Sumatra wrapper · Medium to full
Rocky Patel Decade: flavour profile and cigars like it
Rocky Patel Decade is a medium to full hand-made cigar. It has a Ecuadorian Sumatra wrapper over Honduran (Jamastrán) and Panamanian filler. Published tasting notes mention chocolate malt, espresso, leather and black pepper.
On our flavour map it leans toward cocoa and coffee, with earth and leather behind it. If you like it, the closest matches are AJ Fernandez New World (original, Oscuro) and E.P. Carrillo Allegiance.
What does Rocky Patel Decade taste like?
- chocolate malt
- espresso
- leather
- black pepper
How strong is it, and what's in it?
| Wrapper | Ecuadorian Sumatra |
|---|---|
| Binder | Mexican |
| Filler | Honduran (Jamastrán) and Panamanian |
| Strength | Medium to full |
| Made by | Rocky Patel Premium Cigars (El Paraiso factory, Honduras, per Cigar Aficionado 2008) |
| Sizes | Forty-Six 4.5x46 · Robusto 5x50 · Lonsdale 6.5x44 · Toro 6.5x52 · Torpedo 6.5x52 · Emperor 6x60 |
Strength here means nicotine, which mostly comes from the filler. Wrapper colour is not a strength guide.
What smokers and critics say
- 4.5 out of 5 from 14 customer reviews at Holt's
- Cigar Insider / Cigar Aficionado Top 25: 95 points for the Torpedo (2008)
Smokers like: smooth and nutty and even burn, good draw.
Some say: caps came loose on some and pricey for some.
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 the United States.
Cigars like Rocky Patel Decade
- AJ Fernandez New World (original, Oscuro)87% flavour matchMaduro wrapper · Medium to fullMore pepper and spice, same strength.
- E.P. Carrillo Allegiance84% flavour matchSumatra wrapper · Medium to fullSame Sumatra wrapper style, more cedar and wood, same strength.
- Asylum 1381% flavour matchHabano wrapper · Medium to fullMore cream and nuts, less earth and leather, same strength.
- Oliva Serie V81% flavour matchHabano wrapper · Medium to fullMore cedar and wood, same strength.
- Alec Bradley Prensado81% flavour matchHonduran · Medium to fullMore cream and nuts, same strength.
Matched on eight flavour axes plus body, within one strength step. One cigar per brand.