RP Winter

Decade Review

....The smoke was rich and full-flavored with a shot of spice on the finish. Early on it reminded me of the Olde World Reserve.

They compared it to the OWR....

Hell, everything tastes like everything else with Rocky, I guess??



I'm not trying to find fault or trash talk, just throwin' my out there....my apologies for stepping on toes!!!

[Texan in Mexico]

Originally Posted by tobii3

Decade Review



They compared it to the OWR....

Hell, everything tastes like everything else with Rocky, I guess??



I'm not trying to find fault or trash talk, just throwin' my out there....my apologies for stepping on toes!!!

They are what they are and your opinion is valid. If it quacks like a duck...

[Ender]

Originally Posted by GTsetGO

I picked one up at my local spot and have heard good things about it. can't wait to light mine up.

Also, the Rennaisance is the cigar that "took" the place of the Edge Sumatra, not the Decade. But the blends are still different.

I just spoke to Rocky Patel at an event. (I've been coveting what few Edge Sumatra Torpedoes I can get my hands on because I love em so much) The first thing I asked him was "what happened to the sumatra?" He swears up and down that it's the same blend and everything, it's just that the wrapper is a little lower of a priming. I tried the Renaissance and I find it's very similar in flavor profile but without the pepper blast that I get in the Edge Sumatra torpedo. Then again, I find the same comparison when I've smoked a toro in the ES line too. It's very frustrating to me. I was told by a rep from a different company that the word was RP is using the old ES wrapper for the sun growns. I haven't had one of those in a very long time. I'm starting to get very irritated with these games that seemed to be going on. I wish manufacturers would just be up front with us.

In my opinion the summer lancero was an exceptional cigar.

I thought the Winter was a pretty solid cigar.

[Tredegar]

I had a winter over the weekend and while it was a decent cigar, I feel it needs a little bit of time to develop. I preferred it over the Summer blend. I have not tried the Autumn blend so i can't give anything up on that.

Disclaimer: Earlier that evening I had a really crappy, and that was strange, Oliva V Lancero, so it could have swayed my taste buds and not given me an honest tasting. I will definitely try the Winter blend again since it does have some decent potential.

[macpappy]

Originally Posted by Tredegar

I had a winter over the weekend and while it was a decent cigar, I feel it needs a little bit of time to develop. I preferred it over the Summer blend. I have not tried the Autumn blend so i can't give anything up on that.

I agree with you on the need for more aging. I bought three about a month ago and smoked one. It was a little "harsh" to my taste and I like medium to full bodied cigars. The other two are sitting by themselves in a small cigar box in my cooler. I figure I will wait awhile before trying one of them.

[Ender]

I just smoked one finally. It was pretty good. Lots of pepper which I liked. I can say that a little time on it though would probably do it some good. I liked it WAY better than the Summer and Autumn.

[68TriShield]

I literally stumbled across a box of these today

[s15driftking]

I'm going to revive thsi thread instead of start a new one.

Tried an RP Winter blend. Loved it!

I heard they discontinued it, is that true?

[Ratters]

Yep, I really like the Winter Blend. The '08 was discontinued, but the '09s are still around. Some people say the Patel Bros. is pretty similar, but I prefered the WB. Luckily my local shop still has a box of them. Not sure if you can find any online though.