San Andrés wrapper · Medium to full
Rocky Patel Vintage 2006: flavour profile and cigars like it
Rocky Patel Vintage 2006 is a medium to full hand-made cigar. It has a Mexican San Andrés (11 years aged) wrapper over Nicaraguan blend filler. Published tasting notes mention coffee, hazelnut, dark chocolate, leather, earth and cookie dough.
On our flavour map it leans toward cocoa and coffee, with earth and leather behind it. If you like it, the closest matches are Drew Estate Liga Privada No. 9 and Arturo Fuente Fuente Fuente OpusX.
What does Rocky Patel Vintage 2006 taste like?
- coffee
- hazelnut
- dark chocolate
- leather
- earth
- cookie dough
How strong is it, and what's in it?
| Wrapper | Mexican San Andrés (11 years aged) |
|---|---|
| Binder | Connecticut Broadleaf |
| Filler | Nicaraguan blend |
| Strength | Medium to full |
| Made by | Rocky Patel Premium Cigars (TaviCusa, Estelí, Nicaragua) |
| Sizes | Robusto 5.5x50 · Toro 6.5x52 · Churchill 7x48 · Sixty 6x60 |
Strength here means nicotine, which mostly comes from the filler. Wrapper colour is not a strength guide.
What smokers and critics say
Critics note: coffee, hazelnut and dark chocolate, even draw and burn and earthy with cookie-dough sweetness.
Critics flag: dry, slightly acidic finish.
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 Estonia.
Cigars like Rocky Patel Vintage 2006
- Drew Estate Liga Privada No. 981% flavour matchBroadleaf wrapper · FullMore caramel sweetness, less cream and nuts, a step stronger.
- Arturo Fuente Fuente Fuente OpusX76% flavour matchDominican-grown · FullMore fruit and flowers, a step stronger.
- Jaime Garcia Reserva Especial72% flavour matchBroadleaf wrapper · Medium to fullNicaraguan filler too, more pepper and spice, less cocoa and coffee, same strength.
- Bolívar Belicosos Finos72% flavour matchCuban wrapper · Full · CubanMore pepper and spice, less cream and nuts, a step stronger.
- Alec Bradley Prensado72% flavour matchHonduran · Medium to fullMore pepper and spice, less earth and leather, same strength.
Matched on eight flavour axes plus body, within one strength step. One cigar per brand.