aka: "Tubed Platinum edition Forbidden X" / "FFOX Royal 8"
Vitola: 6 ¼" x 48
Wrapper: Opus X rosado sungrown
Binder: Opus X rosado
Filler: Opus X rosado
Released: not yet released
Quantity: ?? unknown
Rarity: 10/10 (will be less rare upon release)
Notes: This cigar is sold in a special hermetically sealed bottle of Calvados apple cognac (the cigar come out of a bottom chamber in the bottle, and is not touched by the cognac). This limited edition puro is slightly subtler than the Opus X, with tobacco that is aged up to 10 years, and is finished by aging it in Calvados barrels. Note the special "Forbidden X" band. "Forbidden X" is a new band, and a new broad moniker that applies to non-regular release Opus X cigars; the blend of various Forbidden X cigars may be different. This cigar has a sun grown corojo wrapper, grown at Chateau d'Fuente; the wrapper is from the same plant (but from the top pruning) as the Ashton ESGs. This is the exact same cigar as the black-banded Forbidden X cigar that came in the 2005 Platinum DVD set. 1 of these cigars is also included in the "Journey to Chateau de la Fuente" 2005 gift set from Prometheus (5,000 produced). The cigars in the Prometheus gift sets include an extra "2005" band on them.
