On this unusually beautiful day in Kansas (83f and light winds!) I smoked a 2005 OpusX BBMF at Outlaw cigars.
The BBMF was obviously an OpusX, but really toned down. The signature Opus flavor was there, but muted, not real spicy and in your face like other Opus I have had. The cigar had a nice haze of plume on it, leading me to wonder if it was actually aged for quite some time before being released upon the public. The presentation, and construction of this cigar were superb, the smoke was plentiful, and sweetly fragrant. In my rather newbie opinion I would rate this cigar about a 9. Hats off to a wonderful BOTL (you know who you are!) for providing me with this excellent cigar.
Next I smoked Diplomaticos (Regianos?) on my way home from the Outlaw. Another very very good cigar. Being in the car I really wasn't able to get a good idea of what the smoke smelled like, but it sure tasted good!
And finally I smoked a Master Blends (1) robusto, it was kind of a let down after smoking the other two cigars. Again I was in the car so I was not able to smell the smoke, but the taste was somewhat ragged and raw. Not what I remembered these cigars tasting like. I smoked a few about a year ago and liked them then, but as we all know in this great journey of tobacco enlightenment our tastes change over time. I will revisit this cigar at a later date, it is possible that my tastebuds were just jaded by the excellence of the two previous cigars.
All in all a good cigar day in this wizards reckoning...