Broadleaf wrapper · Mild-medium to medium
Rocky Patel Vintage 1990: flavour profile and cigars like it
Rocky Patel Vintage 1990 is a handmade cigar made in Honduras. Its published strength is mild-medium to medium. It has a Colorado Broadleaf wrapper grown in Honduras and filler from the Dominican Republic and Nicaragua. The tasting notes in our sources point to cedar.
If you like it, the closest matches in the palate test are Curivari Gran Reserva Edición 2025 and Ashton Aged Maduro.
What does Rocky Patel Vintage 1990 taste like?
- cedar and wood
How strong is it, and what's in it?
| Wrapper | Honduran Broadleaf, aged 12 years |
|---|---|
| Binder | Nicaraguan |
| Filler | Dominican Republic and Nicaragua |
| Strength | Mild-medium to medium as published by jrcigars.com |
| Body | Medium-bodied |
| Made in | Honduras |
| Made by | Rocky Patel Premium Cigars |
| Factory | STG Danlí, Danlí, Honduras |
| Sizes | Robusto 5.5×50 · Toro 6.5×52 · Churchill 7×48 |
Strength here means nicotine, which mostly comes from the filler. Wrapper colour is not a strength guide.
What reviewers say
- cigaraficionado.com: 90 points, Robusto, 5½ × 50 (2004)In our words: The Robusto was toasted and balanced.
Scores as published by the magazine or retailer, for the size named. Notes are our summary of the review, not quotes. We don't score cigars ourselves.
About Rocky Patel Vintage 1990
The line. The Vintage 1990 launched in 2003. It was Rocky Patel’s first named Vintage line. cigaraficionado.com
The brand. Rocky Patel began with Indian Tabac. In 2003, he shifted branding to Rocky Patel Premium Cigars. The Vintage series became the flagship. rockypatel.com
Cigars like Rocky Patel Vintage 1990
- Curivari Gran Reserva Edición 2025Closest matchWrapper style not published · MediumAbout the same strength.
- Ashton Aged MaduroAlso fitsBroadleaf wrapper · Mild to mediumSame Broadleaf wrapper family, about the same strength.
- AJ Fernandez Enclave by Eladio DiazAlso fitsCorojo wrapper · Mild-medium to medium-fullAbout the same strength.
- Larutan The EggAlso fitsConnecticut wrapper · Mild-medium to mediumAbout the same strength.
- Alec Bradley Do Not DisturbOne step furtherConnecticut wrapper · MediumMore earth and leather, about the same strength.
Picked by the palate test's own engine, as if you named Rocky Patel Vintage 1990 as a favourite: never more than one strength step above it, plain tobacco only, one cigar per brand.