Rocky Patel Olde World Reserve Corojo
Oct 11, 2009 Cigar
Tonight’s review is the Rocky Patel Olde World Reserve Toro.
Introduced at RTDA 2005, The Olde World Reserve (OWR) comes in either a Corojo or Madoruo wrapper. Tonight we will be reviewing the Corojo version in the Toro vitola.
SPECIFICATIONS:
Size: 6.5 x 52 (Toro)
Origin:Honduras
Wrapper: Nicaraguan
Binder: Nicaraguan
Filler: Nicaraguan
APPEARANCE and CONSTRUCTION – (17 of 20 pts.)
The OWR has a medium chocolate brown wrapper that’s a little dry looking. It’s nicely constructed with a clean even wrap and neat cap. The Toro is a little spongy to the touch, but not quite soft. Overall construction is pretty good.
SMOKING CHARACTERISTICS – (21 of 25 pts.)
Clean cut with a punch cutter. Draw was a little looser than I normally like. Not horrible, but a touch looser than I would have wanted. Generally, if a draw is going to be off, I’d rather it be loose than tight. A loose draw can be dealt with slowly and the cigar is still very much smokable. A stiff draw is pretty much a dud of a smoke. Great volume of smoke with each puff. Smoke was fairly dense. Ash burned beautifully. Stayed firm for a good inch to inch and a half. Ash was more white than gray. The OWR burned pretty well except for going out a couple of times which required a relight. I was smoking outside, so I can forgive the burn out.
FLAVOR – (28 of 30 pts.)
The flavor in the OWR was fantastic. It had a nice mix of sweetness, wood, earth and subtle spice. The first third had more of a sweet tobacco flavor mixed with a spanish cedar flavor. That transitioned to a more solid woody flavor in the second third. The final third had more of the woody flavor along with a light spice in the background. Flavors were all well balanced and integrated.
OVERALL IMPRESSION – (22 of 25 pts.)
I enjoyed this cigar very much. The flavor profile is one that I generally like a lot. Some sweetness mixed with wood and earth is the perfect combination for me. With an MSRP of around $10 a stick, it’s reasonably priced for what you get. I would most likely grab this one again.
TOTAL SCORE – 88
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Tags: Corojo, Olde World Reserve, Rocky Patel, Toro
December 3rd, 2009 at 10:33 pm
Great review. I like this cigar a lot, but it is a little pricey. The original boxes of 50 were a little cheaper, but not much. The tobaccos in the OWR are blended nicely and the smoke is exceptionally smooth. Keep up the reviews!