Date Added: Saturday 15 January, 2022
by Vincent
£65.99
Beautiful looking cigar, smell off the cigar upon inspection was faint... just a hint of manure.
Draw was excellent... almost Padron level... very easy comfotable draw.
Needed a slight touch up once when smoking but overall good performance.
Burnt nice and slow.
First third was surprisingly very mild, creamy, light sweetness... not just a tobacco sweetness, also of some kind spirit, like a cognac. Are these aged in cognac barrels? No real spice, pepper or earth to be found. 2nd third much like the 1st.
Final third classic Opus flavours creep in, earthy, leathery, spice and i start to enjoy the stick but its there with a subtleness and sweetness...
Clearly this is a well aged cigar but too delicate for my tastes.
I think the standard Opus X is more enjoyable and i smoked a Short Story after this and enjoyed that a lot more. Forbidden X might be ideal for people who may not enjoy the harshness or strength of a standard Opus X.
