![]() A Dominican puro usually signals something old school. Most experienced smokers prefer Nicaraguan tobacco. I believe there is a stigma to Dominican blends. And while no one has decided to review til now, I believe the Dark Dominican will catch on. This is not a cheap cigar but these days…not much is except for catalog brand bundles. I was immediately attracted to the funky look of this cigar as it looks like nothing else in the Patel line. The balance is now clearly evident as the tobacco interplay is more cohesive. The finish, which was short earlier, is now much tastier causing lip smacking on my part. The first inch was slightly interesting but nothing really happens til after that. Same thing happened when I smoked the stick at the shop. The Rocky Patel Dark Dominican becomes savory rather than sweet at this early stage. ![]() But at a little over 1” in, flavors seem to want to make a bigger impression that the start provided. I can’t taste fish but I do taste salty brine. This stuff is made up of malt vinegar, molasses, anchovies, tamarind, onions, garlic and other minor elements. There is some Worcestershire sauce going on in the background. Sites that sell the cigar mostly call out the strength as medium/full but the Patel web site says its medium…so go figure. Fortunately, I have taught myself to take naps during a review without interrupting its flow.Ĭreaminess shows its head in the form of something sweet like coconut crème pie. As the stick is packed to the gills with tobacco, this is going to be a long journey. Normally, I would not pick the largest size made for a review but this is all they had at Havana Cigar Lounge. The burn is behaving beautifully with an almost snow white ash. The draw is on the money.Ī smoky quality appears that is mostly an amalgam of different woods: Oak, hickory, and cedar. I don’t need my PerfecDraw cigar poker…which surprised the hell out of me considering how deformed the cigar is. Big bursts of both black and red pepper, sweet cocoa, salty pretzel, malt, caramel, and strong cedar arrive with the first puffs. The Rocky Patel Dark Dominican comes out swinging immediately. Part of it probably had to do with the fact that the cigars were stored without cellos allowing them to breathe. I smoked one at the cigar store during a Patel event they were hosting and I was surprised that it had a nice thing going for it. And it’s been in stores since last summer. I could not find a single review of this cigar. The cold draw presents flavors of dark cocoa, red pepper, malted milk balls, cherry pie, caramel, cedar, espresso, and toasted rye bread. It’s almost as if the cigars were free rolled without a form being used.įrom the shaft, I can smell lots of sweet things: milk chocolate, sweet cream, caramel, café latte, black pepper, black cherry aroma is very strong, and malted milk balls.įrom the clipped cap and the foot, I can smell a turnaround on the cocoa…it transitions from milk to dark chocolate, black pepper morphs into strong red pepper that elicits three quick sneezes that make my eyes water, espresso, cherries, caramel, cedar, malt, and chocolate covered raspberry. There are huge veins, Lumpy and bumpy to the 10th power. The cigars damn near make a right turn halfway down the shaft. All share the same quality of being rustic…almost like a Rum Crook. I was impressed with the sticks I got at my B&M so I bought a 5 pack online. The stick is extremely toothy feeling like fine grit sandpaper. Certain portions of the shaft show lighter shades of rusty brown. The wrapper is so dark that it looks like it is coated with black paint. While General Cigar makes Patel’s Vintage 1990, 19 brands in its Scandinavian Tobacco Group factory in Danlí, Honduras, Dark Dominican will be the first Dominican-made brand from Rocky Patel.” “Dark Dominican will be rolled at General Cigar Co.’s General Cigar Dominicana in Santiago, where the non-Cuban versions of Cohiba, Partagás and La Gloria Cubana are produced. ![]() Shout out to Tyler Jeffrey and Jarrid Willoughby. I bought 3 sticks from my local B&M: Havana Cigar Lounge in West Allis. Today we take a look at the Rocky Patel Dark Dominican. Price: $10.50 MSRP (Around $1.50 less online) Rocky Patel Dark Dominican | Cigar Reviews by the Katman Home › CIGAR REVIEWS › Rocky Patel Dark Dominican | Cigar Reviews by the Katman
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