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The Rocky Patel Emerald Gordo is a 6 x 60 box-pressed cigar from Nicaragua with an Ecuadorian Habano wrapper over Mexican and Nicaraguan binders, the size Rocky Patel lists as the Emerald Sixty. Cigar Insider scored it 91 points in March 2025, and we sell it as singles.
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Description
The Rocky Patel Emerald Gordo is a chunky 6 x 60 box-pressed cigar with an Ecuadorian Habano wrapper, a double binder of Mexican and Nicaraguan leaf, and mostly Nicaraguan filler with a Honduran leaf. Rocky Patel calls this size the Sixty.
What It Tastes Like
In the March 25, 2025 issue of Cigar Insider, as listed on Cigar Aficionado’s ratings page, the Emerald Sixty scored 91 points and was rated medium-full. They found toast and oak, then dried fruit, cocoa, coffee bean and nuts, closing on leather. Rocky Patel, by contrast, describes the blend as sweet and sitting at the low end of medium.
Who It’s For
- Big-ring smokers who still want a pressed, easy-to-hold shape.
- Anyone curious about a gentler Rocky Patel, since the company built this press to be lighter than its usual pressed blends.
- Emerald Robusto fans who want that blend in a thicker, longer format.
Pros and Cons
Pros
- 91 points from Cigar Insider (March 2025) for this exact 6 x 60 size
- Two binders, one Mexican and one Nicaraguan
Cons
- Cigar Insider’s tasters found the burn and draw uneven at times
- Cigar Insider rated it medium-full, a step above the maker’s medium billing
About the Emerald
Emerald began shipping to shops in December 2024, Cigar Aficionado reported. Patel told the magazine it was the first pressed blend he had made to sit at the milder end of medium. The Emerald Robusto later placed No. 6 on Cigar Aficionado’s Top 25 Cigars of 2025.
Pairing and Storage
With strength labels between medium and medium-full, the Gordo fits the middle tier of our cigar pairing guide: try bourbon, a Rioja or an espresso.
Compare Similar Cigars
- Rocky Patel Emerald Robusto: the same blend at 5 1/2 x 50, scored 95 in Cigar Aficionado’s Top 25 of 2025.
- Rocky Patel Emerald Toro: the Emerald blend stretched to 6 1/2 inches.
- Rocky Patel 30th Anniversary Sixty: a pressed 6 x 60 with a San Andrés wrapper that JR Cigar rates medium to full.
- Rocky Patel Disciple Sixty: a 6 x 60 in San Andrés maduro, medium to full per Neptune.
Rocky Patel Emerald Gordo FAQ
Is the Rocky Patel Emerald Gordo the same cigar as the Emerald Sixty?
Yes. Rocky Patel and Cigar Aficionado list the 6 x 60 as the Sixty, while some retailers, such as Cigars International, call it the Gordo.
How strong is the Emerald Gordo?
Sources differ. Rocky Patel told Cigar Aficionado the Emerald is medium at most, but Cigar Insider rated the 6 x 60 medium-full in March 2025.
Who makes the Emerald, and where?
Cigar Coop and halfwheel report it is rolled at Rocky Patel’s Tabacalera Villa Cuba (TAVICUSA) factory in EstelÃ, Nicaragua.
Is this the Rocky Patel ITC Emerald candela?
No. halfwheel notes that the box-pressed Emerald uses a different blend from the ITC Emerald, a candela-wrapped cigar produced for catalog sellers.
Browse more from the same maker on our Rocky Patel cigars page.
Additional information
| Packaging Type | Single |
|---|---|
| Origin | |
| Strength | Medium |
| Wrapper | Ecuador – Habano |
| Binder | Mexico, Nicaragua |
| Filler | Nicaragua, Honduras |
| Length | 6" |
| Gauge | 60 |
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