Stogie Cast dom com
"Great another Cigar Blog...
Why should I read this one?"

Rocky Patel Vintage 1992

Posted By: Doug on Monday Apr 02, 2007
Filed Under:
Cigar Reviews

The weather has been so great that the other night I lit the Tiki Torches, sat on my deck after sun down and enjoyed a nice cigar.

The cigar was a Rocky Patel Vintage 1992.

A VERY nice smoke indeed.

“Vintage cigars” (or cigars wherein all the tobacco used is from the same year) are relatively rare. Making such a cigar obviously limits the production, as well as the variety of tobacco you can use to create the blend.

This particular cigar though got it right.

Rocky Patel founder of the “Indian Tabac” cigar company chose to put his name on this cigar, and I don’t blame him.

The cigar is BEAUTIFUL.
Dark, gorgeous, somewhat toothy wrapper, with a little bloom.
Constructed VERY VERY well, and smelled very nice.

The cigar is a very mellow, but medium bodied smoke.

As expected it started a bit mild and worked its way up.
It never got “hot” or overpowering.
It was consistently mellow, even as the cigars “power” amped up.

Very herbal in taste to my palette with a hint of woodsy… cedar like notes.
The ratio of which began to shift to the other side as the cigar neared it’s end.

Very well done.
It’s no wonder Cigar Aficionado Magazine gave this cigar an amazing 92 rating.

I can’t wait to try the Rocky Patel Sun Grown.
I hear it’s a real powerhouse.

Wanna try this cigar? (aff)


Add to del.icio.us  |   digg this!  |  reddit Add to reddit



Trackback URL: http://stogiecast.com/cigar-reviews/rocky-patel-vintage-1992/trackback/
9 comments so far:

I have had both a 1992 Vintage and a Sun Grown. My 1992 experience was similar to yours and the I remember the sun grown being pretty good too…my memory is a bit hazy beyond that. DC

Posted by: Darren on April 2, 2007 at 1:49 pm

Thanks Darren!
With the weather turning nice - I’ll have to make that a priority.

Posted by: Doug on April 2, 2007 at 4:51 pm

The first box of cigars I bought was a box of Vintage 92’s. Even got the box signed by Rocky Patel. He’s a great guy to talk with and usually comes to two of the local cigar tastings a year.

Posted by: Cigar Jack on April 3, 2007 at 8:44 pm

These are great smokes, though I prefer the 90s over the 92s. I have always suspected that the “Vintage” label was a good marketing tool… If not, how much of that 92 leaf do you think Rocky has left?

Posted by: Tom on April 3, 2007 at 11:29 pm

these are some good stogie. able to be paired with a full bodied bourbon, which is a bonus for me!

Posted by: ColbyPants on April 4, 2007 at 7:28 am

Wow Cigar Jack AND Tom from Keepers of the Flame!?

I have arrived. :)

Thanks for the input folks.
Your thoughts are valued!

(ColbyPants … your’s are too … but you’re not so new around here. :) )

Anyway… I am very jealous that you got to meet RP himself. That would be great fun.

Posted by: Doug on April 4, 2007 at 8:36 am

haha, thanks :-P

Posted by: ColbyPants on April 4, 2007 at 10:17 am

Sounds great! I gotta look for some vintage offerings…

Mind if I mention a tiny wordsmith point? It was your “palate” that experienced the cedar-like notes…the other is the artist’s paint-mix board…and of course to add to the confusion we have “pallet” that goods are stacked up on…hey, what a language it is! Then, all those distinctions tend to evaporate in the sublime aroma of a good smoke…

Posted by: John B. on April 25, 2007 at 6:56 pm

Forex….

Forex 100 minimum 400 1. Forex market hours. Forex broker. Forex….

Posted by: Micro forex trading. on November 18, 2007 at 9:06 am

You came all this way, why not leave your own comment?!

Leave a comment:






Get your share!