Rocky is smart enough to advertise with the right people, custom blend house blends for the right vendors, and be public enough with CRA to push his image. If only he tried this hard with customers and quality control.

All about the Benjamin’s baby.

Out of curiosity a year or two ago my shpo (which protects me) had a box of the new sungrown lanceros.....so I figured I’d give one a try. Started ok then.....💩💩💩💩

Alright, they’ve now spent 3 full months in the humidor and the Edge Maduro has massively improved. Still not as good as I remember, but an Exponential improvement from even a month and a half ago. I still don’t plan on re-ordering, and I will probably replace them with more vintage 1990s, but a drastic improvement after more time to rest in the humidor. 🤷🏻‍♂️

Bought some cheap and some not so cheap Rocky's several years ago. None were any good. I remember an arguement I had here about the awful RP Cargo. Picked up a few Edges a while back for a song - haven't tried them yet. I do remember having a halfway decent RP many years ago, but I don't remember what it was and I never looked hard to buy any more of them.

Had RP Connecticut & Decade, been awhile, I thought at the time they were okay.

The rp cargo was so absolutely awful, I bought one, smoked s half inch, pitched it... mind you, that was back in the days when I was smoking and enjoying anything I could get for a buck... terrible, terrible cigar....

I recall liking the RP OWRs a long while back.

With the exception of the Lancero's which, for some reason, never taste or burn well, I enjoy the RP Sun Grown Maduros. If you can catch them on a good sale, the 2003 Cameroons are nice as well. Good taste and exceptional burn, the things just don't go out. Perfect for fishing or on the lake.

All of the rest, Meh. Seems like they often start off fine with the first batch then they over produce and the quality tanks.

However, my real guilty pleasure remains the RP Rare Eagle Mulligans from the OMB3 place AFTER they go through my Basil Hayden Dark Rye infusion treatment. Dang, they are good!

Against better judgement, I won a five pack of my old favorite RP Sun Grown sticks. Fired up the first stick...under filled and pieces of tobacco coming out in my mouth throughout. I have nobody to blame but myself.

Nostalgia is hardly ever worth it. I shoulda learned that back in 2010 when I banged my ex-girlfriend from 1994.

This thread bump reminded me of the RP Connecticut, a CI exclusive brand. I used to smoke the HELL outta those things when they first came out. Then one time I got a poorly constructed box. The heads were all squishy and would split the head end of the cigar apart when I cut them. I sent them back to CI and got a replacement box. Same sh*t. That was a big contributing factor for why Rocky went on my 'do not buy' list.

the edge, the decade, the sun grown, the vintage 90s are good. But I have had some not seem as good as the last time I smoked them. I will try leaving them in my humidor longer next time.