Given the darkness of the cigarwrapper I was suprised by how mild this cigar really was. It was very tightly wrapped and the ash did not fall off for a good 2 inches. I did not like the lip taste after the first few minutes, but nothing a good Bud Light could not overcome. I smoked this one first from my selection because it did not come in any kind of celophane cover and I did not know how dry it might be before I got it. It was just fine however.
The Rocky Patel web site at www.indiantabac.com describes this cigar this way:
1990 Vintage
Mild to medium bodied, this blend of rare aged tobacco has a perfect balance of flavor, complexity, and richness. A very smooth earthy smoke with notes of cedar and a light espresso flavor. In pursuit of the finest tobacco's the world has to offer, Rocky Patel uses this 12 year old Honduran Broadleaf wrapper along with a 5 year filler and binder that will satisfy every smoker from novices to the most discriminating of aficionados. The Vintage received "Best of the Best" in the Robb Report and scored a 92 in Cigar Aficionado.
I am not sure of the price since this one was a gift, but I probably would buy a box of 20 that they come in.
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I was interested in your cigar blog and was enjoying some of your comments until I read this last blog. You mentioned the lip flavor of the Patel as being curable by a bud light which completely invalidates any comment on taste found anywhere else on the blog.
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