> The Rocky Patel TAA Exclusivo 2020, the fourth exclusive release by Rocky Patel Premium Cigars for the Tobacconist Association of America (TAA) Exclusive Series is now heading to retailers. The blend of the Rocky Patel TAA Exclusivo 2020 features a Mexican San Andres wrapper over Nicaraguan binder and fillers. The cigar comes in one […]
Prime Time Special Edition 70: Rocky Patel Mount Rushmore
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On Special Edition #70, we return to Mount Rushmore! It’s the second installment of our Mount Rushmore Series. This time we will be looking at our favorite Rocky Patel cigars and look and see which are the ones that belong on Mount Rushmore. And we’ll update you on cigar industry happenings around the COVID-19 Coronavirus […]
Announcement: Prime Time Special Edition 70 – Rocky Patel Mount Rushmore
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On Special Edition #70, we return to Mount Rushmore! It’s the second installment of our Mount Rushmore Series. This time we will be looking at our favorite Rocky Patel cigars and look and see which are the ones that belong on Mount Rushmore. And we’ll update you on cigar industry happenings around the COVID-19 […]
Cigar News: Rocky Patel Cigar Smoking World Championship Cigar Launches at TPE 2020
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Last year came word that Rocky Patel Premium Cigars would take over as the official cigar of the World Cigar Smoking Championship. At TPE 2020, Rocky Patel launched that cigar to general availability in the U.S. market. Rocky Patel replaces the Macanudo Inspirado (Orange) Mareva, a 5 1/8 x 42 Petit Corona that had been […]
Cigar Review: Rocky Patel A.L.R. (Aged Limited & Rare) Toro
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At the 2018 IPCPR Trade Show, Rocky Patel Premium Cigars (RPPC) launched a brand known as Aged Limited & Rare (or A.L.R. for short). This is a project that traces back to 2015. At the time RPPC founder Rocky Patel was working on the blend, he felt that the blend could develop further if the […]
IPCPR 2019 Spotlight: Rocky Patel Premium Cigars
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As we have noted for the past couple of years, the days of a large number of IPCPR releases by Rocky Patel Premium Cigars appear to be over. 2019 was no exception as this year there were only two new lines and a couple of line extensions. For Rocky Patel, this might have been the […]
Cigar News: Rocky Patel ALR Second Edition Debuts at the 2019 IPCPR
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At the 2018 IPCPR Trade Show, Rocky Patel Premium Cigars (RPPC) will introduce a second edition of its ALR (Aged, Limited & Rare) line. Last year RPPC President and Founder Rocky Patel explained how the line came about, “I remember in early 2015, there was this blend I kept coming back to. I was down in […]
Cigar News: Rocky Patel Premium Cigars Launches Two Line Extensions to Hamlet Liberation at the 2019 IPCPR
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Last year, Rocky Patel Premium Cigars introduced a third blend by Hamlet Paredes known as the Hamlet Liberation. This year the company introduced two parejo shaped line extensions in the form of a Corona Gorda and a Robusto. The Hamlet Liberation features an Ecuadorian Habano wrapper, Nicaraguan binder, and a combination of Nicaraguan and […]
Cigar News: Rocky Patel Number 6 Makes Debut at 2019 IPCPR
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At the 2019 IPCPR Trade Show, Rocky Patel Premium Cigars unveiled its Rocky Patel Number 6 line. Like the Rocky Patel LB1 that also made its debut at the Trade Show, Number 6 is a name that is derived from the code used while the blend was being developed. The cigar is described as a […]
Cigar News: Rocky Patel LB1 Makes Debut at 2019 IPCPR
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At the 2019 IPCPR Trade Show, Rocky Patel Premium Cigars unveiled its Rocky Patel LB1 line. It’s a line that is derived from the code (LB1) used while the blend was being developed. The cigar is described as a medium-bodied smoke consisting of an Ecuadorian Habano wrapper over a blend of Honduran and Nicaraguan tobaccos. […]