After a long time off, I had the opp. to smoke these three tonight. In a nutshell:
If you've an iron mouth and a desire for a super nicotine high, go for the Antano (no surprises here)
Opus X of both varieties give the perfect combo of flavor, strength, and smoking experience. They seem to burn faster, too. That might be a consequence of my smoking the JdN last, which was kind of a mistake if you will. So I might have been less inclined to puff it.
After taking a long break from cigars, I felt like I was right back in the flow with the Opus Xs. The Antano made me think, who the hell smokes these unless their taste buds are long gone and they're just looking for a major nic high?
For someone who has smoked a few cigars in their life, an Opus X just hits the spot, if you know what I mean.
The Antano was kind of like, well, I have 2 Opus X and one of these and I smoked the first two so let's see what this has to offer...meh.
I used to love the Antanos. Now they make me wonder what I was thinking.
Nota bene: all the cigars I own are fairly well aged. I noticed that Opus X are "in season" when I took my kid to the cigar store for some cigar stick gum (he loves those and it was his B-day). Thus the disclaimer.
If you're a casual/occasional cigar smoker, it seems there's no reason to smoke anything other than the Opus.
nota bene 2: I don't find ISOMs worth the hassle compared to the offerings such as Opus X and Nicaraguans like Perdomo Maduros.
I hope you've had a grain of salt firmly between your teeth for the duration of this post.
Oops. nota bene 3--these cigars and review come after a few Molson Ice beers, which are quite nice IMO.
If you've an iron mouth and a desire for a super nicotine high, go for the Antano (no surprises here)
Opus X of both varieties give the perfect combo of flavor, strength, and smoking experience. They seem to burn faster, too. That might be a consequence of my smoking the JdN last, which was kind of a mistake if you will. So I might have been less inclined to puff it.
After taking a long break from cigars, I felt like I was right back in the flow with the Opus Xs. The Antano made me think, who the hell smokes these unless their taste buds are long gone and they're just looking for a major nic high?
For someone who has smoked a few cigars in their life, an Opus X just hits the spot, if you know what I mean.
The Antano was kind of like, well, I have 2 Opus X and one of these and I smoked the first two so let's see what this has to offer...meh.
I used to love the Antanos. Now they make me wonder what I was thinking.
Nota bene: all the cigars I own are fairly well aged. I noticed that Opus X are "in season" when I took my kid to the cigar store for some cigar stick gum (he loves those and it was his B-day). Thus the disclaimer.
If you're a casual/occasional cigar smoker, it seems there's no reason to smoke anything other than the Opus.
nota bene 2: I don't find ISOMs worth the hassle compared to the offerings such as Opus X and Nicaraguans like Perdomo Maduros.
I hope you've had a grain of salt firmly between your teeth for the duration of this post.
Oops. nota bene 3--these cigars and review come after a few Molson Ice beers, which are quite nice IMO.
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