The Balanced Flavor of Rocky Patel’s Sun Grown Toro Cigar.
Rocky Patel Sun Grown Toro Cigar… featured in
The Blaze Report.
Brand Profile:
Great cigars are more than just fire and tobacco. Only a true artist, who loves his craft as much as he respects it, can achieve the distinction and flavor of a premium cigar. Utilizing the finest tobaccos in the world, and an unyielding drive for excellence, Rocky Patel has redefined the industry.
Sun Grown brand is best described as medium-plus in body. With its lush 5-year-old Ecuadorian Sumatra wrapper, the ignited Sun Grown is a perfectly balanced blend of variety from lush fields of Honduras.
Vitola (Size):
6 1/2” x 52
Wrapper:
Ecuadorian Sumatra
Binder:
Nicaragua
Filler:
Dominican Republic, Nicaragua
Rocky Patel Cigars
Pairs Perfectly With:
flor de caña 18 year rum.
A truly outstanding 18-year-old, ultra-premium sipping rum patiently aged in small hand-crafted bourbon casks to obtain its oaky and extra smooth finish. Sustainably crafted, from field to bottle, at a 5th generation family estate since 1890 and naturally aged without artificial ingredients at the base of an active volcano. A full-bodied rum that is best enjoyed on a rock or with ice and a splash of sparkling water, garnished with an orange peel.
Photo and Review credits: M. “Joe” Gooch
The Blaze Report:
Appearance:
A classic Toro shaped cigar had an evenly colored wrapper with a clean and slightly sweet smell on the pre-light nose. The taste before lighting this cigar was unique with a peppery floral note. It was solid to the touch and had a very smooth and effortless draw. The feel and look felt great in the hand.
1st Third:
Once lit the aroma had a sweet tone that carried over to the taste and lingered on the palate through the finish of every puff. The body started mild and gradually started to build to a medium. An easy and effortless draw that produced thick clouds of great aroma that filled the surrounding air.
2nd Third:
A creamy texture to the smoke with some spiciness that provided some black peppery notes that developed as the cigar was smoked. Hints of sweet undertones carried over to the taste and lingered on the palate and through the finish of every puff. There’s a mild body that gradually built to a mild-medium nicely balanced well with the flavorful character of the cigar.
Final 3rd:
There’s a creamy texture with spiciness that continued to develop along with some cedar in the aroma as the cigar continued to be smoked. There’s spice in the aroma, which lingered in the nose when retro-haling the smoke. Nice full flavored smoke through to the palate and nose.
Final Thoughts:
This was an easy going cigar that had a lot of good flavors, balance and a clean finish. An amazing burn that held on to a long and dense gray ash. Outstanding construction overall. A very pleasant cigar that picked up its flavor throughout the duration. The aroma maintained that sweet edge and became more pronounced as the cigar was enjoyed. A very well made flavorful cigar at the end of the journey.
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- Was this cigar a good buy? Yes
- Did you enjoy the aroma of the cigar while smoking? Yes
- Did the taste transition as you smoked it? Yes
- Does it have complexity? Yes a mild complexity
- How consistent was the strength level? Rich Notes
- What makes this cigar different or special? Aroma
- Did the cigar produce spice? Yes
- Did the flavors match the description? Yes
- Did the strength match the description? Yes
- Would you smoke this cigar again? Yes
Final Grade
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