Habano wrapper · Medium
Rocky Patel Emerald: flavour profile and cigars like it
Rocky Patel Emerald is a handmade cigar made in Nicaragua. Its published strength is medium. It has a Habano wrapper grown in Ecuador and filler from Nicaragua and Honduras. Our sources publish no tasting notes for it yet.
If you like it, the closest matches in the palate test are Crux Epicure Habano and Micallef Herencia Habano.
What does Rocky Patel Emerald taste like?
No tasting notes in our sources yet, so this cigar has no flavour map. Its matches lean on wrapper, origin and strength.
How strong is it, and what's in it?
| Wrapper | Ecuadorian Habano |
|---|---|
| Binder | Dual binders: Nicaragua and Mexico |
| Filler | Predominantly Nicaraguan with one Honduran Jamastran leaf |
| Strength | Medium as published by rockypatel.com |
| Body | Light side of medium-bodied |
| Made in | Nicaragua |
| Made by | Rocky Patel Premium Cigars |
| Factory | Tabacalera Villa Cuba S.A. (TAVICUSA), Estelí |
| Sizes | Robusto 5.5×50 · Toro 6.5×52 · Sixty 6×60 |
Strength here means nicotine, which mostly comes from the filler. Wrapper colour is not a strength guide.
What reviewers say
- cigar-coop.com: 86 points, Toro, 6 1/2 x 54 (2025)In our words: The review found medium body and good construction. Flavor integration disappointed.
Scores as published by the magazine or retailer, for the size named. Notes are our summary of the review, not quotes. We don't score cigars ourselves.
About Rocky Patel Emerald
The line. Emerald shipped in December 2024 after the 2024 Traveling Road Show. cigaraficionado.com
The brand. Rocky Patel’s TAVICUSA is its Estelí factory. The company says its premium Nicaraguan brands are hand rolled there. rockypatel.com
Cigars like Rocky Patel Emerald
- Crux Epicure HabanoClosest matchHabano wrapper · MediumSame Habano wrapper family, also made in Nicaragua, about the same strength.
- Micallef Herencia HabanoAlso fitsHabano wrapper · MediumSame Habano wrapper family, also made in Nicaragua, about the same strength.
- Southern Draw ManzanitaAlso fitsHabano wrapper · MediumSame Habano wrapper family, also made in Nicaragua, about the same strength.
- AJ Fernandez Amar (2026)Also fitsHabano wrapper · MediumSame Habano wrapper family, also made in Nicaragua, about the same strength.
- Gurkha Cellar Reserve 12 Year PlatinumOne step furtherHabano wrapper · MediumSame Habano wrapper family, also made in Nicaragua, about the same strength.
Picked by the palate test's own engine, as if you named Rocky Patel Emerald as a favourite: never more than one strength step above it, plain tobacco only, one cigar per brand.