Size: 5 1/2″ x 52
Vitola: Torpedo
Wrapper: Dominican Rosado
Origin: Dominican Republic
This cigar is already is not yet available at my local, Empire Cigars (formerly Capital City Cigars), but I’m sure it will be soon. I picked this up several years ago, and not being a HUGE Opus X fan, just figured I’d smoke it when I got around to it. I just got around to it. 
It did not want to light, which has been common with these Dominican wrappers, the seem to often have an asbestos like quality to them. The wrapper has a rich red color, and a very oily sheen. Squeezing it, it’s hard like a rock, but it draws just fine.
The flavors are rich and oaky with a subtle sweetness. The aroma is tannic like a dry red wine. There is some acidity to the finish and pepper mingles in and out throughout the smoke.
The strength of the cigar is strong as is the body, but the strength isn’t in your face like is is with a Corojo.
Towards the end the flavors resemble that of a nice tawny port, sweet and oaky with coffee undertones.
The cigar is a real slow burner, a result in my opinion, of the fire-fickleness of the wrapper, as it is so often unfazed by the flame that it simply puckers up and folds in on itself rather than burning. It makes sense that this cigar was stuffed with so much filler, otherwise the “guts” would burn waaay quicker than the wrapper.
This was a nice cigar that aged respectably.
Rating: 90 (A)
