Quick Smoke: Rocky Patel Chris Verhoeven Personal Blend
17 Jan 2010
Each Saturday and Sunday we’ll post a Quick Smoke: not quite a full review, just our brief verdict on a single cigar of “buy,†“hold,†or “sell.â€
Friend of StogieGuys.com (and occasional guest contributor) Chris Verhoeven was fortunate enough to visit Rocky Patel’s factory in DanlÃ, Honduras, where he worked with the expert cigarmakers to create his own blend. For an amateur blender, I must say I’m quite impressed with the result. This toro has roasted nut flavors and mouth-watering dry chocolate notes. It’s remarkably well-balanced, medium-bodied, and lacking in any construction issues. Even though you’ll unfortunately never be able to purchase one, it gets my highest recommendation.
Verdict = Buy.
photo credit: Stogie Guys
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Then why publish a review???
Bahahahahaha. Classic Pat. And Thank you, I’m glad you enjoyed it. As for “why publish the review” it’s another reason to try and get on a local B&M’s Rocky Patel trip because all participants get to do their own blend. It truly is an amazing time if you hadn’t gathered that much from the photo essay a couple months ago.