Hello everyone… long time no Blog.

Sorry bout that.

Still spending a lot of time preparing for the upcoming Video Blogs!!

Yeah yeah I know we’re taking our time but we’re doing all we can to ensure these are easy to do.

That way we can keep doing them.

Anyway lets move on to more current things.

A new cigar shop has opened right in my neighborhood.

One one hand I LOVE IT!!!

It’s got an incredible selection and a very cozy lounge to smoke in.

On the other hand I’m upset.

My area of town has needed one for a long time.

Kevin and I have been talking about the perfect shop and location on-and-off for some time.

Now it looks like we may have a VERY capable shop right where we wanted to put ours.

I’d hate to run them out of business… but what can you do?

(Kevin next time you are up I’ll have to show you.)

I had a STELLAR cigar from that shop the other night.

The weather has been so great that the other night I lit the Tiki Torches, sat on my deck after sun down and enjoyed a nice cigar.

The cigar was a Rocky Patel Vintage 1992.

A VERY nice smoke indeed.

“Vintage cigars” (or cigars wherein all the tobacco used is from the same year) are relatively rare. Making such a cigar obviously limits the production, as well as the variety of tobacco you can use to create the blend.

This particular cigar though got it right.

Rocky Patel founder of the “Indian Tabac” cigar company chose to put his name on this cigar, and I don’t blame him.

The cigar is BEAUTIFUL.

Dark, gorgeous, somewhat toothy wrapper, with a little bloom.

Constructed VERY VERY well, and smelled very nice.

The cigar is a very mellow, but medium bodied smoke.

As expected it started a bit mild and worked its way up.

It never got “hot” or overpowering.

It was consistently mellow, even as the cigars “power” amped up.

Very herbal in taste to my palette with a hint of woodsy… cedar like notes.

The ratio of which began to shift to the other side as the cigar neared it’s end.

Very well done.

It’s no wonder Cigar Aficionado Magazine gave this cigar an amazing 92 rating.

I can’t wait to try the Rocky Patel Sun Grown.

I hear it’s a real powerhouse.