Origin : Nicaragua
Format : Toro
Size : 6.5 x 52
Wrapper : Ecuador
Binder : Honduras
Filler : Nicaragua
Hand-Made
Price : $146.99 for a box of 20
More info about purchasing Rocky Patel 1961 cigars...

Rocky Patel’s 1961 is the first cigar produced at the new Tabacalera Villa Cuba in Esteli, Nicaragua. The Toro was released at last year’s IPCPR show in New Orleans. It features an Ecuadorian-grown Habano wrapper; a Honduran binder; and a Nicaraguan filler. It comes in four vitolas: a 5.5 in x 44 Corona; 5 x 50 Robusto; 6.13 x 52 Torpedo; and today’s featured cigar, a 6.5 x 52 Toro.

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Origin : Honduras
Format : Robusto
Size : 5 x 50
Wrapper : Pennsylvania Maduro
Binder : Ecuadorian
Filler : Nicaraguan
Strength : Full Bodied
Hand-Made
Price : ~$6-7 each

This is a guest cigar review by Austin Fruechting, a cigar aficionado and entrepreneur. Feel free to follow him on Twitter!

My name is Austin Fruechting, and I have been a cigar enthusiast for the past few years. I began smoking a pipe seven years ago and dabbled in cigars. After a couple years, cigars became my dominant preference. I believe there is nothing better than to socialize around, or relax with, a cigar, especially if paired with a good scotch or wine. Some of my favorite cigars include most of the Tatuaje line, Padron 64’s & 26’s, and Oliva V’s & Cains. I am an entrepreneur and my passion for business and for cigars has lead to the opening of my own cigar and wine bar, The 7th Street Reserve, which is scheduled to be open in the summer of 2010.

This is cigar is part of Rocky Patel’s limited release series and was gifted to me by a great BOTL.

Read the full review of Rocky Patel Winter Series 2009...

Origin : Honduras
Format : Toro Grande
Size : 6 x 58
Wrapper : Costa Rican Maduro
Binder : Mexican
Filler : Honduran / Nicaraguan
Hand-Made
Price : ~$91.95 for a box of 20
More info about purchasing Rocky Patel Nording cigars...

Rocky Patel delivers a private reserve cigar great to honor one of the world’s best pipemakers (Erik Nording). I had three in my humidor which were given to me by a close friend of mine, and I had enjoyed all three tremendously. I smoked the last one in order to write this review. The cigar (when available) can be found in four vitolas: a Robusto (5.5 x 52); a Torpedo (5 X 54); a Toro (6.5 X 52); and the subject of today’s review, the Toro Grande, a 6 x 58 masterpiece.

I looked in several websites to track down who carries it and how much are they running, but it was difficult to find a retailer that had them in stock. Most of them were listed as “Backorder.”

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Origin : Honduras
Format : Toro
Size : 6 x 52
Ring : 52
Wrapper : Nicaraguan Corojo
Binder : Mexico
Filler : Nicaragua, Panama (+ secret location)
Hand-Made
Price : ~$5 each
More info about purchasing Rocky Patel Edge cigars...

The cigars for this review were kindly provided by CigarsDirect.com, your source for premium cigars.

Rocky Patel Edge was introduced in 2004 and immediately became a hit. Even though no particular marketing efforts were done and the cigars came unbanded, the word of mouth quickly made it a best-seller. Since then, the excitement abated, the cigar gained a band and the quality seems to still be there. This toro with a partly secret blend still delivers!

Read the full review of Rocky Patel Edge Toro...

Origin : Dominican Republic, Nicaragua
Format : Torpedo
Size : 155 x 25 mm (6.1 x 52)
Ring : 52
Wrapper : Ecuador
Filler : DR, Nicaragua
Binder : Nicaragua
Hand-Made
Price : ~$8 each
More info about purchasing Rocky Patel Vintage 1992 cigars...

Where do you even begin a review of this cigar? Here you have one of the more popular mid-range stogies from a celebrated manufacturer, Rocky Patel. If that’s not enough to garner respect, peruse the glowing reviews exuding from major cigar publications and online retailers. There’s no way this isn’t a superb cigar, right?

After all, you’ve been told it’s a great smoke. You can’t argue with the popularity of Rocky. What if you were to say this is just a decent smoke? Uh oh!! Faux pas!!

Well, that’s what the Patel Vintage 1992 is... a decent smoke.

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This guest review comes courtesy of Charlie. You might want to check out Nice Tight Ash for more great reviews like this one!

Origin : Honduras
Format : Robusto
Size : 140 x 21 mm (5 1/2 x 54)
Ring : 54
Wrapper : Nicaraguan Corojo
Binder : Nicaragua
Filler : Nicaragua
Hand-Made
Price : $9.80/$495 for a Box of 50
More info about purchasing Rocky Patel Olde World cigars...

The Rocky Patel Olde World Reserve was the company's first foray into the world of super-premium cigars. Available in a rich maduro or a spicy corojo, Patel aimed to blend the smooth flavor of his Vintage series with the power of the Edge line. Originally labeled "Master Blend 7XX," the Olde World was first introduced at the RTDA show (now IPCPR) in 2005, but wasn't released until the next year after being reintroduced at the 2006 RTDA show. Originally they were only available in boxes of 25, but now are available in boxes of 50. Today we're looking at the Corojo blend.

Read the full review of Rocky Patel Olde World Reserve Corojo Robusto...

Origin : Nicaragua
Format : Lonsdale
Size : 165 x 17 mm
Ring : 44
Wrapper : Ecuadorian Sumatra
Binder : Secret (Nicaragua?)
Filler : Secret (Nicaragua?)
Hand-Made
Price : ~$8 each
More info about purchasing Rocky Patel Decade...

Among the cigars that I ordered from the USA, this Rocky Patel Decade Lonsdale does really stand out. As the name suggests, it was created to celebrate 10 years of the Rocky Patel blend. Unlike the Vintage 1990, I totally enjoyed the smoke and can highly recommend it to amateurs of powerful, flavorful and smooth cigars.

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This guest review comes from Scott Sheaffer, a good friend of mine. He is blogging about sales techniques at SalesVitamins.com, be sure to check it out.

Origin : Nicaragua
Format : Robusto
Size : 152 x 24 mm
Ring : 50
Wrapper : Nicaragua
Binder : Nicaragua
Filler : Nicaragua
Hand-Made
Price : ~$110 for a box of 25
More info about purchasing Rocky Patel Drew Estate Java...

I had never had a Rocky Patel cigar before and was interested in trying one. The description of it included a dark wrapper with flavors of coffee and mocha. In fact Rocky Patel says that the wrapper is "gently infused" with Java. I prefer maduro cigars so I thought I'd try one.

Read the full review of Rocky Patel Drew Estate Java Robusto...