Stogie Reviews: Rocky Patel Olde World Reserve Corojo
Monday, July 17th, 2006
Jerry from Stogie Review was nice enough to forward us four sticks in the mail. He wanted to see how we liked the rare Rocky Patel Olde World Reserve Corojo, a cigar he reviewed in his Sunday post.
For starters, this 6 and ½ inch by 52 ring gauge Nicaraguan is a very attractive stogie. With a smooth, milk chocolate wrapper, an ornate brown and gold band across the head, decorative brown paper across the foot, and a delightful chocolate aroma, it just begs to be smoked.
Once lit, its aesthetic qualities give way to earthy caramel and chocolate flavors, making this cigar a nice dessert. And while Jerry thought the corojo is “one dimensional with little to no change in depth or in flavor,” we noticed the cigar’s taste subtly transformed from sweet to a creamy spice, increasing its density. Unfortunately, we occasionally also noticed a sour, displeasing aftertaste on our lips after the draw.
For the most part, the cigar is well-constructed. It does not require re-lighting and the burn is fairly even (but does require a bit of work). If anything, the easy draw is the most noticeable characteristic. Smoke pulls through this stogie so easily it produces a twofold effect on taste: (1) the flavor is surprisingly smoother than it otherwise would be and (2) the aromas get watered down a bit in a light, airy smoke.
Overall, this cigar is agreeable – but we were expecting a bit more from a highly-acclaimed stogie that is difficult to find. [We did come accross these at Cigar Connection in Arlington, Virginia where they also carry the Olde World Reserve with a Maduro wrapper.] At about $11.50 apiece, you might consider spending your hard-earned bankroll on two more enjoyable cigars (see our other reviews) instead of one of these average smokes.
Slightly disappointed due to our high expectations – but still very grateful for Jerry’s generous gift – we give the Rocky Patel Olde World Reserve Corojo a solid three and ½ out of five stogies.
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I’m still gonna try one…
Anyone try that maduro yet?
Maybe its better… I know that my favorite Rocky Patel is the Sun Grown which has a darker wrapper.
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Next time either Patrick or I are at Cigar Connection we’ll pick a maduro up and promptly review it.
I also enjoy the Sun Grown. In my opinion, it’s much better than this one.
Thanks for doing the review guys! Its always nice to get a range of easy to read reviews for people.
Can I ask a personal question? Did you leave the paper footband on when you smoked it? This is an issue being debated on some stogie forums whether the proper way of smoking it is with or without that footband on.
I’m a bit surprised at the review; it’s too bad that hype and expectations weigh so heavily on the smoking experience. I picked up a couple of these at a local smoke shop in June, I enjoy most Rocky Patel cigars, but luckily I hadn’t heard anything about the Olde World at the time. I thought this cigar was simply fantastic, a very dark oily wrapper that literally glistened, it almost looks moist. The few I was able to smoke each had a perfect even burn and smooth draw. The very dark corojo wrapper suggests a very full body but I found this cigar unbelievably smooth and flavorful. I love your guys reviews, but for my 2 cents I would easily pay $12 or more when compared to most other cigars in the price range. I say if you have a chance at this cigar, buy as many as you can because the only problem you will have is when you can’t find them again.
I feel I need to give one quick piece of information, the paper on the foot of the stick is for decoration ONLY – do not smoke the paper, take it off or you will ruin the cigar. Unless you’re really in the mood for a “different” experience with your smoke, take it off.
To leave the wrapper on or off, that has been the question.. one cigar shop suggests leaving it on, another invariably says to remove it…
I’ve probably smoked about 20 of these since they have been for sale around here (Boston), and I would say about 6 or 7 times, the paper wrapper hasn’t come off with ease, pulling with it some of the underlying tobacco. So, not wanting to ruin the stick by way of pulling it apart, I’ve tried smoking it both ways..
I’m told that the decorative wrapper is some sort of homogenized tobacco paper – not sure if that’s correct or not, or even what that is… Aside from a slightly different taste (can’t quite distinguish it though), I noticed a very, very even burn right from the get-go with the wrapper in place..
Basically, I try to take the paper off, and if it doesn’t come easily, just fire it up as-is. Perhaps I got a bad batch where the paper adhered to the cigar?
Enjoy!
Sorry, but you guys missed the boat on your review. This is one of the finest cigars in its class, IMHO. I would put it up against La Aurora Perferidos, Ashton VSG and Padron Anniversario. It is extremely rich, flavorful and burns as well as the Padron Anniversario’s. Rock Patel has come up with its finest offering with this line.
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This is the best cigar I have ever had. Just tried the first one last wee. I typically smoke La Gloria Cubana Serie R. Have smoked as high as $40 cigars and this one is my favorite. I have no idea if the cigar is creamy, oaky, nutty, buttery, flowery, chocolaty, or any other term people use, but I do know it is a good cigar.
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I thought it was pretty tasty however the super easy draw had me looking for holes for a bit.
i agree with the above.. its the best cigar iv ever had as well so far
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I really enjoy reading cigar review and the more I review the the more I realize that taste is base on personal perference. Now that I’ve said that, ” I like this cigar”! Rocky Patel has got it right with the “Olde World Reserve”. As for the experience, in the beginning I was pleasantly surprise by the easy draw that enhanced the nice chocolate taste as it flowed to back of my palate unlike any other cigar I’ve smoke (I’ve smoked many premium cigars because that’s my perference). I would be remiss if I didn’t add at about an hour into it, I noticed something that could be mistaken for a iron/metallic taste but for those who have taste pure dark chocolate you would compare it to that. Pure dark chocolate has a “not so” sweet & slightly bitter taste and that’s what I got at that point so I put it down for a few minutes and then it was back to enjoyment! Very enjoyable ; )
I really enjoy reading cigar reviews and the more I read the the more I realize that taste is base on personal preference. Now that I’ve said that, “I like this cigar”! Rocky Patel got it right with the “Olde World Reserve”. As for the experience, in the beginning I was pleasantly surprised by the easy draw that enhanced the nice chocolate taste as it flowed to back of my palate unlike any other cigar I’ve smoked (I’ve smoked many premium cigars because that’s my preference). I would be remiss if I didn’t add that at about 45 mins. into it, I noticed something that could be mistaken for a iron/metallic taste but for those who have taste pure dark chocolate you can compare it to that. Pure dark chocolate has a “not so” sweet & slightly bitter taste and that’s what I got at that point, so I put it down for a few minutes…picked it back up & it was back to enjoyment! It was an enjoyable cigar ; )
Pardon the double post I was trying to edit my typo’s and what I thought would work didn’t!