Connecticut wrapper · Mild to medium
Rocky Patel The Edge Lite: flavour profile and cigars like it
Rocky Patel The Edge Lite is a handmade cigar made in Honduras. Its published strength is mild to medium. It has a Connecticut wrapper grown in Ecuador and filler from Honduras and Nicaragua. The tasting notes in our sources point to pepper, sweetness and fruit.
If you like it, the closest matches in the palate test are San Lotano Requiem Connecticut and Oscar Valladares Island Jim No. 2 Connecticut.
What does Rocky Patel The Edge Lite taste like?
- pepper and spice
- natural sweetness
- fruit and floral
How strong is it, and what's in it?
| Wrapper | Ecuadorian Connecticut |
|---|---|
| Binder | Nicaraguan |
| Filler | Honduran and Nicaraguan |
| Strength | Mild to medium as published by cigaraficionado.com |
| Body | Medium |
| Made in | Honduras |
| Made by | Rocky Patel Premium Cigars |
| Factory | El Paraíso Factory |
| Sizes | Battalion 6×60 · Double Corona 7.5×52 · Robusto 5.5×50 · Toro 6×52 |
Strength here means nicotine, which mostly comes from the filler. Wrapper colour is not a strength guide.
What reviewers say
- cigaraficionado.com: 91 points, Double Corona, 7.5 x 52 (2016)In our words: Sweet spice, citrus, and floral finish. Dense smoke and consistent draw.
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 The Edge Lite
The line. Lite followed the original Corojo and Maduro blends. It was a milder Edge variant. cigaraficionado.com
The brand. Rocky Patel renamed Indian Tabac Cigar Co. to Rocky Patel Premium Cigars in 2003. The Edge joined the portfolio after the renaming. Its original 2004 release used unbanded 100-count crates. rockypatel.com
Cigars like Rocky Patel The Edge Lite
- San Lotano Requiem ConnecticutClosest matchConnecticut wrapper · Mild to mediumSame Connecticut wrapper family, about the same strength.
- Oscar Valladares Island Jim No. 2 ConnecticutAlso fitsConnecticut wrapper · Mild to mediumSame Connecticut wrapper family, also made in Honduras, more cream and nuts, about the same strength.
- Paradiso EleganciaAlso fitsConnecticut wrapper · MediumSame Connecticut wrapper family, a step stronger.
- Perdomo Reserve 10th Anniversary Champagne (Connecticut)Also fitsConnecticut wrapper · Mild to mediumSame Connecticut wrapper family, more cream and nuts, about the same strength.
- Espinosa CremaOne step furtherConnecticut wrapper · Mild to mediumSame Connecticut wrapper family, more cream and nuts, about the same strength.
Picked by the palate test's own engine, as if you named Rocky Patel The Edge Lite as a favourite: never more than one strength step above it, plain tobacco only, one cigar per brand.