July 10, 2024

Many companies have produced cigars in celebration of the Year of the Dragon, but Rocky Patel Premium Cigars produced three vitolas for three different markets. They all use the same blend, but the vitola you’ll smoke it in depends on where you are in the world.

This is the second vitola in the line that debuted last year. The name is a term the factory uses to describe the peak temperature that pilónes reach while tobacco cures.

First announced last June, the Corojo No. 7 began shipping to stores this week. It’s intended to be stronger than the company’s Corojo No. 5 line.

Chateau Diadem is a two-year-old cigar brand that has its own factory in the Dominican Republic. City of Palms will handle the company’s U.S. distribution.

The company has added Singapore, New Zealand and Malaysia to its distribution network, and has plans for several more before the end of 2024.