Meet Rocky Patel's big, bold 20th birthday bash in cigar form - the Edge 20th Anniversary Sixty. This hefty 6x60 toro gordo packs a decade-aged Ecuadorian Sumatra wrapper hugging Nicaraguan/Honduran guts. Priced around $12-$13 per stick, it's that reliable friend who shows up at your smoke session with good whiskey and better stories.
The initial punch feels like chewing on espresso beans dipped in 70% dark chocolate. Black pepper sneaks up your nostrils while the oily wrapper leaves gloss on your lips. Smoke output? Like a steamboat chimney - thick but surprisingly cool.
Around the halfway mark, the Nicaraguan core shifts gears. Earthy Honduran ligero tobacco throws leathery notes against a cedar backdrop. Watch for the sudden cameo - a maple syrup sweetness that disappears faster than free donuts at the office.
The last third brings the muscle. Charred oak dominates while the Sumatra wrapper's floral hints get smothered under caramelized tobacco sugars. Retrohale reveals why Honduran binders rule - that creamy texture holds up even as nicotine kicks in.
Rolled at Rocky's El Paraiso factory in Honduras - think cigar sweat shop meets NASA clean room. They mix Nicaraguan Jalapa leaf's sweetness with Honduran Jamastran's spice. The dark wrapper? That's Sumatra seed tobacco grown in Ecuador's Los Ríos region, fermented until it achieves "liquid leather" texture.
