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The latest in Rocky's Seasonal selections is the Rocky Patel Winter Collection 2012 (also known as the Winter Blend). This year's cigar sports a dark Ecuadorian Habano Wrapper with a dual binder from Costa Rica and Mexico, and fillers from both Panama and Nicaragua. An interesting blend with tobaccos from more than 4 countries. Let's see how it stacks up to the successful 2009 Rocky Winter Blend, and if it feels like a Winter cigar..

Construction / Prelight:

This 5 1/2 " box-pressed Robusto is a very attractive smoke. The aroma that comes off the cigar when you take it out of the cellophane is mouth watering! The dark reddish brown Ecuadorian Habano wrapper is smooth and oily. The construction is great, the cigar is well packed, with no soft spots to speak of. The pre-light draw gives a sweet spice mixed with tobacco profile. Can't wait to fire this one up.

First Third:

Right off the bat, Rocky's New Winter Collection gives a great blast of flavor and a TON of smoke. The cigar starts off with a leathery sweetness with some peppery spice and a nice clean finish. Although well packed the draw is a tad on the loose side, making an average puff fill the air with clouds of aromatic smoke. I've had to touch up the cigar a bit with my lighter to keep it on the straight, I'm attributing the wavering burn to the looser draw. The cigar has a dark chocolate, espresso sweetness reminiscent of the Casa Magna Domus Magnus and a slight cedar or oak profile. These flavors continue on throughout the first third with excellent balance.

Rocky Patel Winter Collection 2012 Robusto

Rocky Patel Winter Collection 2012 Robusto

Second Third:

Onto the second third, the leather and earthy flavors are in the forefront, mixing well with the rich sweetness of the blend. The body is medium at this point, possibly a little stronger, but nothing too wild yet. The 2012 Winter Blend has a ton of character, a very enjoyable combination of flavors that are bold and mix well. I think the cigar does a good job of being a "winter" batch. Its richness and bold flavor, combined with a long finish gives the Rocky Patel Winter Collection 2012 a true winter feel. I could definitely see myself lighting one of these up after a heavy holiday feast, a perfect topper to a belly warming meal.

Final Third:

All the draw and burn issues I was having at the start of the smoke have worked themselves out. The cigar basically just corrected itself and started to burn near perfectly. The body and spice have picked up in the final third, I'd say the body has easily reached medium - full. The sweetness that was initially in the forefront of the profile has dropped off into the distance. The earthy core of the cigar continued to play out until I nubbed it.

Rocky Patel Winter Collection 2012 Robusto

Overall:

I was a big fan of the 2009 Rocky Patel Winter Blend, another bold blend with a PA Broadleaf Maduro wrapper. I think Rocky has succeeded in creating a similar bold and flavorful (heavy) Winter Blend, but with it's own character. What this blend lacks in complexity and elegance it makes up for with a boldness of flavor. A great medium to full cigar loaded with a unique flavor that while not varied, is balanced and very tasty. As all seasonal blends, the Winter Collection is limited, so grab yours while you can! Only 2000 boxes of each size were made this year.

Check out Our Rocky Patel Winter Collection 2012 brand page to see availability or call us 1 (800) 887-7877 to order.

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New Cigars In Stock!
By admin
10/19/2011 3:18:00 PM

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Lots of great new cigars out this week! New Brands that just landed and are ready to smoke:

Aging Room Small Batch M356

- These Dominican beauties are created by Oliveros for Rafael Nodal's Habana Cuba Cigar Co. The brand is getting a lot of attention as of late due to some extremely high ratings in Cigar Aficionado. A complex, medium body cigar that's full of flavor and extremely enjoyable to smoke. The Presto Size is reviewed below in detail. These are "small batch" so they will be limited.

Rocky Patel Fifty

- After working on the blend for over four years, Rocky Patel has released the "Fifty", an ultra-premium cigar to celebrate his 50th birthday. The Fifty sports a dark Ecuadorian Habano wrapper hand selected from the top of the plant, the 7th priming. The double binder and secret blend of Nicaraguan fillers give the Fifty a rich full bodied character with complex flavors of peppery spice, dark chocolate and espresso. The packaging is very well done, with a limited edition decorated and numbered box. Give us a call or check our retail stores for more information: 1 (800) 877-7877. You can also email us.

Farmer's Select Nicaraguan Bundles

- We all know the economy isn't looking all that great these days, everyone is trying to save some cash here and there. We wanted to find a great Nicaraguan cigar that had all the usual qualities, some spice, a nice medium to full body, earthy tobacco flavors, etc.. at an everyday smoke kind of price point. With that in mind we did some digging around and came up with the Farmer's Select Nicaraguan. Because we import them directly and skip the flashy packaging, we're able to cut out the middle men, and deliver a 5 or 6 dollar cigar for half the price. Created in a small factory, these small batches are made with the same premium tobacco that are in your pricier smokes. Try them out, we think you'll be glad you did. All bundles are under 40 bucks.

Sencillo Black Cigars by Prometheus

- Sencillo is a project created by Keith Park and Prometheus. Last year's Sencillo was blended by Christian Eiroa of Camacho Cigars. This year Keith Park teamed up with the Plasencia family to create the Sencillo Black. The 2011 blend has more Nicaraguan tobacco to give the cigar a fuller bodied profile. Handmade in Nicaragua, Park created a blend made up of five different tobaccos that come together very well to create a balanced, tasty smoke.

E.P. Carrillo Edicion Limitada 2011 - Dark Rituals

- The latest and third E.P. Carrillo Edicion Limitada released is a beautiful dark Oscuro Maduro dubbed "Dark Rituals". The Carrillo family's cigars just keep getting better, and the Edicion Limitada's are really something to covet. Blended with an Ecuadorian Sumatra binder and Nicaraguan Fillers, the Dark Ritual is a pretty large smoke, (6.5" x 56) and is encased in a dark, rich Oscuro Maduro wrapper. The cigar comes in boxes of 10. Only Carrillo Sr. could blend such a complex, full body and full flavor masterpiece. These cigars are no joke, forget about the single sticks - we haven't had something more box worthy in the shop in a long time! Like all Edicion Limitadas, the quantities are limited so hurry up!

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