KeyserSoze
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I've been on a re-wrapping phase as of late. Just finished off a WOA with a sun grown wrapper and it came out pretty good. Well after the short story sun grown I decided to swap out wrappers from and OpusX and anejo 46. This has been more of an experiment to see how much a wrapper can effect a cigar and my preference of tastes. For instance I like the hemingway line but love the hemi maduros. I like the 858's but love the 858 sun growns. So today I decided to light up the anejo wrapped opus and see how it came out.
Now first off, I assumed I wouldn't have enough wrapper from the opus no5 for the entire anejo 46 so I had to cut an inch or so off. Even with this, I didn't have enough to cap it off but I didn't see a problem with that. There were a couple of patches but mainly because the opus wrapper wasn't perfect in shape after unwrapping it. Regardless it rewrapped nice and tight on the anejo.
Cigar: Anejo with an OpusX no.5 wrapper
Size: Approx. 4.5 x 46 (orig. 5.625 x 46)
Wrapper: OpusX
Binder/Filler: Dom. Republic
1/3: Started off great. Nice even burn with some woody oak aroma. It had a hint of cocoa mixed with some coffee flavors. Some leathery spice, found in the opusx, would emit from every other pull. Quite complex and smooth. Definitely not going to be a one dimensional cigar but then again, I've never had an anejo or opus smoke that way. Very enjoyable because it didn't have that initial opusx kick of leather and spice that burnt your nose hair but added just a touch to that sweet anejo smoke.
2/3: Still burning great with a grey firm ash. It started to mellow out abit but in a good way. Flavors were still very noticable from the first 1/3 and it seemed from every pull that I thought I was smoking a different cigar each time. Leathery spice, sweet cedar, coffee, mild chocolate, back to a woody spice....you get the picture.
3/3: After running to the car to get the groceries my woman brought home I went back to enjoying this fine, yet different cigar. Still burning nice and even and the wrapper is holding up great regardless of a few patches. The flavors were very consistent to the end but it did get abit hot from the cherry. Became more leathery and spicey to the point where it tickled the tongue. With a half an inch left, and the Jen yelling to help put the groceries away I let it die off in the ashtray.
I must say it was a very different smoke. Quite enjoyable but to be honest I would rather smoke a regular anejo 46. Kind of neck and neck with a regular opusx mainly because this one was alot smoother yet gave you hints of that nice opusx leathery spice but without the head rush. It would be nice to see these as a regular line and I would definitely commit to a box if it smoked the same as this one. Well worth the time and effort to make. Overall a damn fine smoke, I just wish I didn't lose that 5mins from unloading the truck. Hopefully I'll get a chance to roll a few more and see what age does to it.
Burn: 10
Taste: 10
Construction: 8
Stay tuned next week for it's counterpart.... The OpusX no.5 with an anejo wrapper.
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