the December '05 crop. They also tend to favor a lower RH - 60-65%. If you let them lie at 60-65% for a while, they do tend to burn a bit better. Give 'em a year and they burn like a dream!!!