I think that we are often a bit quick to put down Rocky Patel here. His main product lines are solid, consistent smokes. They are not super premiums, but they are decent.
I look at them as if they were like Miller Beer. It is a solid product. It sure isn't a Belgian Trapist Ale and it is not a glass of scotch, but for what it is, it is good.
Yes Rocky has made some crappy exclusive brands, but so have Don Pepin, Alec Bradley, Nestor Plasencia and others in the industry.
Personally, I wouldn't turn down an RP Edge, Edge Lite, Edge Maduro, any of the OWRs, or any of the vintage series.