This was a cracking deal, a friend in the USA saw these and offered to ship to the uk, 20 cigars for around £30 plus 10 free, amazing.. Not tried any yet, but good for stocking the humi, and I have read good reviews of these.
I have had a couple of Rocky Patel cigars, but for some reason they have never hit the spot. Having looked at how often and how many cigars Rocky Patel has on the market at any one time, I decided it would be difficult from the UK to sample enough to really keep pace with the brand, so I have not really tried to.
So the question is, did this Rocky Patel cigar hit the spot?
Appearance 8.0/10
The cigar is a very light chocolate brown, there were no problems with the wrapper, cap construction was pretty good. The band was not very exciting, understatement is good, but a simple black and gold band at the foot of the cigar is taking things a little far. Overall though this is a good looking stick.
Construction & Draw 9.0/10
Construction is very good, the wrapper has some veins, but mostly these are small, there was a slightly larger vein near the cap, but this did not cause any issues. The cigar is well packed with tobacco, and the burn line was perfect throughout the length of the stick.
The one stand out feature of this cigar is the burn, or more accurately, how long the cigar will continue to burn without attention.This cigar stays lit for an insane amount of time, I had to sort something in the kitchen came back about 7 mins later, picked up my lighter ready to re-light the cigar, to my surprise no need, as a single puff and it was back to life, this is amazing as most cigars would need re-lighting after this time..
Draw and burn were absolutely perfect.
Flavour 7.0/10
The predominant flavour of this cigar is tobacco, I could detect a small hint of caramel, there was a little pepper (but not much), a slight woodiness, and a note of something similar to madeira. The flavour profile was pretty static throughout the cigar, overall I would describe this cigar as smooth and creamy if a little bland.
Value 7.5/10
At 6.50 USD per stick for a double corona I think its pretty good value for money, its only the flavour for me that stops this cigar scoring more. I know its only a mild to medium cigar, but the lack of any significant changes in the flavour profile drops the score.
Summary 7.5/10
I could not decide if this cigar should score 7.0 or 7.5, in the end due to the construction and burn I gave it the higher score. Perhaps I am just not a big fan of mild to medium cigars, perhaps in a smaller size this would have been more my taste, either way for me this was an average cigar.
In common with a couple of other cigars I have reviewed, this might be an ideal cigar for a real newbie. Its flavour profile and strength is not taxing, will not make them feel nauseous, but is just interesting enough for a newbie to keep their attention, and would allow them to smoke a “sizeable” cigar. The one other thing that I think makes this perfect for a newbie is how long it stays lit, they could leave it for a while and not have the hassle of trying to re-light the cigar.
Not a cigar I would have in my humidor, but if you have some friends who are newbie’s and want a cigar, having a couple of these on hand would be ideal.
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