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News: Rocky Patel The Edge Candela Returns for Second Year

Rocky Patel has begun shipping the second release of its Candela cigar, The Edge Candela. The 6 x 52 Toro debuted last April featuring a Honduran Candela wrapper in boxes of 20. Pricing has risen from $6.40 to $6.85 per cigar meaning the boxes of 20 now carry an MSRP of $137.00. The Edge Candela [...]

Review: Rocky Patel The Edge Habano Toro (Prerelease)

At the IPCPR show at the beginning of August, Rocky Patel showed off seven new cigars that will be released on various dates before the end of the year. One of the releases is a new version of the extremely popular The Edge line, The Edge Habano. It is also the first Nicaraguan puro in The [...]

Press Release: Rocky Patel to Release Nicaraguan The Edge Habano

July 23, 2012 (Bonita Springs, FL) The Rocky Patel Premium Cigar Company announced today the release of Edge Habano Nicaragua. The Edge Habano Nicaragua is the highly anticipated extension of the ever- popular Edge line. The Edge Habano is a Nicarguan puro, a first for any prior Edge blend. The dark and oily seed wrapper, [...]

Weekly News (May 7, 2012)

Editor’s Note: As opposed to commentary, some random notes from halfwheel. Reviews have been consistently going up later in the day, we apologize and hope to change that. Some may have noticed an increase in news over the past few months, that’s here to stay and will likely continue to increase in the coming months, [...]

News: Rocky Patel to Create Nicaraguan The Edge

As noted by Nimish Desai earlier today, Rocky Patel is looking to introduce a new version of their popular The Edge from the Nicaraguan Tabacalera Villa Cuba (TAVICUSA) factory co-owned by Patel and Amilcar Perez in Estelí, Nicaragua. Previously, The Edge, including in limited edition forms, has been made in Honduras at the El Paraiso factory. TAVICUSA [...]

Weekly News (April 9, 2012)

Editor’s Note: Quietly, it became a busy week. I believe halfwheel is back on track, apologies for the delays. La Aurora 100 Años W. Curtis Draper 125th Anniversary — Details here. Casa Magna Colorado Gigantores — Details on the single store release here. Rocky Patel The Edge Candela — Details here. Gran Habano S.T.K. Miami [...]

News: Rocky Patel Releases The Edge Candela

Earlier this week Rocky Patel informed retailers that a new version of its popular The Edge would be available in a Candela wrapper. The cigars, which begin shipping this week, are 6 x 52 Toros priced at $6.40 per single or $128 per box of 20. This is the fifth version of The Edge, which [...]