Rocky Patel Top Twenty Collection

Rocky Patel The Edge Corojo

End of the busy day in my new role. Not paid more, but have to cover more. By now, it's the same old song and dance. I'm employed and paid well so I'm not too sore. Anyway, had these for about 10 months in the humidor and they have a nice punch. Keep something sweet handy if you're not used to them. Speaking of punch, I use the big one today. The preflight snells are slight coffee/espresso from the foot with a hair of pepper. Cold draw is free flowing with leather notes on the tip of the tongue and some dark chocolate on the tail end. Lighting is uneventful, although the band took a half inch of wrapper with it. The burn is uneven at first due to this but cleans up quickly. Bright pepper and an upfront nutmeg are at the fore and peppery cedar on the retro. Minor tilled earth on the backend, but eases into a vague sweetness. Always liked these, there's no warm up. Smoke production is plentiful and light, with a notably oily blue hue off the foot but bright white by the time it leaves your mouth. If you're one to play with the smoke, this one's a little too light to do so but it'll give you nice volume. Near the halfway point of the third I start to get toasted nuts that join the pepper and nutmeg. Second third enters with a nice dry almond and a lingering cedar and pepper note. The nutmeg stops knocking down the other flavors now and I get to that nice dark chocolate and slides into a pleasant molasses sweetness. Pepper has backed off but by only the tiniest amount. A light pronounced leather takes over from the tilled earth. Smoke is noticeably oiler and creamy. There's already a good nicotine buzz by now and I need a long sip of tea to get ahead of it. Wonder if I'll need to resort to the gummy stash haha. This third stretches a bit long while I get myself sorted. Guess I shouldn't have gone with one of these on an empty stomach, but I like the dark chocolate and espresso notes in them too much. Enjoying the cooling weather on the patio, drink in hand, music on, and with a familiar stogie is my cigar happy place. The side where the wrapped pulled off the foot is burning a hair faster so it ends up kinda cock-eyed. Entering the final third and, yes, I did have to grab from the gummy stash haha. The wrapper cracks here, too, just my luck. C'est la vie, I guess. The crack doesn't mess the flavors up too much though. Speaking of, the fllavors are intense on the final third. Long, dry pepper and dark chocolate on the tongue. Espresso and cedar on the nose. Tingles in my forehead haha. Music playlist is wrapping up with some U2, how appropriate for a cigar called "The Edge" I guess. I like these cigars, if it isn't evident by now. Just the right sort of intensity of flavors and strength for me. I picked up a box each of habano and corojo a while back. Well, not much to say about the finish: it keeps it's previous intensity start to end. The burn was poor at the end, but that's from the split wrapper.

Rocky Patel The Edge Corojo

Rocky Patel Vintage 1990

Sharp and dry flavor. A good smoke. Dropped a lot of ash flakes along the way.

Rocky Patel Vintage 1990

One of the best blends of the vintage line. The profile on this one brings bold coffee along with blended notes of leather and toast. The draw remains open all the burn carries down nicely until the end.

Rocky Patel Vintage 1990

Dark and rich but not my flavor profile

Rocky Patel Vintage 1990

Better with age. Only 3 months made a drastic improvement. No transitions but solid construction burning in drawing spot on. I'd consider these again and plan on 6 months to a year of aging.

Rocky Patel Vintage 1990

This plan smooth out with flavors of leather, toast, and periodic touches of smooth coffee. The draw is open for a smooth draw, and then burn needed no corrections at all.

Rocky Patel The Edge Corojo

Vrij scherp kwa smaak, wel een proef je de tabak erg lekker doorheen en ergens een beetje bloemig kwa smaak

Rocky Patel Vintage 1990

Very bold, tight draw

Rocky Patel Super Ligero

Väldigt god , kaffe smak med sötma , väldigt god eftersmak , ca 90 min

Rocky Patel Vintage 1990

lite besk första delen men sen kommer goda mörka smaker av choklad och kaffe, passar perfekt som morgon cigarr. inte så stark eftersmak heller. ca 60-80 min

Rocky Patel Vintage 1990

Aged 2mo. Great burn and draw. Ash tight and held until half way point. Mild smooth creamy and nutty. Flavors of cedar chocolate coffee and a touch of spice. Paired great with coffee.

Rocky Patel The Edge Corojo

Not bad, but definitely a lighter cigar. I like the other The Edge blends better. Tasting mostly baking spices and bread.

Rocky Patel Royal Vintage

Overall pretty solid cigar. Wouldn't mind getting more. I taste some coffee, but it mostly has that nice tongue stick, toasty robust flavor. Notes of dark coffee and nuts, medium-full strength is accurate.

Rocky Patel Broadleaf

This is the broadleaf for people who generally think broadleaf cigars are too strong.

Rocky Patel Super Ligero

Pretty good, some baking spices, a bit of chocolate. Has some Woody notes as well.

Rocky Patel Vintage 1990

Excellent flavor, medium bodied. Plenty of cocoa and earthy flavors, sweeter. If it was a bit stronger it would be perfect for me.

Rocky Patel The Edge Corojo

Rocky Patel Super Ligero

Good uncle buck type cigar

Rocky Patel The Edge Corojo

Woodsiness & caramel come through steady here. Notes of pepper ae stronger at times. To draw is a little dryer than most but still adequate with a pretty even burn.