Habano wrapper · Medium to full · Limited release
Rocky Patel Fifty: flavour profile and cigars like it
Rocky Patel Fifty is a handmade cigar made in Nicaragua. Its published strength is medium to full. It has a Oscuro Habano wrapper grown in Ecuador and filler from Nicaragua. The tasting notes in our sources point to pepper and cocoa.
If you like it, the closest matches in the palate test are Padron Family Reserve Maduro and Gurkha Fat Boy.
What does Rocky Patel Fifty taste like?
- pepper and spice
- cocoa and coffee
How strong is it, and what's in it?
| Wrapper | Ecuadorian Habano-seed Oscuro |
|---|---|
| Binder | Double binder; origins not disclosed |
| Filler | Nicaraguan |
| Strength | Medium to full as published by cigarcountry.com |
| Body | Medium to full-bodied |
| Made in | Nicaragua |
| Made by | Rocky Patel Premium Cigars |
| Factory | Tabacalera Villa Cuba S.A. (TAVICUSA), Estelí |
| Sizes | Toro 6.5×52 |
Strength here means nicotine, which mostly comes from the filler. Wrapper colour is not a strength guide.
What reviewers say
- assets.cigaraficionado.com: 90 points, Toro, 6 1/2 x 52 (2012)In our words: The Toro review reports chocolate, black pepper, and coffee.
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 Fifty
The line. Fifty launched in October 2011 for Patel’s fiftieth birthday. assets.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 Fifty
- Padron Family Reserve MaduroClosest matchWrapper style not published · Medium-full to fullAlso made in Nicaragua, about the same strength.
- Gurkha Fat BoyAlso fitsWrapper style not published · MediumAlso made in Nicaragua, a step milder.
- Southern Draw KudzuAlso fitsHabano wrapper · Medium to fullSame Habano wrapper family, also made in Nicaragua, more cedar and wood, about the same strength.
- Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust Sobremesa SolitaAlso fitsHabano wrapper · Medium to fullSame Habano wrapper family, also made in Nicaragua, more earth and leather, about the same strength.
- Espinosa HabanoOne step furtherHabano wrapper · Medium to fullSame Habano wrapper family, also made in Nicaragua, more fruit and floral, about the same strength.
Picked by the palate test's own engine, as if you named Rocky Patel Fifty as a favourite: never more than one strength step above it, plain tobacco only, one cigar per brand.