Rocky Patel I-Press

[cusccrstud21]

So I was gifted this cigar recently and have been skeptical about it because of the "intense press" gimmick. I had some free time yetserday so I decided to light it up. The notes are definitely spastic at best because I wasn't concentrating too much on the cigar but jotted down whatever stood out.

Rocky Patel I-Press
Drinking Water
Watching “Road to Perdition”

Very loose draw (loosest draw i've ever had)
Beautiful dark wrapper, great aroma, creamy, tons of sweet (sugar) white smoke, got very harsh quick, more than 1 puff a minute and it harshened up…
½ inch in and earthiness begins to dominate and sugar is underlying...
Cedar begins to pop out about 1/2 way into the cigar with an underlying nuttiness, sweetness is still present but barely....

Final third: finished out harsh, put it down with 2 inches left...


Score: 83

 

[Moro]

Thanks for the review, mate! Is the press anything like the factory press?

 

[cigarguy71]

Thanks for the review.

 

[Zen Cigar Man]

Nice review. Sounds like it smoked like most RP CI exclusives...

 

[Zen Cigar Man]

Thanks for the review, mate! Is the press anything like the factory press?

Both are heavily box-pressed (Intense press - I-Press, get it?). Almost rectangular rather than boxy.

 

[Moro]

Both are heavily box-pressed (Intense press - I-Press, get it?). Almost rectangular rather than boxy.

I got it; just wondering if it was like the LFD factory press or somehow different.

 

[njstone]

Nice review. Sounds like it smoked like most RP CI exclusives...

I don't know...I love the RP Fusion, and the Signature seems a bit inconsistent but they're great when they're on.

 

[cusccrstud21]

I'm not a big fan of any of the RP stuff, if this stick could've stayed consistent it would've been enjoyable...

 

[njstone]

I'm not a big fan of any of the RP stuff, if this stick could've stayed consistent it would've been enjoyable...

Have you tried the Vintage '92, Vintage '90, and Olde World Reserve?

 

[Bull Moose]

I'm a big fan of the vintage 92, very good smoke for the money and worth at least one try

 

[njstone]

I'm a big fan of the vintage 92, very good smoke for the money and worth at least one try

in my top 10

 

[jgaeta]

how does the vintage 90 compare to the 92? a friend of mine gave me a few of the 90's and i was thinking about lighting one up tonight actually. the only RP ive had is the decade, which i kinda liked. ive heard the vintages aren't as good, but im willing to give them a shot.