| ocky Patel Vintage 1992 is a premium cigar that is | | | | effortless draw, you’re doing something |
| justly famed as a full-flavored extravaganza. It is | | | | wrong (and you might want to consult our |
| interesting that even though the Patel website rates | | | | Tips).” |
| the 1992 as a mild to medium-bodied cigar, most | | | | Oddly, though, despite the easy draw, each puff |
| cigar smokers rank it as a medium to full-bodied cigar. | | | | produced relatively small tufts of smoke which came |
| In an interesting aside, Vintage 1992 and 1990 are | | | | off and clung to the cigar. The aroma is a nutty one |
| the two blends that propelled Rocky Patel to fame; | | | | that even non-cigar smokers find pleasant. |
| as any long-time cigar devotee can tell | | | | Immediately following the initial light, rich, earthy |
| you—his cigars are geared more toward the | | | | notes of oak and sweet almond make their presence |
| sophisticated palate. | | | | known, along with the a tinge of the earthy |
| These are complex cigars which feature an even | | | | undertones one would expect from a medium to |
| balance of flavor, strength, and complexity. The | | | | full-bodied cigar with Nicaraguan filler and binder in a |
| Vintage 1992 line is available in Churchill, Juniors, | | | | darkly-pigmented wrapper. The initial third of the |
| Perfecto, Petite Corona, Robusto, Sixty, Toro, and | | | | Vintage 1992 is enlivened with marauding hints of |
| Torpedo shapes. | | | | sweet spiciness, but it is not until the second third of |
| The gorgeously presented Vintage 1992 Torpedo is a | | | | the smoke that this fine cigar comes into its own. |
| box-pressed cigar wrapped in a smooth and | | | | Here, the oak and almond flavors mature into nicely |
| unmarred dark brown ten-year-old sun-grown | | | | layered notes of creamy-textured, rich dark roasted |
| Ecuadorian Sumatra seed wrapper with an oily sheen. | | | | coffee combined with the pepper and spice that one |
| The classic double burgundy and gold Rocky Patel | | | | expects as a smoke blooms into taste-filled splendor |
| bands engirdle this fine cigar which is filled with 7-year | | | | into the final third. On inhaling, the Vintage 1992 |
| aged Dominican and Nicaraguan binder and filler | | | | tingles the tip of the tongue with spice, followed by |
| tobaccos. The firmly packed tobaccos give the cigar | | | | creamy coffee flavor like a stimulating cup after a |
| a firm feel, but a pre-light draw is clear and true. A | | | | tasty meal. The Vintage 1992 flavor fest continues |
| cursory sniff gives only the hint of the fine tobacco | | | | until the flavors mellow towards an earth-toned finish. |
| contained within. | | | | At a price of around $8.75 each, this is obviously no |
| After an easy light, the draw remains effortless and | | | | everyday cigar, at least for most aficionados. |
| nicely balanced—indicative of well-rolled filler. | | | | However, considering the Vintage 1992’s |
| The burn is usually excellent; the ash holds tight for | | | | complexity, full-bodied flavors (that many believe far |
| at least 2”. Patrick A. of StogieGuys.com, | | | | outmatch the Vintage 1990 line), and its aged smooth |
| writing of the Vintage 1992, declares that “If | | | | creaminess, it should definitely have a place in most |
| you can’t get an even burn, a firm ash, or an | | | | rotations. |