Iguana Robusto and RP Vintage 1990

[alexgtp]

Well over the weekend I had the chance to smoke a cple cigars at the horse track.

First cigar I smoked was an Iguana Robusto.
initial impression was poor quality control...the luminescent green candela wrapper was very thin..and cracking in certain areas..I beleive it was due to poor storage.. It was gifted to me so I wont complain.. I let it sit in my humi for a while..with the hopes of restoring this cigar..


Prelight aroma was very sweet with a nice smell of tobacco..not too overpowering..
I lit it up using my torch..it lit up very easily..and burned pretty even.. Very very mild smoke..hardly any smoke at IDLE..once you puffed on it you would get a nice stack of whiteish/blue smoke..the Ash was a nice tight whitish/brown ash..suprisingly it was a pretty firm ash....The cigar gave off a nice aroma while burning... Overall it was a satisfying cigar.. Im sure most would not like it because it is a very mild underpowering smoke..



Well after dinner I decided to go bet on some horses and light up the Rocky Patel Vintage 1990. Wow what a great looking cigar..nice dark wrapper..a bit oily..flawless in construction.. Preligh aroma was strong....It lit up very nicely..and burned so evenly..the ash was very very tight and white as could be.. This thing gave off a nice blue smoke...(might of been the lighting..LOL) This thing packed a nice earthy leathery flavor..it felt 100% stronger than the Iguan I had smoked befor dinner.. This cigar sat very well with me until 1.4 of the way down where it went out on me.. When I relit it It tasted obnoxious and carbony.. I decided I would not continue to smoke the rest of it.. Overall a very nice smoke.. If It would of not gone out on me I know it would of been a finger burner..

And I topped of the night with one of faithfuls..good old Sancho Panza Double Maduro.. what can I say about that smoke.. :thumbs:

 

[KayakinBoy]

Never had an Iguana. I've tried the RP 90's and the 92's. I'm not a fan, but that was in my more "newbie" days. Pretty full bodied as I remebered. Maybe I should look into an Iguana.

 

[SFG75]

Just some advice, stay away from the candela! You should try the maduro Iguana, a different story altogther in my opinion. The Patel is one of my absolute favorites. The draw is just excellent and the aroma/taste can't be beat. I can't testify to having any burn or wrapper issues, so perhaps the one you smoked had a different history than the ones that I have smoked. Yes, it's an excellent cigar, a perfect after dinner one.

 

[CoventryCat86]

I like the RP 1990's much more than the 1992's

As much of a Havana snob that I am, I do find the 1990's to be a good smoke. I have an Iguana candela sitting in the humi mostly for the novelty but I've never smoked one.

The SP Double maduros have always disappointed me though

Too bad your RP went out on you, I've never had that problem with them. My experiences have always been that they are a good tasting & good burning cigar with a nice draw that's not too loose.

 

[surferonthecrystalcoast]

I haven't really tasted a big difference in the 90's and 92's......

 

[SFG75]

I can totally relate to your relighting story of the RP '90. I had to let one go out with a good bud to run a necessary errand once, and it just wasn't the same as you mentioned when I relit it. And yes, it was under half an hour as recommended by authoritative sources. Unless the house is on fire, I wouldn't put one out again, though I'd be very conflicted about it. The white ash? Lots of good cigar myths, and that one is one of the most prevalent. Purely just a by product of excess phosphorous and other chemicals in the ground during production. It is nice to look at though.

You can get the iguana maduro robusto for $37.00 at Thompson's. A few people here can't stand them, but the mauduro is a great cheap smoke. Lots of smoke, awesome taste, and only one with severe wrapper/burn issues, and I've probably smoked three boxes worth of them.

 

[micker]

This sounds like my last trip to arlington park same cigars.....

My impressions were a bit different though, I loved the rocky patel and to this day I've found them to be a consistantly good smoke. The Iguana on the other hand is a different story... I happen to enjoy a nice candela every once in awhile, but on the three iguana's I've had, they were all quite good until the half way point at which they became quite bitter, harsh and everything a candela shouldnt be... If you're only in the mood for half a cigar though, its a good one!