Rocky Patel Vintage 1990 Toro

Rocky Patel has become a master in the cigar industry to the point where at least one of his blends seems to pop up in the top 25 cigars of the year on an annual basis. The Vintage lines are quintessential RP and top class smokes for a great price.

This Vintage 1990 toro sports a rich chocolaty brown box pressed 12yr old Honduran wrapper. The cigar starts out with mild woods and cocoa beans. Within the first 2" a mild spice developed and held until about mid-way through the smoke. The woody flavor began to take on a more cedar character and some floral notes were evident in the aroma. The flavors were quite consistent from this point on and even mellowed a bit as neared the head. It had a nice light gray, compact ash and I was able to do an ash stand after about 1 1/2". Good times!

The construction was a little disappointing as it burned wobbly a couple of times but to its credit didn't require any touch ups. The draw was quite good and the overall quality of the cigar was excellent. Despite the Honduran and Nicaraguan tobaccos, it would be classified as a medium bodied smoke, though I would consider it to be on the mellow side of medium bodied. I would highly recommend the Vintage series and although the '92 is my favorite of the two, I wouldn't pass up an opportunity to get my hands on one of these.

Wapper: Hon
Filler: Nic, DR
Binder: Nic
Rating: 90