A smooth to medium-bodied Rocky Patel that costs noticeably less than most cigars wearing that band — not because corners were cut, but because the blend uses tobaccos the brand has in depth.
Three-year-old Honduran Piloto Cubano filler under an oily, sweet-smoking five-year-old Ecuadorian Connecticut wrapper. Creamy, lightly nutty, easy company. Five sizes from a corona up to a seven-inch Churchill.
Wrapper: Ecuadorian Connecticut, aged five years
Binder: Honduran
Filler: Honduran Piloto Cubano, aged three years
Strength: Mild to medium
Sizes: Lonsdale (6.5" x 44), Robusto (5.0" x 50), Belicoso (6.5" x 52), Churchill (7.0" x 50), Corona (5.5" x 42)
An honest everyday Rocky. The lonsdale is the best-balanced size in the range.