Rocky Patel Vintage 1990 Robusto Review

drpepperdude

millennium115

this is one of my fav cigars for rp...as well as 1992 and my love the 6x 60 1999...... btw love the pics, especially the second to last one with the rings in the ash tray.....very nice review

Krieg

nice review, one of my favorite sticks by RP. I have a few in my humi aging since 2009.

suneet21

RaschNuts

suneet21:

great review man, esp with the pics. The RP 90 and 92 were the first smokes that made me fall in love with cigars, and the 92 was the first box I ever got.

Same here.

Vidarien

The 90 and 92 are classics...but i cant help but feel that RPs quality control on those has taken a dump after the bands were switched up to the grey ones. I know thats probably just paranoia but it just seems like the blend and the quality isnt necessarily what it once was. Maybe its just me..

Russ55

Vidarien:

The 90 and 92 are classics...but i cant help but feel that RPs quality control on those has taken a dump after the bands were switched up to the grey ones. I know thats probably just paranoia but it just seems like the blend and the quality isnt necessarily what it once was. Maybe its just me..

It's not just you. They taste different to me too.

drpepperdude

Russ55

Vidarien

yeah sorry...i called it grey but its more black like you said. When they made that change, they either screwed with the blend, or started using a lousier crop. Either way though, they arent what they once were, and they once were pretty special.

shamrocked

I agree - I remember having a 90 torpedo about 2 years ago - That was really the cigar that made the switch for me from an occasional B&M smoker to having a humi and buying a lot more cigars online. Recently I've had a couple of the 90's and I just didn't get the same experience with them as that 90 a couple years back.

Nick2021

One of my favorite cigars, this one is always consistent for me...one of my everyday smokes.

Krieg

Vidarien:

yeah sorry...i called it grey but its more black like you said. When they made that change, they either screwed with the blend, or started using a lousier crop. Either way though, they arent what they once were, and they once were pretty special.

Anyone who knows me, knows that I a RP fan...that being said I would have to agree with this. I've had some recent 1990s and they don't compare to the ones I have in my humi from 2008-2009. This years vintage just isn't as good as the previous ones. Hopefully that will change.