Rocky Patel Sapphire Toro

The Rocky Patel Sapphire Toro is a 6½ x 52 box-pressed toro that Cigar Insider scored 90 points in its July 28, 2026 issue: an easy draw and even burn, with rich wood, maraschino cherry, dark chocolate and ground clove that turn herbal on the finish.

Sapphire follows Gold Label and Emerald in Rocky Patel's jewel-themed releases, per Cigar Journal, and reached stores in June 2026, per halfwheel. Rocky Patel says the blend took more than a year and over 100 variations, chasing the lingering sweetness of older Cuban tobacco, with leaf drawn from reserves grown as far back as 2014. It is made at TAVICUSA in Estelí: a dark Mexican San Andrés wrapper over two binders, one from Estelí and one from Honduras' Jamastrán Valley, with Nicaraguan filler from Condega, Estelí and Jalapa, per halfwheel. Boxes hold 20, in the octagonal box Sapphire shares with Emerald and Gold Label.

• Size: 6½ x 52 Toro, box-pressed
• Wrapper: Mexican San Andrés
• Binder: Nicaraguan (Estelí) and Honduran (Jamastrán Valley), per halfwheel; Rocky Patel lists it as a trade secret
• Filler: Nicaraguan (Condega, Estelí, Jalapa)
• Strength: Medium (Rocky Patel and Cigar Insider)
• Origin: Estelí, Nicaragua, TAVICUSA
• Box: 20 cigars

Tasting notes

Rocky Patel describes coffee bean and espresso layered with caramel, sweet spice and hints of chocolate, with a lingering natural sweetness and no harsh transitions from start to finish. halfwheel scored the Corona Gorda 88, opening on creaminess, earth and black pepper.

How to enjoy it

Rocky Patel publishes no pairing, so this is a house suggestion: coffee, caramel and chocolate notes sit well beside a wheated bourbon or an aged rum from our bar. A box-pressed cigar sits flat in the ashtray and feels firm in the hand; more are in Box-Pressed Cigars. See every size on our Rocky Patel Sapphire page.

Sapphire Toro FAQ

What size is the Rocky Patel Sapphire Toro? 6½ x 52, box-pressed. Rocky Patel also makes Sapphire as a 5½ x 50 Robusto, a 6 x 46 Corona Gorda and the 6 x 60 Sixty.

How strong is Rocky Patel Sapphire? Medium, per Rocky Patel; Cigar Insider also rated the Toro medium.

What is the Sapphire blend? A Mexican San Andrés wrapper over Nicaraguan and Honduran binders with Nicaraguan filler, made at Rocky Patel's TAVICUSA factory in Estelí, per halfwheel.

Where can I buy the Rocky Patel Sapphire Toro in Yuma, Arizona? In the walk-in humidor at Sun of a Gun Cigars & Spirits, 1651 S Arizona Ave in Yuma, or right here online.

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Brand

Rocky Patel

Line

Sapphire

Vitola

Toro

Length

6 1/2 inches

Ring gauge

52

Wrapper

Mexican San Andrés · Maduro & Dark

Binder

Nicaraguan (Estelí) & Honduran (Jamastrán)

Filler

Nicaraguan (Condega, Estelí, Jalapa)

Strength

Medium

Country of origin

Nicaragua

Factory

Tabacalera Villa Cuba (TAVICUSA), Estelí

Aging

Filler aged six to seven years, from reserves dating to 2014

Format

Box-pressed

Box count

20

Tasting notes

Coffee bean, espresso, caramel, sweet spice, chocolate (Rocky Patel)

Ships from

Sun of a Gun Cigars & Spirits, Yuma, Arizona