Kingantz
Growing too fast.
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Temperature in the shade is reading right at 96.1F, however the humidity is fortunately lower today at 44%. Luckily there’s a breeze blowing, which actually feels nice sitting on the back porch. I decided I would spend a lazy Sunday afternoon smoking an original release Opus Reserva D’Chateau. Once removed from the yellow cello, I find the wrapper is medium brown in color and somewhat blotchy, coarse with noticeable oil, and has prominent veins running throughout. There’s a solid weight to it, has a slight give when squeezed, and with the cap punched I find the draw with just a little too much resistance, however air is flowing through well enough. I’m getting a cinnamon and citrus taste in the cold draw.
With fire to the foot and a couple puffs later, smoke is flowing well. My first few draws are of a very mild smoke with a slight bitterness both in the smoke and on the lips. However, once the burn really got going good and the ash had reached probably a quarter inch, the smoke began to evolve. I’m getting spice, however it’s not immediately there on the back of the tongue and throat, but seems to take a second before really detectable, as if it’s in slow motion. It lingers on the palate. I’m trying really hard to think of how to describe the flavors, but all I can think of is Opus Rosado off the bat. Rustic comes to mind. Old, worn leather with hints of a semi-sweet cinnamon and an aged oak cask.
The burn is sharp with a dull, medium gray ash forming that is holding well. I’m finding the draw does have a little too much resistance, however is working well with the good medium-bodied smoke that is cool and smooth over the palate. As I exhale the smoke slowly through my mouth and nose, the word Rosado again comes to mind in a huge way. So far, there’s a kind of bitter sweetness in the initial exhale, however after a couple of seconds it dissipates and a decent finish is there, yet doesn’t last very long.
Hitting the halfway mark, the smoke turns to full-bodied with the spice hitting a little bit harder than it had been. Flavors is leaning more and more to a straightforward tobacco taste. The burn wants to start going to one side slightly, however is correcting itself well with the ash a dull looking gray and quite flaky, however is holding strong until tapped off in the ashtray. There’s still that bitter sweetness while exhaling the smoke with the finish continuing to be decent, but very short on the palate.
I have to say the final third was simply that of strong, straightforward tobacco with a fairly powerful spice hitting the back of the throat. The burn was sharp with a light gray ash and an abundance of smoke flowing through the draw, which had opened up well at this point. There’s not much to tell as far as the finish, and it got a bit hot and bitter towards the end, so I finally just put it down. I unfortunately was not impressed with this cigar, an Opus taste was there, however I had hoped for more in an OR.
With fire to the foot and a couple puffs later, smoke is flowing well. My first few draws are of a very mild smoke with a slight bitterness both in the smoke and on the lips. However, once the burn really got going good and the ash had reached probably a quarter inch, the smoke began to evolve. I’m getting spice, however it’s not immediately there on the back of the tongue and throat, but seems to take a second before really detectable, as if it’s in slow motion. It lingers on the palate. I’m trying really hard to think of how to describe the flavors, but all I can think of is Opus Rosado off the bat. Rustic comes to mind. Old, worn leather with hints of a semi-sweet cinnamon and an aged oak cask.
The burn is sharp with a dull, medium gray ash forming that is holding well. I’m finding the draw does have a little too much resistance, however is working well with the good medium-bodied smoke that is cool and smooth over the palate. As I exhale the smoke slowly through my mouth and nose, the word Rosado again comes to mind in a huge way. So far, there’s a kind of bitter sweetness in the initial exhale, however after a couple of seconds it dissipates and a decent finish is there, yet doesn’t last very long.
Hitting the halfway mark, the smoke turns to full-bodied with the spice hitting a little bit harder than it had been. Flavors is leaning more and more to a straightforward tobacco taste. The burn wants to start going to one side slightly, however is correcting itself well with the ash a dull looking gray and quite flaky, however is holding strong until tapped off in the ashtray. There’s still that bitter sweetness while exhaling the smoke with the finish continuing to be decent, but very short on the palate.
I have to say the final third was simply that of strong, straightforward tobacco with a fairly powerful spice hitting the back of the throat. The burn was sharp with a light gray ash and an abundance of smoke flowing through the draw, which had opened up well at this point. There’s not much to tell as far as the finish, and it got a bit hot and bitter towards the end, so I finally just put it down. I unfortunately was not impressed with this cigar, an Opus taste was there, however I had hoped for more in an OR.
Nice review Greg.
