A. Fuente OpusX Perfecxion X

[S13Phil]

Well, I was hanging out with "50th Vert", decided to have one of my PerfX's. I found my pen after about the first 3/4 of the cigar, so I'm going from my memory here.


Brand:Fuente OpusX
Name: Perfecxion X
Origin: Dominican Republic
Wrapper/Binder/Filler: Dominican Puro
Length: 6.25"
Gauge: 48

Pre-light draw was great. Lots of wood (maybe oak?), but something other than cedar, strangely. You can probably see all of the cedar sap on the wrapper from the cedar sheath, all of my other PerfX's came out of theirs when I got home that night.

The rest of the pics didn't get downsized properly, so I'll just link to them.

Here's a good shot of the ash progression. Burning slightly unevenly.

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More ash...

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Still pretty much a strong core of wood, full-bodied, but pretty shallow in terms of depth. Probably due to uneven burning.

Me enjoying my Perfecxion X!

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I've decided to see how long this ash will go. Zach tells me that it'll screw the flavor if I don't tip it off and touch it up, but my curiosity has overwhelmed me. Let's see how long it goes!

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Look at that ash! Flavor profile is still the same. Strong wood core, spicy.


Uneven burning. I can taste the flavor going. Will have to smoke one of my other PerfX's properly soon...

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Holy crap, look at that. It's simply amazing. Testament to the great construction.

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There she goes!

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After this point, the burn was extremely screwed. I plucked one of the cherries out of my cherry coke and pulled a puff in with the cherry in my mouth... seriously amazing. Try it sometime. Really helped the flavor which was pretty far gone.

Well, this pretty much concludes my review. Sorry it doesn't help much, just wanted to share my experience. Next time I have a PerfX, I'll do it proper and write up a decent review.

~Phil

 

[Wurm]

Nice review and great pictures :thumbs: looking forward to the next one you do.

 

[natejustice]

Good Review Phil! Nice long ash on that Opus! :thumbs:

 

[Shiba]

Nice review... Thanks for sharing it with us.

 

[PuroEsq]

Thx for the pics and the review.

Do you always cut so much off on all cigars you smoke??? I try to cut much less or use a punch but I consider myself a NOOB still.

edit: I just looked at your pics . . . are you old enough to smoke cigars?

 

[ggiese]

Thx for the pics and the review.

Do you always cut so much off on all cigars you smoke??? I try to cut much less or use a punch but I consider myself a NOOB still.

edit: I just looked at your pics . . . are you old enough to smoke cigars?

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I noticed that as well. Seems like you took the entire cap off...

 

[Ginseng]

edit: I just looked at your pics . . . are you old enough to smoke cigars?

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:0 ???

 

[fetterjohn]

Thinking the same thing..."Show some I.D. please." :sign: Just messin' with ya.

-Fetter

 

[S13Phil]

Thx for the pics and the review.

Do you always cut so much off on all cigars you smoke??? I try to cut much less or use a punch but I consider myself a NOOB still.

edit: I just looked at your pics . . . are you old enough to smoke cigars?

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Heh heh... I'm 18, will be 19 Feb 21. When I came back into the cigar bar we (Zach [50th Vert]) were getting ready to smoke in, they kicked us out because it was 21+ after 8pm, and I definately don't look 21. The only thing I have going for me is that I'm 6'1".

I ended up cutting more off than I intended, the lighting was crap, and I cut it too shallow and sideways the first time, so when I re-snipped it, I took the shoulder off. Oops. Oh well, the experience was doomed anyways.

Thanks for the feedback!

~Phil

 

[Jeff B.]

Thx for the pics and the review.

Do you always cut so much off on all cigars you smoke??? I try to cut much less or use a punch but I consider myself a NOOB still.

edit: I just looked at your pics . . . are you old enough to smoke cigars?

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Heh heh... I'm 18, will be 19 Feb 21. When I came back into the cigar bar we (Zach [50th Vert]) were getting ready to smoke in, they kicked us out because it was 21+ after 8pm, and I definately don't look 21. The only thing I have going for me is that I'm 6'1".

I ended up cutting more off than I intended, the lighting was crap, and I cut it too shallow and sideways the first time, so when I re-snipped it, I took the shoulder off. Oops. Oh well, the experience was doomed anyways.

Thanks for the feedback!

~Phil

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Great to see more BOTLs my age being exposed to this wealth of knowledge! :thumbs:

 

[ironmike5]

Thx for the pics and the review.

Do you always cut so much off on all cigars you smoke??? I try to cut much less or use a punch but I consider myself a NOOB still.

edit: I just looked at your pics . . . are you old enough to smoke cigars? 

[snapback]278566[/snapback]​

Heh heh... I'm 18, will be 19 Feb 21. When I came back into the cigar bar we (Zach [50th Vert]) were getting ready to smoke in, they kicked us out because it was 21+ after 8pm, and I definately don't look 21. The only thing I have going for me is that I'm 6'1".

I ended up cutting more off than I intended, the lighting was crap, and I cut it too shallow and sideways the first time, so when I re-snipped it, I took the shoulder off. Oops. Oh well, the experience was doomed anyways.

Thanks for the feedback!

~Phil

[snapback]278890[/snapback]​

Great to see more BOTLs my age being exposed to this wealth of knowledge! :thumbs:

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dido; congrats on the review, very informative and very good pics. Glad to see you enjoyed the smoke!

 

[golfgar]

Thx for the pics and the review.

Do you always cut so much off on all cigars you smoke??? I try to cut much less or use a punch but I consider myself a NOOB still.

edit: I just looked at your pics . . . are you old enough to smoke cigars? 

[snapback]278566[/snapback]​

Heh heh... I'm 18, will be 19 Feb 21. When I came back into the cigar bar we (Zach [50th Vert]) were getting ready to smoke in, they kicked us out because it was 21+ after 8pm, and I definately don't look 21. The only thing I have going for me is that I'm 6'1".

I ended up cutting more off than I intended, the lighting was crap, and I cut it too shallow and sideways the first time, so when I re-snipped it, I took the shoulder off. Oops. Oh well, the experience was doomed anyways.

Thanks for the feedback!

~Phil

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What cigar bar was it you got kicked out of.......

 

[Zach]

We decided to go to Porters Cigar Bar down in Collinsville, IL. They were the ones who had the 21+ rule. Not any of the STL ones you had recommended to me! :thumbs:

 

[Lkyman]

Thanks for the review. Glad to see you hanging out with a stand up fella like Zach.

Lkyman