1st May 2007 I decided to smoke the Big Bad Mother F***er aka BBMF.
After a visual inspection at 4:44am of this cigar, I found no visual flaws whatsoever. Even the "flower" was in perfect shape. Its a shame that I had to cut that off as its not common to find one with a flower like this. All I smell is a nice sweet raspberry smell radiating off the cigar. Hopefully I will be in for a real treat if the smell is any indication of what is to come. I decided to pull out my Casa Fuente Xikar for this cigar as I don't want any dull blades cutting this cigar.
I managed to cut this cigar at 4:49am and it was flawless. The predraw seems a little tight but that will change as soon as I put a flame to it. I decided to do something different with this review and its to watch the movie "Gone in 60 Seconds" versus the usual Russian music.
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Lighting this cigar at 4:53am. I can easily taste the maduro foot on this one and at the same time, the Opus X characteristics have already shown themselves. The raspberry smell and taste comes out and really starts to open up at 4:55am. About 1/2 way through that small maduro tip. The draw is really nice after the tip is gone. The smoke has undertones of some hidden strength and what appears to be a very mild alcohol smell.
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Exhaling the smoke out of the nose at 5:59am and my impression is that this cigar seems very young even with nearly 2 1/2 years on it. The smoke also adds a little burning sensation to the nasal passage. A woody taste with a mix of something I can't identify has come out at 5:01am. I'm thinking this maybe an interesting smoke and I have smoked my fair share of the BBMF before.
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The burn passed the initial dome section and has been the best I've ever seen on any Arturo Fuente perfecto shaped cigar. With it not needing a touch up at this point is amazing and this is at 5:05am. For some unusual reason I just picked up on a lavender smell for just a brief second and disappeared as fast as it came which I am thankful for. Not a characteristic I want in a cigar.
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Subtle notes that this is an Opus has reappeared. The unique woody/raspberry combination I get off a Opus isn't overwhelming. I find this cigar is a big teaser for what is to come and noted at 5:08am. Again, the last puff had the raspberry/wood taste to it with a little mingle of alcohol. The after taste is also unique which is the notes I've already mentioned.
Just for a brief second, i thought I had a nutty coffee taste appear at 5:10am. Even now, the lips have started to tingle a little. I can definitely say there isn't another Opus like this one so far. Due to its size, I feel the true taste is being muted. But I'm digging it so far. Now at 5:15am, I got the wild raspberry taste which seemed creamy as if they was warmed up on a hot skillet with some alcohol. Maybe some Brandy. This characteristic seems to work for now.
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The draw has been very nice and plenty of smoke off each puff. Taking a brief moment to mention the ash as its kind of flaky yet its still solid. Time to ash at 5:18am and will see how this cigar will open up after. A subtle hint of an underlining strength has come through once again at 5:19am. I'm wondering if this is due to the subtle alcohol taste and smell I'm picking up on. I have to watch inhaling the smoke as its pretty potent. So far the cigar has been pretty consistent up to this point.
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Time to ash at 5:27am. Still has the underlining strength profile I've noted previously, yet the cigar isn't like an Opus any more. Sometimes the BBMF has reminded me of the Chili Pepper. Time for a minor touch up at 5:31am. The raspberry notes has come back again at 5:32am.
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Just did a brief inspection of the area I cut and the tar build up is starting to fill the center. Again the woody notes at 5:35am and the alcohol taste and smell. My poor nasal passages feel like they are on fire while the eyes water a little bit. Time to ash once again at 5:39am and a little touch up.
I have to say that this smoke has always been interesting to review. Interesting transition at 5:47am. Something has made an appearance and I haven't decided if its good or bad yet. Possible due to the tar build up. A nutty/woody taste once again at 5:52am and also the burnt taste once again. Time for the 2005 band to come off and ash while a minor touch up is needed. The band came off relatively easy this time around.
Time to ash once again at 6:03am. Not much for changes at this point worth taking notes on. I just made the cigar hot at 6:07am to see if something else would come out after so its time to let it cool down for a minute or two. At 6:10am, I'm getting a slight after taste of raspberry. Again at 6:16am, the Opus X band had to come off and this time it was very easy. No damages to the band whatsoever as the infamous Arturo Fuente super glue wasn't present on this band. I did have to do a minor touch up at this point in time and ash the cigar. For a brief moment I had an after thought of I just ate a Pepper corn Steak at 6:26am.
Still not much changes since the last impression but it has a nice woody after taste at 6:31am. I'm getting pretty hungry at this point and this now leads into another ashing. So far the smoke has stayed pretty cool in the mouth as long as I don't get the cigar hot. Once again at 6:40am it was ash time. This was the last 3/4" of the cigar and it didn't change from this point out.
My overall impression of this cigar is that it was tasty and different from the Prometheus BBMF. This cigar wasn't impressive to me when I first smoked it a few years ago but has gradually grown on me in that I enjoy it now. I think I'd have given this one a 90 out of a 100 points.
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