I just started to receive my orders from Cbid, to fill my humi.

I got a Rocky Sampler with 92 in it ,and also some RP 92 seconds.

They are not remotely similar other than size or shape,what gives?

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Color and taste

Varying wrapper colors is totally normal. Wrapper leaves and rolled cigars pass several sortation process based on color. This is done to ensure the cigars are consistent in color from one box or bundle to the next....however you can and will notice a difference over time if you buy enough of the same cigar.

As far as taste goes....there's a good chance the Vintage 2nds are significantly older in terms of cedar-aging than the standard Vintage. We receive shipments of standard Vintage weekly - these boxes come and go very quickly....from the factory, to us, and then to our customers within a very short period of time. The 2nds however, we have a nice-sized inventory.....so these cigars continue to age and mellow in our massive warehouse inventory, becoming smoother and more refined.

Good info, have not dabbled in the RP seconds, but i do enjoy those RP vintage cigars.

Thanks Steve that explaines It.

I think I'll buy the regular Vintages from now on as I have had them before and like them.

I'll use the seconds as yard gars.

Appreciate your help

Oh, wait a minute. These are Rocky's. They probably forgot to dye the lighter ones, HA!

I guess I was expecting them to look the same as the firsts, with spots and or larger veins.

But they look nothing like the 1st runs.

RP Vintage has gotten significantly darker over the years. I remember many moons ago when the brand was first released....the '92 was significantly darker than the '90. The '92 is an Ecuador Sumatra wrapper - practically the same leaf as RP Sun Grown. The '90 is a Broadleaf Maduro, which should (theoretically) be much darker in color, but it wasn't so for a few years.