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Tabaquero Hamlet Coming From Rocky Patel

Jul 8, 2015 | By David Clough
Tabaquero Hamlet Coming From Rocky Patel
Paredes smoking a Tabaquero Hamlet Paredes, his first blend for Rocky Patel.

Rocky Patel Premium Cigars is preparing to reveal Tabaquero Hamlet Paredes at the IPCPR trade show this month.

If the name Hamlet Paredes sounds familiar, it's because he was a former Habanos S.A. ambassador who became famous among Cuban cigar smokers through his in-store rolling demonstrations and Cuban tobacco seminars held at tobacconists around the world. Rocky Patel met Paredes through one such tobacconist and offered him a job.

"Robert Fox from the JJ Fox tobacconist in London introduced me to Hamlet," Patel told Cigar Aficionado. "I was very impressed with his knowledge."

Paredes now works for Patel and created the blend that is now known as Tabaquero Hamlet Paredes. Although the cigars are manufactured in Nicaragua, the cigar was first developed at Burn, Rocky Patel's high-end cigar lounge in Florida.

"They're made in Nicaragua at the TaviCusa factory, but were blended by Hamlet in Naples, Florida at Burn," Patel confirmed. "His visa doesn't allow him to go to Nicaragua, so we spent months developing this blend. Because he can't go to Nicaragua, Hamlet does not physically roll these cigars, nor does he oversee them, but the blend is his."

Danny DeVito portrait.

Tabaquero features a Mexican San Andrés wrapper, filler from Nicaragua, and Brazilian Mata Fina and San Andrés binders. The cigar will launch in five sizes: Robusto, 5 inches by 50 ring ($8.60); Toro, 6 by 52 ($8.80); Salomon 7 1/2 by 58 ($9.80); Corona, 5 1/2 by 42 ($8); and Robusto Grande, 5 by 54 ($8.80).

Tabaquero will ship to retailers in September.

This article first appeared in the July 7, 2015 issue of Cigar Insider.

Nicaragua Tabaquero Hamlet Paredes
"Met Hamlet last night at an event. Great guy who is happy to have his freedom and pursue his dream of his own cigar line here in the great USA! What a great guy and amazing story! " —August 14, 2015 20:30 PM
"Since the correction, the comment above (and this one) can be removed. Thank you." —July 9, 2015 13:04 PM
"Best of luck to Hamlet with his new venture. I'm not entirely certain that the article mentions the correct Robert of JJ Fox." —July 8, 2015 19:39 PM

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