O.K. So I've chatted with a bunch of you guys on line, but never had the chance to put a face with a name (and some pretty crazy stage names we all see to have) until today.
I had the pleasure of meeting a true BOTL and a great member of this board... the one, the only... >>>insert Oscar music here<<< CHEWBACCO!
That's right! In beautiful downtown Pasadena we met up for a lunch at some burger joint on Colorado Ave and then decended onto an unsuspecting local B&M for a mid-afternoon smoke break.
We browsed the walk-in looking for a victim to fall under fire when I popped the question... "Dude, where's the Opus?" Wookies are known for their short tempers and when Chewbacco echoed my question with a loud ROAR... the merchant quickly ushered us over to his secret stash tucked away in a private locker...
I could see the smile on Chewbacco's face broaden as we were presented with two fat Super Belicoso OpusX sticks. Ah... perfect choice!
This was my first Opus X cigar (what I have I've been hoarding for some foolish reason... I think I've been overly paranoid about the 'age' factor). Anyway... the cigars were cut and me and 'Bacco slipped into a couple leather lounge chairs and a comfortable tobacco-induced nicotine coma. WOW! What a fantastic cigar.
Chewbacco commented on the strength and sweetness of the tobacco. I could taste it too. A taste that seemed like it was created by aging the tobacco in cognac barrels or something? The Spice taste was incredible and soooooo smooth. Great rich flavor to start and then a consistent mellow tobacco flavor with a nice smooth finish. Everything I could have anticipated in my first Opus X experience.
I could see in the Wookie's eyes that the cigar was having a positive effect. The conversation flowed and flowed... some laughs about 'melt-downs' (including my own :laugh: :laugh: ) and a great feeling of comraderie as we shared, live, a smoking experience.
I can't say that I didn't feel a little 'heady' myself from this Opus. Man... good thing I ate a burger before I lit up. :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: And although I may have come a little unraveled by the nicotine... the constuction of the Super Belicoso was superb. A beautiful wrapper, rosado I think? The draw was a tad tight for me, but about halfway through it opened right up. My hand was a little shaky when I lit the thing so I had a minor burn issue... Chewbacco made me fix it. I wasn't about to argue... when a Wookie barks you obey.
Thanks CP! It was a pleasure to meet Darrick today. And hopefully there'll be more of these mini-HERFs with some of you other CPers. And this, I think, is what it's all about... good times.
I had the pleasure of meeting a true BOTL and a great member of this board... the one, the only... >>>insert Oscar music here<<< CHEWBACCO!
That's right! In beautiful downtown Pasadena we met up for a lunch at some burger joint on Colorado Ave and then decended onto an unsuspecting local B&M for a mid-afternoon smoke break.
We browsed the walk-in looking for a victim to fall under fire when I popped the question... "Dude, where's the Opus?" Wookies are known for their short tempers and when Chewbacco echoed my question with a loud ROAR... the merchant quickly ushered us over to his secret stash tucked away in a private locker...
I could see the smile on Chewbacco's face broaden as we were presented with two fat Super Belicoso OpusX sticks. Ah... perfect choice!
This was my first Opus X cigar (what I have I've been hoarding for some foolish reason... I think I've been overly paranoid about the 'age' factor). Anyway... the cigars were cut and me and 'Bacco slipped into a couple leather lounge chairs and a comfortable tobacco-induced nicotine coma. WOW! What a fantastic cigar.
Chewbacco commented on the strength and sweetness of the tobacco. I could taste it too. A taste that seemed like it was created by aging the tobacco in cognac barrels or something? The Spice taste was incredible and soooooo smooth. Great rich flavor to start and then a consistent mellow tobacco flavor with a nice smooth finish. Everything I could have anticipated in my first Opus X experience.
I could see in the Wookie's eyes that the cigar was having a positive effect. The conversation flowed and flowed... some laughs about 'melt-downs' (including my own :laugh: :laugh: ) and a great feeling of comraderie as we shared, live, a smoking experience.
I can't say that I didn't feel a little 'heady' myself from this Opus. Man... good thing I ate a burger before I lit up. :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: And although I may have come a little unraveled by the nicotine... the constuction of the Super Belicoso was superb. A beautiful wrapper, rosado I think? The draw was a tad tight for me, but about halfway through it opened right up. My hand was a little shaky when I lit the thing so I had a minor burn issue... Chewbacco made me fix it. I wasn't about to argue... when a Wookie barks you obey.
Thanks CP! It was a pleasure to meet Darrick today. And hopefully there'll be more of these mini-HERFs with some of you other CPers. And this, I think, is what it's all about... good times.
