Rocky Patel Edge Candela – picture linked from Twitter Yesterday, the picture above appeared on both Twitter and Facebook. On Facebook, the caption said “The Edge is going green”. This is in reference to the Rocky Patel Premium Cigars’ new Edge Candela. This is in reference to the fifth blend of Rocky Patel’s Edge series […]
Cigar Preview: Thunder by Nimish gets 6 x 62 Frontmark
Thunder by Nimish is getting a 6 x 62 frontmark Rocky Patel Premium Cigars has announced that they have added a new frontmark to the Thunder by Nimish line. This new line extension called “Sixty Two” adds a 6 x 62 vitola to the line. This also becomes the fourth vitola that is a part […]
Cigar Review: Rocky Patel Summer Collection 2008
Rocky Patel Summer Collection 2008 Over the past few weeks, we have sampled various releases from the Rocky Patel Seasonal Collection. This line by Rocky Patel Premium Cigars were a series of limited run cigars meant to coincide with each of the four seasons. This series was discontinued in 2009, but with was brought back […]
Cigar Preview: Burn by Rocky Patel Cigar (Lounge Exclusive)
Rocky Patel Premium Cigars will be launching a new cigar that will be available exclusively in Rocky Patel sponsored lounges. The cigar will be called “Burn by Rocky Patel”. This information was revealed on the Feburary 4th, Cigar Dave show. Burn by Rocky Patel is also the name of the Rocky Patel sponsored lounge located […]
Cigar Review: Rocky Patel Winter Collection 2012
Rocky Patel Winter Collection 2012 2011 might have been one of the strongest years for Rocky Patel Premium Cigars. On our Cigar of the Year list, Rocky Patel placed two cigars in the Top 15 as well as two honorable mentions. They also released an outstanding Honduran puro, the Edicion Unica (which was not […]
Cigar Review: Rocky Patel Autumn Collection 2009
Rocky Patel Autumn Collection 2009 The Rocky Patel Seasonal Collection line was a series of limited run cigars that were meant to coincide with each of the four seasons. The blend was almost meant to coincide with the spirit of the season. After 2009 the series was discontinued, but the great news is that it […]
2011 Cigar of the Year Countdown: The Honorable Mentions
The 2011 Cigar of the Year Countdown is in the history books. There were 30 cigars that were listed as Epic Encounters. As I mentioned when this list began, perhaps the hardest part was choosing which cigars would make the list, and what didn’t. Below I have listed ten honorable mentions. Some will say now […]
2011 Cigar of the Year Countdown: #12 Rocky Patel Fifty (Part 19 of Epic Encounters)
#12: Rocky Patel Fifty This epic encounter brings us to a second entry in the 2011 Cigar of the Year countdown by Rocky Patel Premium Cigars. Rocky Patel has had several cigars launched in 2011, but there is no doubt that this one was the most anticipated of all of the cigars by Patel. Coming […]
Cigar Review: Rocky Patel Edicion Unica
Rocky Patel Edicion Unica Since IPCPR 2011, I have been stating that there has been a renaissance in terms of Honduran tobacco. It’s not that Honduran tobacco has disappeared, but it seems to have made in comeback in terms of being a part of quality blends. Rocky Patel Premium Cigars’ recently released a limited edition […]
2011 Cigar of the Year Countdown: #15: Rocky Patel Vintage 2003 Cameroon (Part 16 of Epic Encounters)
#15 Rocky Patel Vintage 2003 Cameroon It is now time to enter the Top 15 in the 2011 Cigar of the Year Countdown. For this epic encounter, we come to a cigar that uses one of the most difficult wrappers to work with in the industry. This wrapper comes from Cameroon Africa. This cigar comes […]
