Tuesday, August 27, 2013

Rocky Patel - Olde World Reserve - Maduro - Toro

 
Strength:  full
Origins:  Honduras
Wrapper:  Costa Rican Maduro
Shape:  Box pressed
Length:  6.5"
Ring size:  52
Approx. cost:  $9
Bdawg says:  Anyone who has read this blog knows I am a huge Rocky Patel fan.  However; in my opinion the Rocky Patel name has been diluted.  Too many brands.  Some of them excellent, some, not so much.  Do we really need:  Mulligans, Edge Squared, Ocean Club, Renaissance, Velvet, etc.?  Talk to someone who has only tried these brands, and frankly they probably won't have too high of an opinion.  My advise; stick to the core brands listed on Rocky Patel's website. You will be much happier.

Olde World Reserve is one of Rocky's core brands and is quite good.

A dark chocolate brown colored very well constructed wrapper.  The draw is easy producing great amounts of billowy smoke and a gray and black ash.  The flavor is smooth, dry, espresso, wood and light pepper.  The burn however; had a slight problem.  I call it "Evil Rabbiting".  (See picture below).  I touched it up and everything was fine.

"Evil Rabbiting"

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