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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…

Well, some stores at least. The first shipment of the Hamlet 25th Year is heading to stores with Rocky Patel lounges around the country. This…

At last year’s IPCPR Convention & Trade Show, there was a new cigar called Hugo in the Phillips & King booth, made for Hugo Cassar, the…

Rocky Patel Premium Cigars is bringing its Rocky Patel Fifty back to the market, but only in one size and only in limited production. Originally released in…

Hamlet Paredes will soon have a second line of cigars bearing his name, as the Hamlet 25th Year is slated for release at next month’s…

There’s a new Rocky Patel Vintage line debuting this year, this time from Nicaragua. It’s called the Vintage 2006 San Andreas, yes San Andreas, not San Andrés. It uses…

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…

Earlier this month  Rocky Patel Premium Cigars began shipping the Royale Sixty, a 6 x 60 version of the blend, to retailers nationwide. The Royale…

With a portfolio as extensive as Rocky Patel’s, names come from all sorts of sources of inspiration. But one thing that has become fairly consistent…

Thompson Cigar Co. has a new exclusive cigar, though the cigar isn’t all that new. It’s the Rocky Patel Platinum, a cigar that was introduced…