Rocky Patel Emerald BP - Robusto

Emerald is a three-size line, a box-pressed cigar that Patel says is a little less intense than the others in his vast portfolio. “It’s the first box-pressed cigar we’ve released that’s on the light side of medium,” he says. “Most of our box-pressed cigars are medium to full.”

The cigars are rolled with Ecuador Habano wrappers and two binder leaves (one from Nicaragua, the other from Mexico). While the sales sheet says the cigar has an entirely Nicaraguan filler blend, Patel says there’s a little extra in there. “It’s mostly Nicaraguan filler, with one leaf of Jamastran in it,” he says referring to the Honduran tobacco. “I would describe that cigar as medium, no more than medium.”