This 5.5-inch corona from Rocky Patel's Edge series comes in boxes of 20 at $138.60, sporting a mellow Ecuadorian Connecticut Shade wrapper over Nicaraguan binder and fillers. The 45-ring gauge parejo shape delivers consistent draws, making it an ideal morning smoke or golf course companion with its famous ash-holding capability.
First Third: Creamy texture with roasted almonds and faint citrus zest. Cold draw reveals damp earth notes. Initial smoke output measures medium-bodied with minimal pepper bite.
Middle Third: Develops baking spices - think cinnamon toast with maple syrup undertones. Draw tightens slightly requiring deliberate puffing at 25-minute mark.
Final Third: Cedar plank emerges alongside white pepper tingle on retrohale. Lasts 70 minutes total with 1.5" ash hold before first knockoff. Wrapper stays intact despite moderate toothiness.
Rolled at El Paraiso factory in Honduras since 2017, these cigars undergo triple fermentation process. Quality control teams reject 18% of production batches for draw consistency issues. The Connecticut Shade wrappers age 5 years in cedar-lined bales before application.
