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Rocky Patel The Edge Candela: flavour profile and cigars like it

Rocky Patel The Edge Candela is a mild to medium hand-made cigar. It has a Habano-seed candela wrapper over Honduran and Nicaraguan filler. Published tasting notes mention wood, hay, grass, cream, tea and pepper (last third).

On our flavour map it leans toward hay and herbs, with cream and nuts behind it. If you like it, the closest matches are Arturo Fuente Gran Reserva Claro and La Galera Rough Rider Candela.

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What does Rocky Patel The Edge Candela taste like?

Cream & nutsCedar & woodEarth & leatherPepper & spiceCocoa & coffeeSweet & caramelFruit & floralHay & herbs
Our flavour map: the published notes, weighted 60%, plus the wrapper style, 40%.
  • wood
  • hay
  • grass
  • cream
  • tea
  • pepper (last third)

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

WrapperHabano-seed candela
BinderNicaraguan (sources disagree; one lists Indonesian)
FillerHonduran and Nicaraguan
StrengthMild to medium
Made byRocky Patel Premium Cigars (El Paraiso factory, Danlí, Honduras)
SizesToro 6x52

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

What smokers and critics say

Smokers like: mild and smooth, easy draw, even burn and pairs well with scotch.

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

Cigars like Rocky Patel The Edge Candela

  1. Arturo Fuente Gran Reserva Claro55% flavour matchCandela wrapper · Mild to mediumSame Candela wrapper style, more cream and nuts, less hay and herbs, same strength.
  2. La Galera Rough Rider Candela51% flavour matchCandela wrapper · MildSame Candela wrapper style, more caramel sweetness, less pepper and spice, a step milder.
  3. Villiger 149248% flavour matchConnecticut shade wrapper · Mild to mediumMore cedar and wood, less hay and herbs, same strength.
  4. H. Upmann Magnum 5041% flavour matchCuban wrapper · Mild to medium · CubanMore caramel sweetness, less hay and herbs, same strength.
  5. Henry Clay War Hawk41% flavour matchConnecticut shade wrapper · MediumMore pepper and spice, less hay and herbs, a step stronger.

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

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