Tuesday, August 17, 2021

Rocky Patel Cigars Corojo Especial in Review

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Rocky Patel Cigars Corojo Especial in Review

WRAPPER: Corojo
BINDER: Nicaraguan
FILLER: Nicaraguan

FORMAT: Toro
ORIGIN: Nicaragua
INTENSITY: Medium

NOTES:
Ginger | Suede | Dirt

Spice over-top & on-ahead of pepper. There is a mostly gentle smacking of the smacker (kisser, not dollar) there--of mainly paler spice. Calm. Ginger, a bit of horseradish. Then white peppercorn. Again, robust but neither sharp nor aggressive per se. Warm not hot notes. A nice though somewhat dry-on-occasion buttery creaminess sidles up, tryna soften. There are, however, bay windows of gruffness.

Middlings are a hair lacking at first. Pinewood, a hint of cocoa butter, a boiled peanut vaguery. A somewhat nondescript sweetness--table sugar, say. Finishes on long tingly legs in an extension of primary notes and addition of salt. At the half, suede boots and the box they came in, come on. Nicely balanced then. Well-rounded, and structured thru-out. Engaging nuances and complexity. A resilient sunlit dusty hiking trail dirt core drives the profile subtly. 

The burn-line is a bit of a nagging mess but needs only a pair of quite slight re-touches. Ash flakes flakily and then-some. Runs a good bit hot about 1/4" from its off-center cherry. Smoke out-put fluctuates between moderate and that, plus. Fills the room with sweetly spiced suede savorinesses. The thing is a lot like daydreaming in a spring classroom--your schoolmate nudging you to stay awake. Pleasant overall, with a neat kick.

TASTE: B
DRAW: B+
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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