Grabbed one of these in between classes at school today.
Appearance and construction 14/15 Great looking cigar. Nice oily reddish brown wrapper. The construction was even and solid. The clip was clean. Prelight aroma was similar to a cuesta rey centro fino but a little sharper.
Flavor 15/25 This cigar is a little firecracker. It started strong with overbearing cedar and woodsy flavors and some harshness. It got significanly better as it burned down.
Smoking characteristics 24/25 NIce even burn, Good smoke volume. Did heat up a little.
Overall 28/35 Didn't do it for me personally but I can see how some people would like them.
total 81
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Damn Stogie - I hope the torp is better because I know who you got it from!!
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Posts: 711 | Location: Williamsburg, Va | Registered: June 16, 2003
I think Rocky has some of the best cigars on the market. The Rocky Sun Grown is very similar to the 1992 IMO. I have a box of the Toro size and love them. In fact, I had one last night on my way to the store. Medium to full bodied with a little bit of a bite from the wrapper.
I don't find any similarities between the sungrown and the 92. For one thing one is a spicy cedary sungrown and one is a sweet cocoaey maduro. But that is just my take. I think the 92 blows the SG away personally.
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Originally posted by pmpimbura: I don't find any similarities between the sungrown and the 92. For one thing one is a spicy cedary sungrown and one is a sweet cocoaey maduro. But that is just my take. I think the 92 blows the SG away personally.
I'm with you pmp, the 92's are entirely different than the sungrowns. I've only smoked a couple of the sungrowns so far, but they have been harsh and the draw to easy for me...
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Posts: 1431 | Location: North Carolina | Registered: November 29, 2003
Don't disagree with pmp's flavour profile differences; however, I tend to prefer the spicey, pepper in my smokes. This could be because I usally drink sweeter cognacs and ports with my RP Sun Grown. These are a personal favorite daily kinda smoke for me. To each his own, huh?
PAParick, I hear ya. I like the JDN celebracions very much with port. They have that spicy peppery flavor profile with a hint of sweetness and go well with port.
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