Rocky Patel Cigars 20th Anniversary in Review
WRAPPER: Honduran
BINDER: Honduran
FILLER: Honduran, Nicaraguan
FORMAT: Gordo (660) "Sixty"
ORIGIN: Honduras
INTENSITY: Medium
NOTES:
WRAPPER: Honduran
BINDER: Honduran
FILLER: Honduran, Nicaraguan
FORMAT: Gordo (660) "Sixty"
ORIGIN: Honduras
INTENSITY: Medium
NOTES:
Spices | Chocolate soda | Cedar leaves
Spice-forward but not in 'bomb' fashion--more in a dusty amalgamation lacking delineation sorta manner. Orange and red stuffs. Some saffron peeks out half-interestingly. Not a lot of pepper on the draw, some red on the retro. Espresso is hinted at, an empty demitasse cup vibe. Chocolate gets into the compost underbelly in a watery way; leather gets enveloped/lost in spice.
Lots of little almosts make for a larger complexity of Almost. Sweet cedar vegetation gets added in the 2/3 but fails at offering structure. A blend that hints at beef broth then serves boiled water. Not bad just somewhat flat, and at this size begins to border on tedium. Smokeablity is akin to Bud Light's drinkability--if not its 'crushability.' Pleasant, only nearly interesting, but well shy of moreish.
Performs admirably 'nuff. Excellent draw, moderate ash-build. Burns on a slight wobble which self-corrects. Top-leaf is fragile-some; a bit of teeny cosmetic-only crackling occurs. Lacks oils in both mitt and mouf. Nice smoke out-put with sweet-leather aroma and slight spice kick. "How's that cigar?" "Good. I think I'll finish it later." That, in a nutshell. A thin pecan nutshell.
TASTE: B+
DRAW: A-
BURN: B+
BUILD: B
FINAL GRADE: B+
A 90-100 B 80-89 C 70-79 D 60-69 F 0-59
DRAW: A-
BURN: B+
BUILD: B
FINAL GRADE: B+
A 90-100 B 80-89 C 70-79 D 60-69 F 0-59
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Rocky Patel Prohibition
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Rocky Patel Royal Vintage
Rocky Patel Sun Grown Maduro
Rock Patel Tabaquero Hamlet Paredes
Rocky Patel The Edge A-10
Rocky Patel Vintage 1990
Rocky Patel Vintage 1990 Deluxe Toro Tubo
Rocky Patel Vintage 2003 Cameroon
Rocky Patel Vintage 2006 San Andres
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