At the 2016 IPCPR Trade Show, Rocky Patel Premium Cigars unveiled a new release aimed toward its key brick and mortar accounts – the Rocky Patel Special Edition. The Rocky Patel Special Edition is a three vitola box-pressed line: Robusto (5 1/2 x 50), Toro (6 1/2 x 52), and Sixty (6 x 60). Each […]
Cigar News: Rocky Patel Tabaquero by Hamlet Paredes Bala Becomes Regular Production
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The Tabaquero by Hamlet Parades Bala, previously an event-only cigar from Rocky Patel Premium Cigars is going regular production. The Bala was showcased at the 2016 IPCPR Trade Show and now becomes brings the total number of vitolas in the Tabaquero by Hamlet Parades line to six. The Bala is a bowling pin shaped vitola […]
Cigar News: Rocky Patel Prohibition Connecticut Debuts at 2016 IPCPR Trade Show
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A third blend is coming to Rocky Patel Premium Cigars’ Prohibition line. At this year’s 2016 IPCPR Trade Show, the company unveiled the Rocky Patel Prohibition Connecticut – a Connecticut Shade wrapped cigar. Like the Prohibition Broadleaf and the Prohibition San Andres, the Prohibition Connecticut features the line’s signature bootlegger mason jar packaging containing 16 […]
Cigar News: Rocky Patel Fifty-Five Launched at 2016 IPCPR Trade Show
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On February 26, 2016 Rocky Patel turned 55 years old and at this year’s IPCPR a special cigar was launched by Rocky Patel Premium Cigars to commemorate the occasion – the Rocky Patel Fifty-Five. The Rocky Patel Fifty-Five has two characteristics. First up, it’s a line where each of the four vitolas have a 55 […]
Cigar Review: Rocky Patel Gary Sheffield 500 Home Runs (HR500)
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In 2012 Rocky Patel Premium Cigars launched the first of a series of releases partnering with various athletes to produce a cigar brand. The first athlete selected was baseball great Gary Sheffield and the cigar was called the Rocky Patel Gary Sheffield HR500. The limited release cigar commemorated Sheffield’s 500th home run in Major League […]
Cigar Review: Rocky Patel Ray Lewis Legends 52
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As the name indicates, the Rocky Patel Ray Lewis Legends 52 is a cigar blended by Rocky Patel for NFL all-pro Ray Lewis. It is the latest cigar in a series of cigars made by Rocky Patel Premium Cigars for sports celebrities. In 2013, there were plans to launch the Ray Lewis Legends 52 at the IPCPR Trade […]
Cigar Review: Tabaquero by Hamlet Paredes Robusto
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The Tabaquero by Hamlet Paredes is a new brand that was launched by Rocky Patel Premium Cigars at the 2015 IPCPR Trade Show. If you are familiar with the Cuban cigar market, the name Hamlet Paredes is one you are familiar with. An accomplished cigar roller, Paredes has served as a brand ambassador for Habanos […]
Cigar News: Rocky Patel Edge A-10 Sixty Now Available
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Rocky Patel Premium Cigars has added a second size to its Rocky Patel – The Edge A-10 line. This one will be in the form of a 6 x 60 vitola appropriately called the Sixty. The company has stated the cigar is now available for immediate shipment. In 2015, the Rocky Patel Edge A-10 was […]
Agile Cigar Review: Rocky Patel Vintage 2003 Cameroon Torpedo
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Agile Cigar Reviews replace what we termed “Assessment Updates”. The concept is the same, but the name is different. Agile Cigar Reviews use a lightweight, shorter format. These will never take the place of our comprehensive reviews. They are only used on blends we have previously assessed. This might be a blend we are re-scoring […]
Cigar Review: Cigar King Gold Series II by Rocky Patel
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Late in December 2015, Scottsdale Arizona-based retailer Cigar King announced a new shop exclusive project with Rocky Patel Premium Cigars. The project is called Cigar King Gold Series II. This is actually the second Gold Series release by Rocky Patel for Cigar King. In addition, there has also been a release from El Titan de Bronze released […]