Rocky Patel Vintage 2003 Cameroon

Rocky Patel Vintage 2003 Cameroon

The burn got a little wavy at one point about halfway through that I had to touch up but otherwise everything about this cigar was good. The flavor was varied throughout but overall it was a good smoke. I'd definitely smoke this again

Rocky Patel Vintage 2003 Cameroon

There's more flavor to this cigar than you would expect. The flavor profile consists of cedar and white pepper. Notes of coffee came through on the second half. The retro hell presented a heavily intense portrayal of that pepper the entire way. The draw was smooth, the burn was perfect, the smoke output was incredible.

Rocky Patel Vintage 2003 Cameroon

Medium smoke or less. Muted flavor mostly just ok. Not the best cameroon

Rocky Patel Vintage 2003 Cameroon

Near perfect in my opinion, full body with tons of flavor and a grade a appearance and profile, burned evenly and the enhancing flavor profiles as you get to the end was absolutely wonderful. The only note I have is to punch this or V cut it, don't just cut this one.

Rocky Patel Vintage 2003 Cameroon

Very well made cigar. Good balance for the strength but not really my pallet preference.

Rocky Patel Vintage 2003 Cameroon

This one is a smooth but elegant smoke. Flavor portrays of a mellow creamy oak tone. The draw has just the right amount of resistance, and the burn remained very even. Solid firm construction.

Rocky Patel Vintage 2003 Cameroon

A surprisingly good stick. Used a punch which helped give a creamy draw with great flavor and a good burn.

Rocky Patel Vintage 2003 Cameroon

Solid construction, great ash throughout. Did a hot purge going into the final⅓. I normally don't get a lot of flavors from cigars. However, on initial light up, I got straight up burning oak flavor. A few minutes in, still had oak, but was getting some other tastes that I can't quite put a name to. On the retrohale, I got very distinct Anise flavor. The anise flavor stayed as it smoked, but did lessen in the 2nd ⅓, and was non-existent in the final ⅓. In the 2nd ⅓, the strong oak flavor gave way to some notes of walnut. Those 2 wood notes stayed til the end. I also detected some butterscotch or caramel in the 1st half of the smoke. All in all, I've never experienced this many distinct flavors from a cigar. The burn was almost perfect, it was a nice tight construction, and solid tight light grey ash throughout. Kinda dried out the mouth though. (For those of you who took English Lit and French in high school, it was somewhat astringent. For those of us that took Auto-shop, Welding, and Machine shop, it gave me a bit of cotton-mouth. Lol)

Rocky Patel Vintage 2003 Cameroon

Construction was a bit off in places. Less form in the middle of the cigar and the cap had an off touch-up spot done to it. Drink pairing really helped to mellow it out.

Rocky Patel Vintage 2003 Cameroon

Great draw. Great burn. Not a lot of flavor