Cigar Geeks - Rocky Patel Prodigy Torpedo

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Rocky Patel Prodigy Torpedo
Written by Cigar Geeks Member: wlfwalleye (wlfwalleye)

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Welcome to another Cigar Geeks Critique of a vitola provided to us by our friends at BestCigarPrices.com. Up for review this time is the Prodigy by Rocky Patel in the Torpedo vitola. A special thanks goes out to Bryan (metalhead y cigarguy) for setting this one up.

Rocky Patel Prodigy Torpedo

Brand:: Rocky Patel
Name:: Prodigy Torpedo
Length:: 6.5
Ring Gauge:: 52
Country of Origin:: Nicaragua
Filler:: Honduras
Nicaragua
Binder:: Habano
Wrapper:: Ecuador
Habano
Color:: Colorado Maduro
Strength:: Medium-Full
Shape:: Torpedo
Average Member Purchase Price:: $3.75
Average Member Rating:: (4 Review(s))
Notes:: http://www.bestcigarprices.com/cigar-directory/prodigy-~-by-rocky-patel/prodigy-torpedo-~-by-rocky-patel-cigar/499-24201-412.htm

This cigar was enjoyed with water

Pre-Light: 18 Points of 10 Possible

This cigar has an oily sheen with a milk chocolate wrapper. Very bumpy with raised veins. Pre-light draw is a grassy note with a coco undertone. A grassy smell off the foot and barnyard smell off the wrapper.

Lighting and Burn: 10 Points of 15 Possible

Cigar lit well and produced a thick smoke. Ash was light gray to white. Ash was extremely flakey and barely held a half inch. Burn was uneven throughout the entire cigar and required multiple touch-ups. It developed a tunnel right down the center around the halfway mark.

Construction: 20 Points of 30 Possible

Rather ugly wrapper with raised veins and bumps. One soft spot under the band. Cigar feels rather light for its size. Cap is uneven. Being a torpedo I clipped very little off of the cap and tested the draw. The draw was very loose for as little as I clipped.

Flavor and Aroma: 25 Points of 45 Possible

1st third was decent with a mild spice of nutmeg and a hint of cinnimon with a bitter chocolate undertone.
2nd third the spice disappeared and a leather flavor developed with a charred wood undertone and an extremely bitter burnt grass taste.
Final 3rd more of the leather and bitter burnt grass taste but now with a metalic undertone. I had to put it down at the 2 inch mark due to the unpleasant flavors.

Summary

Cigar rested at 65% humidity for 45 days. Cigar was on the lower medium strength. I believe the tunneling was do to the filler having a twist in it.
Due to the extremely flakey ash, extremely uneven burn, and the very unpleasant tastes after the first third, I would not recommend this cigar. Hopefully I just got the bad one out of the box and my fellow reviewers had a more pleasant experience.