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San Andrés wrapper · Medium to full

Rocky Patel A.L.R. (Aged, Limited & Rare), Second Edition: flavour profile and cigars like it

Rocky Patel A.L.R. (Aged, Limited & Rare), Second Edition is a medium to full hand-made cigar. It has a San Andrés wrapper over Nicaraguan long filler (Condega and Estelí farms) filler. Published tasting notes mention chocolate cake batter, nutmeg, pepper, coconut, cedar and earth.

On our flavour map it leans toward cream and nuts, with cocoa and coffee behind it. If you like it, the closest matches are My Father Flor de las Antillas and Partagás Petit Coronas Especiales.

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What does Rocky Patel A.L.R. (Aged, Limited & Rare), Second Edition taste like?

Cream & nutsCedar & woodEarth & leatherPepper & spiceCocoa & coffeeSweet & caramelFruit & floralHay & herbs
Our flavour map: the published notes, weighted 60%, plus the wrapper style, 40%.
  • chocolate cake batter
  • nutmeg
  • pepper
  • coconut
  • cedar
  • earth

How strong is it, and what's in it?

WrapperSan Andrés
BinderNicaraguan
FillerNicaraguan long filler (Condega and Estelí farms)
StrengthMedium to full
Made byRocky Patel Premium Cigars; rolled at Tabacalera Villa Cuba S.A. (TAVICUSA), Estelí, Nicaragua
SizesRobusto 5.5x50 · Toro 6.5x52 · Sixty 6x60

Strength here means nicotine, which mostly comes from the filler. Wrapper colour is not a strength guide.

What smokers and critics say

Scores as published by the retailer or magazine. Themes are our summary of the reviews, not quotes. We don't score cigars ourselves.

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Cigars like Rocky Patel A.L.R. (Aged, Limited & Rare), Second Edition

  1. My Father Flor de las Antillas83% flavour matchHabano wrapper · Medium to fullNicaraguan filler too, more pepper and spice, less cocoa and coffee, same strength.
  2. Partagás Petit Coronas Especiales76% flavour matchCuban wrapper · Full · CubanMore cocoa and coffee, less cream and nuts, a step stronger.
  3. Montecristo 1935 Anniversary Nicaragua (non-Cuban)76% flavour matchHabano wrapper · Medium to fullNicaraguan filler too, more pepper and spice, less cream and nuts, same strength.
  4. Plasencia Reserva Original71% flavour matchNicaraguan certified organic tobacco · MediumNicaraguan filler too, less earth and leather, a step milder.
  5. Curivari Buenaventura68% flavour matchCorojo wrapper · MediumNicaraguan filler too, more pepper and spice, less caramel sweetness, a step milder.

Matched on eight flavour axes plus body, within one strength step. One cigar per brand.

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