Cigar atlas · Medium
Rocky Patel 20th Anniversary: flavour profile and cigars like it
Rocky Patel 20th Anniversary is a medium hand-made cigar. It has a Honduran wrapper over Nicaraguan (Estelí, Jalapa) and Honduran (Jamastrán) filler. Published tasting notes mention cocoa, nuts, cedar, citrus and white pepper.
On our flavour map it leans toward cedar and wood, with pepper and spice behind it. If you like it, the closest matches are Romeo y Julieta 1875 and Oliva Serie G Cameroon.
What does Rocky Patel 20th Anniversary taste like?
- cocoa
- nuts
- cedar
- citrus
- white pepper
How strong is it, and what's in it?
| Wrapper | Honduran |
|---|---|
| Binder | Honduran |
| Filler | Nicaraguan (Estelí, Jalapa) and Honduran (Jamastrán) |
| Strength | Medium |
| Made by | Rocky Patel Premium Cigars (El Paraíso factory, Honduras) |
| Sizes | Rothschild 4.5x50 · Robusto Grande 5x54 · Toro 6x52 · Sixty 6x60 · Lancero 7x38 |
Strength here means nicotine, which mostly comes from the filler. Wrapper colour is not a strength guide.
What smokers and critics say
Critics note: nougat and vanilla sweetness and cocoa and marshmallow notes.
Critics flag: firm draw and chalky finish.
Scores as published by the retailer or magazine. Themes are our summary of the reviews, not quotes. We don't score cigars ourselves.
On the retailer best-seller lists we track in Estonia.
Cigars like Rocky Patel 20th Anniversary
- Romeo y Julieta 1875100% flavour matchSumatra wrapper · MediumSame strength.
- Oliva Serie G Cameroon68% flavour matchCameroon wrapper · MediumMore caramel sweetness, less fruit and flowers, same strength.
- Montecristo Petit No. 267% flavour matchCuban wrapper · Medium to full · CubanLess pepper and spice, a step stronger.
- Curivari Buenaventura59% flavour matchCorojo wrapper · MediumMore earth and leather, less fruit and flowers, same strength.
- CAO Pilón57% flavour matchHabano wrapper · MediumLess fruit and flowers, same strength.
Matched on eight flavour axes plus body, within one strength step. One cigar per brand.