Patel Brothers Nish Patel - 92.255

This is a very hard cigar to find and was a very good smoke. I smoked two of these at least a week apart to make sure I would enjoy them the same. The oily wrapper really had a great taste and these produced voluminous smoke. Easy draw and great flavor. This one is definitely

a keeper. Fireupthatcigar.com had this great review:

Wrapper: Pennsylvania Broadleaf Maduro
Binder: Nicaraguan
Filler: Nicaraguan
Made In: Honduras
Size: 5.5×44 – Corona
Price: About $7 per single

A Little Background: For the first time in his company’s history Rocky Patel has collaborated with his brother Nish Patel to create a cigar they are calling, full bodied and a powerhouse. The new cigar has tobacco from the fields of Lancaster County in Pennsylvania; the same region that brought us the Rocky Patel Winter Blend 2008.

Appearance & Construction: The Patel Brother cigar has a nice dark brown colored wrapper with minimal veins running throughout. The wrapper feels a little dry to the touch but it has no soft spots and appears to be constructed well. Not related to aesthetics and something I rarely comment about, but on the prelight draw I get a wet paint flavor; let’s hope the cigar doesn’t taste like that.

Smoking Characteristics: As with all Rocky Patel cigars, the Patel Bros. has a perfect draw that produces a lot of rich smoke. The burn was well within acceptable terms however the ash flowered pretty badly. This cigar is no doubt a full bodied cigar and so is the strength. This little corona beat me up pretty good and that was even after a hearty lunch.

Flavor: The Patel Bros. has a nice sweet earthy woody core with notes of coffee, cocoa, leather and a salty meaty flavor that I can’t quite put my finger on. The flavors are very rich and pronounced in this cigar however the flavors remained generally the same throughout the cigar.

Final Thoughts: Overall I really enjoyed this cigar. I happen to love that salty meaty flavor in cigars so that definitely scored some points in my book. The only negative thing on this cigar was the wet paint flavor on the prelight draw but thank goodness I didn’t get that in the actual cigar. This cigar is not for the beginners. The cigar has some serious kick to it that would turn a newbie green in no time.

Worth a Shot: Yes
Buy Again: Probably
Rating: Good