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<blockquote data-quote="soonerwings" data-source="post: 2705461" data-attributes="member: 8035">Well, last night turned out to be a pretty nice night to fire up the outdoor fireplace and enjoy a cigar with some bourbon.&nbsp; The stogie up for review this time is the Rocky Patel Fusion Toro.Size: 6.5 x 52.&nbsp; Wrapper:&nbsp; This one has an Ecuadorian sun grown habano wrapper.&nbsp; It&#039;s kind of reddish brown in color and doesn&#039;t have a whole lot of tooth to it.&nbsp; It&#039;s also kind of thin.Cold Draw:&nbsp; On the cold draw, a sort of &quot;barnyard&quot; flavor jumps out.&nbsp; You know that sweet hay smell that hits you as you walk into a hay loft?&nbsp; That&#039;s what the cold draw tastes like to me.Flavor:&nbsp; Once the cigar heats up a little, the predominant flavors are of wood and leather.&nbsp; There&#039;s some black pepper flavor present as well.&nbsp;&nbsp; Every now and then there is&nbsp; a VERY faint sweetness.&nbsp; The cigar is a little oily, but not as oily as I tend to like.Body:&nbsp; Medium/FullStrength:&nbsp; This one has a bit of a nicotine punch to it, but nothing massive.Draw:&nbsp; Nice and loose,&nbsp; just the way I like it.Burn:&nbsp; The burn line was a bit wavy, but fixed itself when I performed the &quot;put the long side on top&quot; trick to even it out.&nbsp; It never got to the point&nbsp; where I had to correct it with a torch, but it was still annoying.&nbsp; As far as I&#039;m concerned, a guy shouldn&#039;t have to pay much attention to a cigar in order to make sure that it burns evenly.&nbsp; To be honest, this seems like a recurring theme with Rocky cigars.&nbsp; I don&#039;t think I&#039;ve ever had one that burned perfectly.Smoke production:&nbsp; LOTS (and I mean LOTS) of smoke.Smoke Time: One hour and ten minutes.Overall Impression:&nbsp; Meh.&nbsp; As much as I try to like Rocky Patel cigars, I&#039;m just not that impressed.&nbsp; The only two I&#039;ve ever enjoyed are the Vintage 92 and the Sungrown.&nbsp; One thing I&#039;ll say about this particular cigar though is that it seemed to REALLY bring out the flavors in my Woodford.&nbsp; I always enjoy some Woodford, but this cigar somehow seemed to give it a &quot;pop.&quot;</blockquote>

[QUOTE="soonerwings, post: 2705461, member: 8035"] Well, last night turned out to be a pretty nice night to fire up the outdoor fireplace and enjoy a cigar with some bourbon. The stogie up for review this time is the Rocky Patel Fusion Toro. Size: 6.5 x 52. Wrapper: This one has an Ecuadorian sun grown habano wrapper. It's kind of reddish brown in color and doesn't have a whole lot of tooth to it. It's also kind of thin. Cold Draw: On the cold draw, a sort of "barnyard" flavor jumps out. You know that sweet hay smell that hits you as you walk into a hay loft? That's what the cold draw tastes like to me. Flavor: Once the cigar heats up a little, the predominant flavors are of wood and leather. There's some black pepper flavor present as well. Every now and then there is a VERY faint sweetness. The cigar is a little oily, but not as oily as I tend to like. Body: Medium/Full Strength: This one has a bit of a nicotine punch to it, but nothing massive. Draw: Nice and loose, just the way I like it. Burn: The burn line was a bit wavy, but fixed itself when I performed the "put the long side on top" trick to even it out. It never got to the point where I had to correct it with a torch, but it was still annoying. As far as I'm concerned, a guy shouldn't have to pay much attention to a cigar in order to make sure that it burns evenly. To be honest, this seems like a recurring theme with Rocky cigars. I don't think I've ever had one that burned perfectly. Smoke production: LOTS (and I mean LOTS) of smoke. Smoke Time: One hour and ten minutes. Overall Impression: Meh. As much as I try to like Rocky Patel cigars, I'm just not that impressed. The only two I've ever enjoyed are the Vintage 92 and the Sungrown. One thing I'll say about this particular cigar though is that it seemed to REALLY bring out the flavors in my Woodford. I always enjoy some Woodford, but this cigar somehow seemed to give it a "pop." [/QUOTE]

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