Connecticut wrapper · Medium
Rocky Patel White Label: flavour profile and cigars like it
Rocky Patel White Label is a handmade cigar made in Nicaragua. Its published strength is medium. It has a Connecticut wrapper grown in the United States and filler from Honduras and Nicaragua. The tasting notes in our sources point to cedar, earth, sweetness and fruit.
If you like it, the closest matches in the palate test are VegaFina 1998 and AJ Fernandez Last Call.
What does Rocky Patel White Label taste like?
- cedar and wood
- earth and leather
- natural sweetness
- fruit and floral
How strong is it, and what's in it?
| Wrapper | U.S. Connecticut Shade |
|---|---|
| Binder | Nicaraguan |
| Filler | Honduran and Nicaraguan |
| Strength | Medium as published by rockypatel.com |
| Body | Medium-bodied |
| Made in | Nicaragua |
| Made by | Rocky Patel Premium Cigars |
| Blender | Rocky Patel |
| Factory | TaviCusa, Estelí, Nicaragua |
| Sizes | Robusto 5×50 · Toro 6.5×52 · Churchill 7×48 |
Strength here means nicotine, which mostly comes from the filler. Wrapper colour is not a strength guide.
What reviewers say
- cigaraficionado.com: 88 points, Toro, 6½ × 52 (2023)In our words: Woody smoke showed mineral, vanilla, pecan and citrus notes.
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 White Label
The line. White Label made its consumer debut in October 2021. Retail shipment followed that November. cigaraficionado.com
The brand. Rocky Patel began with Indian Tabac. In 2003, he shifted branding to Rocky Patel Premium Cigars. The Vintage series became the flagship. rockypatel.com
Cigars like Rocky Patel White Label
- VegaFina 1998Closest matchWrapper style not published · MediumMore cream and nuts, less fruit and floral, about the same strength.
- AJ Fernandez Last CallAlso fitsHabano wrapper · Medium to fullAlso made in Nicaragua, a step stronger.
- Protocol Gold ThemisAlso fitsConnecticut wrapper · MediumSame Connecticut wrapper family, also made in Nicaragua, more cream and nuts, less earth and leather, about the same strength.
- Warped La HaciendaAlso fitsCorojo wrapper · MediumAlso made in Nicaragua, more pepper and spice, about the same strength.
- Macanudo Inspirado Brazilian ShadeOne step furtherBrazilian wrapper · MediumLess fruit and floral, about the same strength.
Picked by the palate test's own engine, as if you named Rocky Patel White Label as a favourite: never more than one strength step above it, plain tobacco only, one cigar per brand.