The Rocky Patel Booth was similar to 2015’s version. There is a large, open space, with gridded-out pillars covering the entire space. Each pillar showcases new or highlighted brands from RP in an elegant fashion (also making for much better photo opportunities than most booths). Rocky is easily one of the busiest booths from a combination of free pours of Sam Adams, a legit Sinatra impersonator, and of course, RP never fails to introduce a few new and exciting brands for the following smoking season…
Dark Dominican
Big news, it’s Rocky’s first Dominican cigar! (until now, Rocky has always worked out of Honduras and Nicaragua). Made by General’s Dominicana factory in Santiago, the cigars feature a Dominican core and are topped with a Connecticut Broadleaf maduro wrapper.
- Wrapper: Connecticut Broadleaf
- Binder: Dominican
- Filler: Dominican
- Factory: General Cigar Dominicana S.A.S. (Dominican Republic)
- Production: N/A
- Packaging: 20-ct boxes
- Vitolas: 4
- Price: $9.05 – $10.00
- Release: Now Available
Frontmarks
- Corona: 5½ x 42 | $9.05
- Robusto: 5½ x 50 | $9.55
- Churchill: 7 x 49 | $9.95
- Supremo: 6 x 54 | $10.00
Fifty-Five
Like many cigar manufacturers, Rocky Patel never lets a good anniversary or celebration go unnoticed. In late 2010, the brand unveiled their most premium and expensive cigar to date: Rocky Patel Fifty (slightly ahead of Rocky’s birthday in February, 2011). Now, Rocky introduces the new Fifty-Five in celebration of another milestone (a part of what Rocky is calling their “Artisan Series”). The cigars don’t carry quite as steep of a price tag but are said to utilize a very premium blend. In a unique twist, every cigar (4 sizes) in the line showcases a 55 ring gauge and are skillfully rolled in figurado shapes, tapered at both ends.
- Wrapper: Nicaraguan Habano
- Binder: Costa Rica
- Filler: Nicaragua
- Factory: Tabacalera Villa Cubana S.A. (Nicaragua)
- Production: Regular Production / Small Batch
- Packaging: 20-ct | 10-ct boxes
- Vitolas: 4
- Price: $9.25 – $13.50
Frontmarks
- Corona: 4 x 55 | $9.25 (20-ct box)
- Robusto: 5½ x 55 | $10.30 (20-ct box)
- Toro: 6½ x 55 | $11.40 (20-ct box)
- Titan: 8 x 55 | $13.50 (10-ct box)
Special Edition
A new, elegantly designed brand was introduced – dubbed Rocky Patel Special Edition. The cigars are available in 3 sizes and will ship only to Brick & Mortar retailers – not to be sold online.
- Wrapper: Habano
- Binder: N/A
- Filler: N/A
- Factory: Tabacalera Villa Cubana S.A. (Nicaragua)
- Production: N/A
- Packaging: 10-ct boxes
- Vitolas: 3
- Price: $9.95 – $11.50
- Release: August – Brick & Mortar Exclusive
Frontmarks
- Robusto: 5½ x 50 | $9.95
- Toro: 6½ x 52 | $10.35
- Sixty: 6 x 60 | $11.50
Connecticut Offerings
Apart from the 3 new brands introduced, Rocky showcased several extensions to preexisting cigars, now including Connecticut shade wrappers. Catch 22, The Edge, and Prohibition were all seen with new Connecticut wrappers. Prices are in line with the current cigars in each series.
Other
Rocky Patel Platinum Limited Edition Habano
A limited edition extension to the Platinum cigars, using a Habano wrapper in place of the standard Habano Oscuro wrapper. More details are not yet available.
- Robusto: 5½ x 50 | $11.05 (20-ct box)
- Toro: 6½ x 52 | $11.60 (20-ct box)
- Torpedo: 6⅛ x 52 | $11.80 (20-ct box)
Tabaquero Bala
An event-only size of the Tabaquero is on its way. The cigars were introduced at the 2015 IPCPR and feature a blend by renowned Cuban roller Hamlet Paredes, joining with RP after immigrating to America. The new size is a shapely 5¾ x 58/50 salomon.
- Bala: 5¾ x 58/50 | $9.50 (20-ct box) | available soon
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