Rocky Patel Cigars Grand Reserve

Rocky Patel Grand Reserve Robusto

Stogie Press · Sep 29, 2020

If you look at the Rocky Patel website, you will see the following write-up on the company’s Grand Reserve cigar line which was released to the International market in 2018: “As the demand for his cigars boom abroad, Rocky Patel decided to dedicate a special brand exclusive to the international market. It’s called GRAND RESERVE, and it Read more about Cigar Review: Rocky Patel Grand Reserve Robusto – Rated 97[…]

Grand reserve robusto · 5.50″ × 50

Rocky Patel Grand Reserve Robusto

Cigar Aficionado · Jan 1, 2022

Between his many catalog lines and huge portfolio of brick-and-mortar brands Rocky Patel truly sets out to make a cigar for every palate imaginable—even for palates in other countries. When he first released the Grand Reserve, it was for international markets only. If you wanted to try it, you probably had to travel to Europe. The Grand Reserve debuted in Austria before its release across the European continent. In 2020, it found its way to the United States and the Robusto proved to be a great addition to Rocky Patel’s many brands. They’re made in Honduras at the El Paraiso factory, an operation owned by Nestor Plasencia that is dedicated almost entirely to producing Rocky Patel products. Any time you hear a cigarmaker say that he’s blended a smoke for “international tastes” that’s usually shorthand for “Cubanesque.” But Patel never said that the Grand Reserve was meant to mimic Cuban cigars. Rather, this is a confident assembly of Honduran and Nicaraguan tobaccos brought together by an Ecuadoran wrapper. Each puff is loaded with a savory, leathery quality that sets the stage for subsequent notes of crushed peanut and red meat. Sweet transitions to salted caramel and licorice are seamless. The Grand Reserve may have targeted an “international” audience at first, but this is simply a smoke for anyone in the world who loves a fine cigar.

Toro · 5.50″ × 50 · Medium-Full · Honduras

Rocky Patel Grand Reserve Sixty

Cigar Journal · Jan 29, 2020 · CIGAR JOURNAL’S BEST BUY CIGARS OF 2019

Rocky Patel Grand Reserve

Kaplowitz · Jan 24, 2022

Cedar/citrus | Floral/fruitiness | Spiced chestnut First, there's a big front of white peppercorn that settles into black pepper flake rather quickly. Then a cedar shows in an alive if not lively fashion, on the heels of that is a big citrus zest accompaniment. The notes are interestingly married. And there are two more instances of matrimony. A floral fruitiness chugs atop the clay-earthen sunlit bottom. Think under-ripened melon and chamomile with a surprising edge to it. In the in-between is

Gordo · Medium · Honduras

Rocky Patel Grand Reserve Toro

Cigar Coop · Feb 7, 2021

In 2018, Rocky Patel Premium Cigars introduced the Rocky Patel Grand Reserve. What would be different about this cigar compared to other Rocky Patel releases is that the Rocky Patel Grand Reserve would be an exclusive cigar offered to the non-U.S. market. At that time, there was still a lot of uncertainty around what new […] Key flavors: Natural Tobacco, Earth, Cedar, Pepper.

Robusto · 5.50″ × 50 · Mild to Medium (1st Third), Medium (Remainder) · Nicaragua

Rocky Patel Grand Reserve Toro

Developing Palates · Jan 28, 2021 · July 2020

This was a good flavor profile, delivering a small set of flavors, but big flavors. The fresh seeded jalapeno and richness in sweet and creamy nuttiness was all it took. I really enjoyed that simplistic nature of the Rocky Patel Grand Reserve Toro. This, coupled by a great burning and drawing cigar, yields just a darn good cigar.

Toro · 6.00″ × 52 · Nicaragua