[nggallery id=703] Rocky Patel 1961 Robusto Cigar Review This 5×50 stick features a dark chocolate colored wrapper with a firm dry toothy feel, minimal veins, tight invisible seams, double cap and faint hay aroma. First light reveals
Rocky Patel 1961 Robusto Cigar Review
by Bryan Glynn, March 28, 2013Rocky Patel 15th Anniversary Robusto Cigar Review
by Bryan Glynn, March 18, 2013[nggallery id=697] Rocky Patel 15th Anniversary Robusto Cigar Review This 5×50 box pressed stick features a dark chocolate very soft oily wrapper with minimal veins, tight invisible seams, trple cap, even slightly spongy pack and rich peppery floral aroma. First light reveals
Rocky Patel Gold Robusto Cigar Review
by Bryan Glynn, October 31, 2012[nggallery id=621] Rocky Patel Gold Robusto Cigar Review This 5×50 stick features a glove soft oily, dark tan wrapper with minimal veins, tight invisible seams, double cap, firm pack and very mild tobacco aroma. First light reveals
Rocky Patel 1961 Torpedo Cigar Review
by Bryan Glynn, September 15, 2012[nggallery id=596] Rocky Patel 1961 Torpedo Cigar Review This 6 1/8×52 stick features a firm dark chocolate wrapper with medium veins, slightly lifted seams, oily barely toothy feel, firm pack and a rich chocolate aroma. First light reveals
Rocky Patel Gladiator Super Toro Cigar Review
by Bryan Glynn, August 26, 2012[nggallery id=585] Rocky Patel Gladiator Super Toro Cigar Review This 6×60 partial box pressed stick features a dark chocolate wrapper with an oily leather texture and feel, minimal veins, tight seams, triple cap and an oily rich tobacco aroma. First light reveals
Rocky Patel Vudu Robusto Cigar Review
by Bryan Glynn, December 25, 2011[nggallery id=430] Rocky Patel Vudu Robusto Cigar Review This 5×50 maduro stick features a very dark almost jet black oily, slightly toothy firm wrapper with a couple medium veins, tight seams, triple cap and a musty chocolate aroma. First light reveals
Rocky Patel Signature Series Robusto Cigar Review
by Bryan Glynn, December 3, 2011[nggallery id=416] Rocky Patel Signature Series Robusto Cigar Review This 5×50 cigar features a very dark chocolate firm wrapper with slight tooth, a rock hard feel, triple cap, minimal veins, tight seams and a damp musty
Rocky Patel Royal Vintage Robusto Cigar Review
by Bryan Glynn, August 2, 2011[nggallery id=357] Rocky Patel Royal Vintage Robusto Cigar Review This 5.5×50 semi-box pressed stick offers a medium tan wrapper with a dry paper texture, minimal veins, tight invisible seams, an even spongy give and faint nut and tobacco aroma. First light reveals a loose draw, typical of RP, good … Continue reading →
Rocky Patel Cameroon Especial Torpedo Cigar Review
by Bryan Glynn, October 19, 2010[nggallery id=234] Rocky Patel Cameroon Especial Torpedo Cigar Review This 6.5 x 50 torpedo stick offers a soft velvet dark brown wrapper with invisible seams, minimal veins, even firmess with just a slight give and a soft sweet peppery buttery tobacco aroma. First light revels a firm draw, minimal smoke … Continue reading →
Rocky Patel Vintage 1990 Torpedo Cigar Review
by Bryan Glynn, April 12, 2010[nggallery id=190] Rocky Patel Vintage 1990 Torpedo Cigar Review This 6.25 by 52 maduro stick offers a virtually seamless satin wrapper with some small veins showing in darkened color only. Overall a dark chocolate color it gives off a rich oily slightly sweet tobacco aroma. First light reveals a full … Continue reading →
Rocky Patel Signature Series Toro Cigar Review
by Bryan Glynn, April 7, 2010[nggallery id=181] Rocky Patel Signature Series Toro Cigar Review This 6×52 light tan stick is wrapped with a soft slightly toothy satin wrapper showing minimal veins, a couple small blemishes with a soft barnyard aroma. First light reveals a soft rich smoke, perfect draw with a deep dry earthiness and … Continue reading →
Cigar Art – Rocky Patel Signature Label
by Bryan Glynn, April 1, 2010Cigar Art – Rocky Patel Signature Label
Rocky Patel Vintage 1999 Connecticut Robusto Cigar Review
by Bryan Glynn, February 12, 2010[nggallery id=162] Rocky Patel Vintage 1999 Connecticut Robusto Cigar Review This 5.5×50 medium tan stick offers a firm, dense pack under smooth wrapper with minimal veins and a triple cap. Starting off very bitter, the first third was a dry, slightly bitter almond, fading quickly to a finish of an … Continue reading →
Piano Fuerte Bravo Toro Cigar Review
by Bryan Glynn, November 2, 2009[nggallery id=116] Piano Fuerte Bravo Toro Cigar Review This 6×52 stick offered a dark, toothy, oily wrapper with a firm satin feel and sweet tobacco aroma. Overall body was medium, with the first half being a little lighter. Smoke was a bit light till the 1/2 way point at which … Continue reading →
GREAT Sampler on Cigar.com
by Bryan Glynn, August 17, 2009[nggallery id=82] I’m not sponsored by cigar.com or anything, but just have to say this latest catalog that came today has what I consider to be a GREAT sampler deal, especially for anyone relatively new! Not only is the price very good at $199 for 60 sticks – but they … Continue reading →
Rocky Patel Connecticut Torpedo Cigar Review
by Bryan Glynn, August 14, 2009[nggallery id=78] This 6.5×50 torpedo stick had a very soft supple wrapper showing the underlying leaves. Burn and draw were both excellent, with perfect performance all the way down. Flavors started out mild and grassy, progressing to a smooth creamy nutty flavor. Body was mild-medium with a very clean short … Continue reading →
Rocky Patel Fusion DC Toro Cigar Review
by Bryan Glynn, July 28, 2009[nggallery id=70]This 6.5×52 stick has a unique wrapper/binder, offering both a conneticut and maduro combination in a twisted spiral pattern called a barberpole! At times it reminded me of a more potent Vintage 1992, but quickly transitioned into something all it’s own. The overall body was medium-full, but it did … Continue reading →
Rocky Patel Sungrown Robusto Cigar Review
by Bryan Glynn, May 27, 2009Overall a medium-full bodied 5.5×5 smoke that took 1/2 the stick to develop it’s flavors. The mouthfeel and amount of smoke steadily increased to the 2nd 3rd producing a creamy textured nutty flavor with a hint of pepper on the extremely short finish. A simple smoke with a good kick. … Continue reading →
Rocky Patel Maduro Robusto Cigar Review
by Bryan Glynn, May 13, 2009A realtively simple 5×54 smoke, notible for it’s long lasting burn, pushing 1 1/2 hours. Very good slow burn and good draw on the firm side. Flavors were primarily woody and coffee with a splash of espresso here and there, and nuts on the end. A very slight pepper kick … Continue reading →
Rocky Patel Fusion Toro Cigar Review
by Bryan Glynn, May 7, 2009[nggallery id=31] A rich, creamy texured cool 6.5×52 smoke, producing a smooth toasty nutty flavor with a hint of cream and sweetness and a short finish with some good pepper at some points. Good burn, very good draw – on the firmer side for a Rocky, on par with other … Continue reading →
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