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The Rocky Patel Grand Reserve Robusto is a 5 1/2 x 50 cigar that Cigar Aficionado lists with an Ecuadoran wrapper over a Nicaraguan binder and Honduran and Nicaraguan filler. It placed No. 9 on the magazine’s Top 25 Cigars of 2021 with 93 points, and we sell it as singles.
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Description
The Rocky Patel Grand Reserve Robusto is a 5 1/2 x 50 cigar built on a blend Rocky Patel keeps secret; Cigar Aficionado’s ratings list an Ecuadoran wrapper, a Nicaraguan binder and Honduran and Nicaraguan filler. It is the shortest of the line’s three sizes.
What It Tastes Like
Cigar Aficionado scored this Robusto 93 points in its January 2022 issue, where it placed No. 9 on the magazine’s Top 25 Cigars of 2021, and rated it medium-full. The panel described a savory start with leather, then peanut and a meaty note, before the smoke eases toward caramel with a salty edge and licorice. Its October 2021 review scored it 92, also noting wood and orange peel.
Who It’s For
- Savory-first smokers who like sweetness to arrive late.
- Rocky Patel regulars curious about a blend that began life for buyers outside the U.S.
- Top 25 collectors working through Cigar Aficionado’s 2021 list.
Pros and Cons
Pros
- No. 9 on Cigar Aficionado’s Top 25 of 2021, at 93 points
- Ecuadoran wrapper over Honduran and Nicaraguan tobacco, per Cigar Aficionado
- Tobaccos reportedly aged at least two years before rolling (halfwheel)
Cons
- Rocky Patel won’t confirm the leaves, so blend details come from reviewers
- Published sources disagree on which country it is rolled in
About the Grand Reserve Line
Rocky Patel unveiled Grand Reserve at the 2018 InterTabac trade show in Germany as a line for markets beyond the United States, with Austria, Germany and the Netherlands receiving it first, halfwheel reported. Cigar Coop reported in July 2020 that it was shipping to the U.S.
Compare Similar Cigars
- Rocky Patel Emerald Robusto: a box-pressed 5 1/2 x 50 with an Ecuadorian Habano wrapper, ranked No. 6 on Cigar Aficionado’s Top 25 of 2025 at 95 points.
- Rocky Patel Number 6 Robusto: the same 5 1/2 x 50 frame with a Honduran Corojo wrapper, made at El Paraíso in Honduras, per Cigar Coop.
- Rocky Patel White Label Robusto: a shorter 5 x 50 under a U.S. Connecticut shade wrapper, which Rocky Patel rates medium.
Rocky Patel Grand Reserve Robusto FAQ
Where is the Rocky Patel Grand Reserve Robusto made?
Sources differ. Rocky Patel says the blend is rolled in Honduras, and Cigar Aficionado names the El Paraíso factory there, while halfwheel (2018) and JR Cigar (2020) name the TAVICUSA factory in Estelí, Nicaragua, and Neptune Cigar lists it as made in Nicaragua.
What tobacco is in the Grand Reserve?
Rocky Patel has never published the blend. Cigar Aficionado lists an Ecuadoran wrapper, a Nicaraguan binder and Honduran and Nicaraguan filler, and halfwheel reported the tobaccos were aged for at least two years.
Is the Grand Reserve Robusto a strong cigar?
It depends on whom you ask. Rocky Patel and JR Cigar call the line medium-bodied, while Cigar Aficionado marked the Robusto medium-full in its October 2021 and January 2022 reviews.
Explore the other Rocky Patel lines on our shelves through the Rocky Patel cigars page.
Additional information
| Packaging Type | Single |
|---|---|
| Strength | Medium |
| Origin | |
| Wrapper | Ecuador |
| Binder | Nicaragua |
| Filler | Honduras, Nicaragua |
| Length | 5 1/2" |
| Gauge | 50 |
