Well, your tobacconist and I agree on which Rocky Patels taste better!! I honestly can't remember exactly WHY I like the 1990's better but I think I found the wrappers on the 1990's to be a little "sweeter" which is a quality I enjoy.

The 1990's have a Honduran broadleaf wrapper while the 1992's have a Ecuadoran Sumatra wrapper.

Someone posted on another cigar board that they had tried the Rocky Patel 1990 "2nds" and he thought they were GREAT!!

For a domestic cigar the regular Rocky Patels are a little pricey but you can get a bundle of 15 Rocky Patel 1990 Robusto 2nds for $39.95 from CigarsInternational.

I'm going to take a chance on those in the near future

When ever I get them, I'll shoot you a PM to see if you might be interested in trying a couple.