Connecticut wrapper · Mild
Rocky Patel Vintage 1999: flavour profile and cigars like it
Rocky Patel Vintage 1999 is a handmade cigar made in Honduras. Its published strength is mild. It has a Connecticut wrapper grown in the United States and filler from the Dominican Republic and Nicaragua. The tasting notes in our sources point to cream, cedar and sweetness.
If you like it, the closest matches in the palate test are Rocky Patel Vintage Connecticut 1999 and La Palina White Label.
What does Rocky Patel Vintage 1999 taste like?
- cream and nuts
- cedar and wood
- natural sweetness
How strong is it, and what's in it?
| Wrapper | U.S. Connecticut Shade |
|---|---|
| Binder | Nicaraguan |
| Filler | Dominican Republic and Nicaragua |
| Strength | Mild as published by rockypatel.com |
| Body | Not published |
| 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: 88 points, Toro, 6½ × 52 (2019)In our words: The Toro became creamy, with vanilla bean, toast and slate.
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 1999
The line. Vintage 1999 debuted in 2006 for milder-profile smokers. holts.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 1999
- Rocky Patel Vintage Connecticut 1999Closest matchConnecticut wrapper · MildSame Connecticut wrapper family, also made in Honduras, about the same strength.
- La Palina White LabelAlso fitsConnecticut wrapper · MildSame Connecticut wrapper family, more pepper and spice, less natural sweetness, about the same strength.
- Griffin's ClassicAlso fitsConnecticut wrapper · Mild to mediumSame Connecticut wrapper family, a step stronger.
- Camacho ConnecticutAlso fitsConnecticut wrapper · Mild to mediumSame Connecticut wrapper family, also made in Honduras, more hay and herbs, a step stronger.
- La Galera ConnecticutOne step furtherConnecticut wrapper · Mild to mild-mediumSame Connecticut wrapper family, more hay and herbs, about the same strength.
Picked by the palate test's own engine, as if you named Rocky Patel Vintage 1999 as a favourite: never more than one strength step above it, plain tobacco only, one cigar per brand.