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Honduras

Rocky Patel

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Still life of wrapper colors for the Rocky Patel entry. Not that brand’s packaging.
Still life of wrapper colors for the Rocky Patel entry. Not that brand’s packaging.

High-volume modern brand made in Honduras and Nicaragua; Vintage and Decade are the familiar names.

BrandRocky Patel
CountryHonduras
Typical strengthMedium-full
Typical price bandMid
Foundedlate 1990s
Typical wrappersEcuador, Mexico, Connecticut

Flavor tendencies often mentioned

  • wood
  • coffee
  • leather
  • sweet spice
Flavor notes summarize public talk. They are not scores from this almanac.

Five-axis editorial estimate

Strength follows the strength field; price follows the price band or approximate USD. Body, flavour richness, and smoothness are editorial estimates from the taste notes—not ratings.

StrengthBodyFlavourrichnessPriceSmoothness
Editorial estimates, not ratings or lab scores.
Strength4 / 5
Body5 / 5
Flavour richness5 / 5
Price2 / 5
Smoothness4 / 5

The catalog is huge. Vintage 1990, 1992, 2003, and Decade are the lines most people can name. Read the box for the actual country of manufacture.

Notable models

Approximate price per stick. Tax varies widely.

Vintage 1990 Robusto

StrengthMedium-full
Typical vitolas5½ × 50
Taste noteswood, coffee, leather
Approx. USDapprox. US$8–15
Approx. HKDapprox. HK$65–120
Price bandMid
StrBodyFlavPriceSmooth
Editorial estimates, not ratings or lab scores.
Strength4 / 5
Body5 / 5
Flavour richness4 / 5
Price3 / 5
Smoothness4 / 5

Decade Toro

StrengthMedium-full
Typical vitolas6½ × 52
Taste notessweet spice, cedar
Approx. USDapprox. US$9–16
Approx. HKDapprox. HK$70–125
Price bandMid
StrBodyFlavPriceSmooth
Editorial estimates, not ratings or lab scores.
Strength4 / 5
Body4 / 5
Flavour richness4 / 5
Price3 / 5
Smoothness4 / 5

Sun Grown Robusto

StrengthFull
Typical vitolas5½ × 50
Taste notespepper, earth
Approx. USDapprox. US$8–14
Approx. HKDapprox. HK$65–110
Price bandMid
StrBodyFlavPriceSmooth
Editorial estimates, not ratings or lab scores.
Strength5 / 5
Body5 / 5
Flavour richness4 / 5
Price3 / 5
Smoothness3 / 5

The Edge Maduro

StrengthFull
Typical vitolas5½ × 52
Taste notescocoa, coffee
Approx. USDapprox. US$5–10
Approx. HKDapprox. HK$40–80
Price bandBudget
StrBodyFlavPriceSmooth
Editorial estimates, not ratings or lab scores.
Strength5 / 5
Body5 / 5
Flavour richness4 / 5
Price2 / 5
Smoothness3 / 5

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