Cigar Brand: Rocky Patel
Cigar Name: Fusion
Factory: Rocky’s
Country of Origin: Honduras
Wrapper: Ecuador Sumatra
Binder: Criollo
Filler: Dominican, Nicaraguan
Vitola: Torpedo
Length: 6.2″
Ring Gauge: 52
Cost: Unsure, received in bomb. Retails for around $8/each but can drop to ~$4/each easily in bulk.
Where purchased: n/a
Strength: Medium-Full, but increasing closer to full towards last third
Smoked: 2014-05-07
Where: Car
When: ~7pm
Occasion: n/a
Meal: n/a
Where: n/a
Drink Pairing: Diet A&W Rootbeer
Link: There’s no mention of the Rocky Patel Fusion on his official page, so here’s a link to CI
Presmoke thoughts:
I don’t have a ton of experience with Rocky Patel cigars. The last one I smoked (I believe it was a 1992, but may have been the 1990) was really enjoyable though, so I’m hoping that continues with this Rocky Patel Fusion. Everything I read about Rocky himself makes me want to be a strong supporter of his cigars, but I just haven’t been able to totally lock down which ones exactly are to my taste.
My understanding is the Fusion is a blend of the 1990 and the 1992. Given how much I enjoyed whichever of those I had, my hope is that I’ll also enjoy this.
Construction:
This is a pretty lumpy smoke. The seams are pretty tight and low key, but it’s very bumpy. No obvious hard or soft spots.
Prelight:
The smell on this cigar is a very earthy chocolate. A little too earthy for my preference, but not terrible. The cold draw is a very strong and delicious chocolate and coffee. That’s a very good sign to me!