Episode 219 – January 30, 2017
6:30pm – SHOW START
This week on the Stogie Geeks show,
6:30-7:30pm – Opus X Cigars
Some interesting facts:
- The Oliva family owned the land that would eventually become Chataue Fuente, where all Opus X wrapper is grown. Eventually Oliva would sell the land to Fuente
- Due to climate and the conditions in the Domincan at the time (Weather and farming methods) wrapper leaf from Dominican was rare
- Opus X wrapper is Dominican Corojo, really interesting!
- A source close to the Fuente history once told me that Opus X doesn’t always burn well, and that’s because the Fuente’s only stick to the specific leafs used for the blend, and do not add any to enhance the burn
- The wrapper is often deemed Rosado, which is just a way to classify the tobacco by colore, meaning it has a red hue
- There was a very high demand for Opus X when it was released in 1995
- There was a lengthy trademark case, from Opus One wine, who had a trademark once used for pipe tobacco. After a lengthy battle, the two marks were deemed different enough to co-exist in different markets
- Select rollers, who start from day 1 at Fuente, rolled a size (one size per roller)
- Any tobacco not used in the Opus X making process is destroyed so no other cigar maker can claim their cigars have Opus X tobacco in them
Size:
- http://halfwheel.com/arturo-fuente-fuente-opus-x-reserva-d-chateau-2007/9799
Arturo Fuente Opus Cigar Legendary Smoke
The Fuente Fuente Opus-X
The History of the Arturo Fuente
Fuente Opus-X Roller Franklin Pichardo
Stogies Arturo Fuente
Years of Opus-X – Best quote from this article: “I first called it ProjectX From Planet 9. It was a working title until I could think of a real name,” explains Fuente. “I was looking through the thesaurus and was thinking of using the word “opulent.” Next to it in the dictionary I came across the word “opus.” The definition was perfect. I combined that with the letter X and thought ‘OpusX. It sounds like sex!’ ”
7:30-8:00pm – Debonaire Ideal: Non-Connecticut Shade Cigars to Smoke in the Morning
Paul’s List:
- http://stogiegeeks.com/2014/09/11/elogio-habano-lancero.html (Nicaraguan Habano)
- http://stogiegeeks.com/2015/05/14/la-aurora-cameroon-preferido-vintage.html (Cameroon)
- http://stogiegeeks.com/2014/07/03/davidoff-colorado-claro-special-t-redux.html (or this size: http://stogiegeeks.com/2013/01/03/davidoff-colorado-claro-short-perfecto-2.html) (Ecuadorian Colorado Claro (Sun Grown Ecuadorian Connecticut Seed)
- http://stogiegeeks.com/2014/05/15/debonaire-first-degree-2.html (Nicaraguan Habano)
- http://stogiegeeks.com/2013/11/21/quesada-selecion-espana-corona-redux.html (Ecuadorian Arapiraca)
Rare:
Lots to choose:
- Padron 1964
- Arturo Fuente – Most offerings, non Opus X, can be smoked in the morning.
Joe’s List: Non-Connecticut Shade Cigars to Smoke in the Morning
- http://halfwheel.com/esteban-carreras-chupacabra-hellcat-toro-grande/130336
- http://cigar-coop.com/2010/10/cigar-pre-review-elogio-lsv-robusto.html
- http://halfwheel.com/sobremesa-cervantes-fino
- http://stogiepress.com/blog/david-p-ehrlich-tremont-cigar-review/
- http://stogiegeeks.com/2015/09/08/kristoff-cameroon.html
- http://cigardojo.com/2015/06/tatuaje-black-label-corona-gorda-cigar-review/
Notes:-Deconstructing The OpusX Band
8:00-9:00pm – Stogies of the Week
Paul’s Cigars:
Reviewing some already posted:
Ernesto’s Humidor No. 1 Edición Maduro 2015 by E.P. Carrillo
Ernesto’s Humidor No. 1 Edición Colorado 2015 by E.P. Carrillo
Ernesto’s Humidor No. 1 Edición Connecticut 2015 by E.P. Carrillo
Joe’s Cigars:
- http://stogiegeeks.com/2017/01/30/hoyo-la-amistad.html
- http://stogiegeeks.com/2017/01/27/davidoff-signature-2000-702-series-prerelease-cigar.html
Not posted yet to Stogie Geeks Site: