Rocky Patel Dark Dominican Toro Cigar

Today I’m going to feature the Rocky Patel Dark Dominican Toro. Oddly, Rocky Patel cigars don’t regularly feature here, and I’m not sure why that is. There are several cigars in the portfolio that I enjoy, unfortunately, the ones I like tend to get discontinued. One that comes to mind was the oddly named Super Ligero. I really liked that one, apparently I was one of the few. A good friend and loyal reader, PJ, sent me a few of these cigars because he had a hunch that I’d enjoy them. PJ and I met up last year when I visited Miami, and we do have the same taste in cigars, although I believe his palate is more refined (which I’m sure he’d argue). I am not sure what the deal is with this cigar, is it so new that it’s not on the Rocky Patel website? Is it a catalog brand? I’m not sure. I scavenged some details from some retail sources: It has a Maduro Sumatra wrapper (perhaps grown in the DR), Costa Rican binder, and Honduran and Nicaraguan fillers, and is made in General Cigar’s Dominican factory. An aside, in October, it will be ten years since I visited that factory! I have some cigars from that trip that I should get around to smoking! I can see why PJ was anxious for me to try this cigar! I was very happy to smoke this, as it fit my preferences perfectly. The Sumatra wrapper is sweet, and the maduro fermentation makes it even sweeter. Smoking this is like eating a piece of chocolate cake, it’s dense and rich, and delicious. Both samples I smoked burned perfectly. Thanks to PJ for this and the other great cigars! I appreciate it more than you know! 

That’s al for today, until the next time, 

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