Rocky Patel Catch Twenty-Two Ships; Prohibition on the Way

The final two new products introduced by Rocky Patel Premium Cigars at the IPCPR Convention & Trade Show are on their way to retailers.

Last week, the company began shipping Catch Twenty-Two, a new value-priced line made at General Cigar Co.’s STG Danlí. It’s offered in four sizes: Double Corona (7 1/2 x 52), Rothchild (4 1/2 x 50), Sixty (6 x 60) and Toro (6 x 52), each priced between $4.50 and $5.50. Each size comes in boxes of 22, except for the Rothschild, which is packaged in 50-count cabinets.

Next week, the company will start events for the other cigar, Prohibition. It is made at the factory co-owned by Rocky Patel and Amilcar Perez Castro in Estelí, Nicaragua. There are two separate wrappers —Connecticut broadleaf and Mexican San Andrés—each offered in a 6 1/2 x 52 toro. The cigar is created to draw inspiration from classic speakeasies used during prohibition with crates packed full of six jars of cigars. Pricing is set at $8.

Charlie Minato

I am an editor and co-founder of halfwheel.com/Rueda Media, LLC. I previously co-founded and published TheCigarFeed, one of the two predecessors of halfwheel. I have written about the cigar industry for more than a decade, covering everything from product launches to regulation to M&A. In addition, I handle a lot of the behind-the-scenes stuff here at halfwheel. I enjoy playing tennis, watching boxing, falling asleep to the Le Mans 24, wearing sweatshirts year-round and eating gyros. echte liebe.