Rocky Patel

When cigar blends are being developed—much like many other man-made creations—sometimes they get names, sometimes they get codes, sometimes it’s just “that new blend we’re…

If you visit Cuba for any length of time for the purposes of cigar smoking and enjoyment, it does not take long to hear someone…

Say the name Hamlet, and most people probably think of Shakespeare. But say it to someone in the cigar industry, and it likely calls to…

It’s made at Rocky’s factory.  No, you mean Plasencia’s factory. For many years, the more knowledgeable cigar smokers would enjoy correcting people about that fact. Yes,…

During this year’s IPCPR Convention & Trade Show, the Rocky Patel debuted the first in a new line dubbed ALR, which stands for Aged, Limited &…

There are a variety of collections of exclusive sizes from various brands, but none has been built in quite the same way that Tom Sullivan…

While I remember each of my four visits to Cuba fairly well, I can’t recall when I first heard the name Hamlet Paredes, though I…

At the 2017 IPCPR Convention & Trade Show, Rocky Patel Cigars showed off a cigar that featured two firsts for the company. That cigar is…

There are two types of cigars: those that sell and those that don’t. While the consumers that read this site are probably not regular customers…

For its 2017 entry into the ever-growing list of exclusive cigars made for the Tobacconists’ Association of America, Rocky Patel Premium Cigars created a Honduran…

In 2014, Rocky Patel Premium Cigars filed a trademark for HAMLET. One could have assumed that the company was planning a cigar named after the…