Sumatran Wrapper

Rocky Patel Decade

Ten‑Year Anniversary Flagship

Rocky Patel Premium Cigars

About Rocky Patel Decade

Decade, Rocky Patel's tenth‑anniversary blend, wears a Sumatran‑type wrapper over Nicaraguan binder and filler. Scored highly by critics (including a 95), it settles into the medium‑to‑full band with dark chocolate and espresso up front, cedar and earth in the body and pepper that builds through the smoke. Available in both box‑pressed and traditional vitolas, it has also appeared in limited Pennsylvania Broadleaf editions.

  • Made in Honduras
  • Medium‑Full
  • Sumatran
  • Dark chocolate/espresso, cedar, earth, black pepper, toasted leather

Key Details

Made By

Rocky Patel Premium Cigars

Made In

Honduras

First Introduced

2007

Strength

Medium‑Full

Wrapper Focus

Sumatran

Known For

Rocky Patel Decade

Official Website

rockypatel.com

Sumatran Flagship

Rocky Patel Decade

The Decade is Rocky Patel's ten‑year flagship—Sumatran‑wrapped over a Nicaraguan core and often box‑pressed—positioned medium‑to‑full with dark chocolate/espresso, cedar, earth and black pepper. It earned strong industry scores, including a 95 rating, and appears in multiple box‑pressed vitolas.

Sizes

  • Forty‑Six (4.5" x 46)
  • Robusto (5.0" x 50)
  • Lonsdale (6.5" x 44)
  • Toro (6.5" x 52)
  • Toro Tubo (6.5" x 52)
  • Torpedo (6.5" x 52)
  • Emperor (6.0" x 60)
  • Lancero (7.0" x 38)

Strength

Medium‑Full

Wrapper

Sumatran

Binder

Nicaraguan

Filler

Nicaraguan

The Decade was conceived as Rocky Patel's ten‑year statement: a Sumatran‑type wrapper over a Nicaraguan backbone, frequently presented in box‑pressed formats to concentrate flavors. The cigar opens with dark chocolate and espresso, shifts into cedar and leather in the midpalate, and finishes with pepper and toasted notes that often build through the smoke. Strength commonly registers medium‑to‑full and the blend rewards attention—box‑pressed and Lancero formats tighten draw and focus flavors while larger vitolas broaden espresso and cocoa tones. It's a flagship that leans toward roasted, coffee‑driven complexity rather than delicate sweetness, and the high scores it earned reflect that assertive, polished profile.

Frequently Asked Questions

The Decade is built around a Sumatran‑type wrapper over a Nicaraguan binder and filler core; limited editions have used alternate wrappers (notably a Pennsylvania Broadleaf in Edición Limitada runs).