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Rocky Patel Decade Torpedo Cigar Review

Have a Cigar: Rocky Patel Decade Torpedo

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Name: Rocky Patel Decade Torpedo

Country: Honduras

Shape: Box-Pressed Figurado

Size: Torpedo (6 1/2 inches x 52)

Strength: Full

The more I write about cigars, the more I realize that I am horrible at taking pictures. One day, I’ll have to fix this. I ought to start taking photography more seriously. Maybe I should take photos from different angles and see which ones come out better. Or maybe I’ll sign up for a photography course. I don’t know. All I want is to be able to take acceptable photos with my phone.

In any case, the Rocky Patel Decade Torpedo shown in my horrible photo was a real treat. An elegant smoke, full-bodied and aromatic, I loved it from start to finish.

Cigar and Chess at Fidel

Have a Cigar: Corrida Nicaragua Robusto+

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Name: Corrida Nicaragua Robusto+

Country: Nicaragua

Shape: Parejo

Size: Robusto (5 inches x 56)

Strength: Medium to full

Here’s an affordable Nicaraguan robusto that I enjoyed smoking while playing chess.

The Corrida Nicaragua Robusto+ is an aromatic cigar that burns with strong notes of cocoa and earth and comes with subtle nuances of pepper and prune.

I could find nothing wrong with it, and I smoked it until there was nothing left of it.

Casa Turrent Serie 1901 Gran Toro

Have a Cigar: Casa Turrent Serie 1901 Gran Toro

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Name: Casa Turrent Serie 1901 Gran Toro

Country: Mexico

Shape: Parejo

Size: Gordo (6 inches x 62)

Strength: Medium to Full

I regularly smoke the Casa Turrent Serie 1901 Robusto. It’s a more practical vitola than the Gran Toro if the plan is to smoke it on your lunch break or in the car on your way back from work after a long day…

The Casa Turrent Serie 1901 Robusto is a good stick, and it usually lasts around 45 minutes. But this makes it a small break cigar or a backup cigar. (A backup cigar is the second cigar you carry with you to the party. It remains in your pocket just in case you need to light up a second one.) The lesson to learn here is that your everyday robusto wasn’t born to be the star of the show. For that, you need a bigger cigar — examples are Toro, Gordo, Double Corona, and Churchill vitolas. As the saying goes, a bigger cigar is a better cigar, especially if time is on your side.

And time was on my side when I lit up the Serie 1901 Gran Toro, a 6-inch cigar with a ring gauge of 62. It was sweet with notes of dark roast coffee, cocoa, mud, almond, and oak.