is Rocky Patel crazy???

tchariya said:
I was just browsing the CI and/or Thompson's catalog while on the toilet last night and was just shocked at all the RP crap out there!

What's with all his crap branding?
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I feel the same way about Gurkha. Having so many different blends is overwhelming for me...to the point that I'm too intimidated to even start trying.
 
To say nothing of all "his" brands that don't even have his name mentioned in them. It's almost becoming like baseball cards; regional variations and subsets and special editions ad nauseum!
 
rack04 said:
IMHO, you can't begin to compare Patel to Pepin. Pepin is a master cigar roller and blender while Patel is a entertainment and product liability lawyer turned cigar salesman. :tu
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I agree with this however I do believe Pepin is diluting his 'brand'.
 
RP's are some of my favorite smokes- the 90 and 92 are easily in my top 5. I haven't tried them all but the ones I have tried have all been quality. I don't really care who is making them if they are good they are good- keep em comin I say.
 
There seems to many brands with large varieties of cigars in different lines. I happen to be fond of the RP's but know people who hate them. My guess is its much like the Ghurka debate, pretty much love/hate. I say try everything you can and find what you like. One mans dog rocket....
 
Do you like Levis jeans? If so do you want them to produce only one type, one fit, one fabric, one cut, or do you believe that the BRAND stands for a certain quality and there is a particular style that you prefer?

When I buy a Rocky Patel cigar, I know I will get a certain (good) quality of cigar and that the different blends, sizes, shapes etc will be consistent within that particular style. I commend them for expanding on a good name and offering some variety.
 
well there are his real blends the edges, olde worlds, vintages, decade, and sungrown. Then there are the internet house blends. I think some he did for his own reputation and then the internet retailer house blends were for money.
 
More cigars means more money. And I think many of his blends are really great. 10th is a good example. 10th torpedo is a great day starter with a good cup of coffee. Just my opinion thou.
 
cab28 said:
There seems to many brands with large varieties of cigars in different lines. I happen to be fond of the RP's but know people who hate them. My guess is its much like the Ghurka debate, pretty much love/hate. I say try everything you can and find what you like. One mans dog rocket....
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I strongly agree. I know a few guys who are in the pepin camp and they hate Patel and Gurhka. Seems if you like them and they like Pepin some think you to be a noob. It could just be a difference in taste.
 
vtdragon said:
Do you like Levis jeans? If so do you want them to produce only one type, one fit, one fabric, one cut, or do you believe that the BRAND stands for a certain quality and there is a particular style that you prefer?

When I buy a Rocky Patel cigar, I know I will get a certain (good) quality of cigar and that the different blends, sizes, shapes etc will be consistent within that particular style. I commend them for expanding on a good name and offering some variety.
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I agree, while I don't smoke a lot of RP I definitely don't have a problem with them. In fact, I'm not sure why I don't smoke more. :)
 
I'm not debating that his cigars are great or at least not his real cigars, I love the 90, edge sumatra, and the decade but those internet only aren't so great.
 
ahbroody said:
I strongly agree. I know a few guys who are in the pepin camp and they hate Patel and Gurhka. Seems if you like them and they like Pepin some think you to be a noob. It could just be a difference in taste.
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I like them both. I do like the flavor profile of the Pepin sticks a bit more but I have not had many Rp sticks that I did not enjoy. As a matter of fact I just finished a ITC 10th robusto that was a pretty decent cigar.:ss
 
I've always been a "smoke what I like" type of guy. Hype will make me try something once but I won't smoke a cigar just for the name. I enjoy some Rocky Patel stuff and hate some of his other stuff. I had a Decade toro the other day and enjoyed it. I thought it was a good $4.00 cigar but definitely not a good $10.00 cigar. I won't be investing in any more of those! The main thing I see is that SOMEBODY likes just about every cigar out there so, I'm not gonna knock a Patel fan or a Pepin fan or a Perdomo fan. Smoke what you like and like what your smoke. I'm proud to call anyone a BOTL/SOTL that smokes anything from a fine CC to a Garcia Vega as long as they don't tell me I've made a "wrong choice" in my favorite cigars (Which includes Lot 23!).

MCS
 
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