It’s a story that’s been told on CNBC. The year was 1995 and a Los Angeles-based attorney named Rakesh “Rocky” Patel teamed up with Phil Zanghi to...Read More

Five years ago, one of the most famous rollers in Cuba teamed up with one of the most well-known non-Cuban cigar manufacturers. That roller was...Read More

Two new lines from Rocky Patel Premium Cigars, Inc. are shipping to stores today. Rocky Patel is celebrating his 25th year in the cigar business...Read More

Winter is coming. Today, Rocky Patel began shipping the 2020 version of its Winter Collection, which uses a Mexican San Andrés wrapper over a Nicaraguan...Read More

Cigar factories in Honduras are preparing for a second wave of closures after the government has ordered them to be shuttered as of Wednesday due...Read More

In 2018, Rocky Patel Premium Cigars Inc. introduced Grand Reserve, a line exclusively for markets outside of the U.S. Now that’s changing and the cigar...Read More

The third version of the Rocky Patel Winter Blend will hit shelves later this month. Rocky Patel Premium Cigars, Inc. will release the new Winter...Read More

It’s been five years since Hamlet Paredes, a renowned Cuban cigar roller, joined Rocky Patel Premium Cigars Inc. and now the fourth blend from the...Read More

Rocky Patel is celebrating his 25th year in the cigar industry and of course, that means there’s a cigar to celebrate the occasion. The company...Read More

When the 2020 PCA Convention & Trade Show was canceled many alternative ideas emerged about whether there would be some sort of alternative event, now...Read More

If you’ve been following the cigars reviewed on halfwheel for the last month or so, you’ve likely been rather familiar with a three-letter combination: T, A,...Read More