Country: Honduras
Wrapper: Ecuadorian Sumatra
Binder: Nicaraguan
Filler: Brazilian, Dominican, and Nicaraguan
Size: Toro 6.5″ x52 ring
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Rocky Patel’s Sun Grown has been around for a while now. It is unique in my opinion because it seems to be universally respected among cigar smokers as a good, tasty, quality cigar. Yet it doesn’t have any of the hype or pomp and circumstance around it that other widely respected cigars have, like the VSG or even the Oliva Serie V just as an example. It seems to fly just below the radar, but ask someone about it and you will almost always here “That’s a great smoke, one of my favorite Rockys!” Don’t ask about it, and you’ll probably never hear it mentioned. That just strikes me as odd an unique.
This specimen sports a handsome looking, rustic, rosado colored wrapper. It has a toothy, dry look to it. Now, the RP Sun Grown Petite Corona is my hands down favorite vitola in this line. I think is is an excellent smoke. A robust, powerful little spice bomb. I have enjoyed them so much over the years that it wasn’t until now that I have ever bothered to try another vitola, but this time I am smoking a toro. It starts off with a bit of black pepper and a spiciness that is reminiscent of the Petite Corona only not quite as sharp or robust. The flavors seem to be muted or muddled in the translation to the large ring gauge. I get hints of the coffee, earth, and spice that I love in the Petite Corona, only they are faint and muddy and not as pronounced. I was a bit disappointed with this one. It seems to me the blend does much better in a smaller format. Still it was an enjoyable cigar even though it didn’t live up to the standard set by its little brother.
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Depending on how long you allowed it to age can bring you different tastes. I’m smoking the Toro size now. Never have tryed the Petite Corona, but that sounds tasty. I like the Tres Mistique VSG’s. Now thats a tasty little bomb.
I think the RP SunGrown is a good bang for the buck cigar. I think I payed under $5 for this one in a 5 pack deal. This one has been in the box for nearly a year and it right on. Happy smoking.