Sixty by Rocky Patel Bala 5"1/2 * 54

A balanced full-bodied smoke with rich notes of coffee, espresso, caramel, and leather. Its muscular Mexican San Andres maduro wrapper cloaks a hearty Nicaraguan binder and filler. Handmade at Rocky Patel’s Tavicusa Factory in Nicaragua, the Sixty by Rocky Patel Bala was specially crafted for the Tobacconists’ Association of America (TAA). This exclusive, limited-edition cigar is available only through cigar retailers who are members of the TAA, which Neptune Cigars is proud to be a member of. Only 1,500 boxes of 20 cigars per box were made, so order yours today. 

• Brands
  Sixty by Rocky Patel

  For his 60th birthday, cigar entrepreneur Rocky Patel crafted the Sixty by Rocky Patel to not only celebrate his milestone birthday, but to share his passion for tobacco, and the fine craft of cigarmaking with aficionados. The tobaccos used for this commemorative stick have been aged for at least six years prior to rolling. Once rolled, the cigars were allowed to age for a minimum of two years so that their flavors could marry. Rocky and his team of expert blenders went through 145 different combinations before finally settling on the ideal blend for the Sixty. This specially selected blend features a delicious, dark chocolatey, oily Mexican San Andres maduro wrapper that envelops a binder and filler made of Nicaraguan tobaccos. The Sixty offers a smooth, balanced smoking experience with a rich complexity you will want to savor on special occasions or just because. The Sixty by Rocky Patel is handmade at Rocky’s Tabacalera Villa Cuba S.A. (TAVICUSA) in Esteli, Nicaragua.
• Cigar Shape
  Perfecto

  The Perfecto shape has two tapered, closed ends with a rounded head, a closed foot, and a bulge in the middle. They can vary in length and ring gauge.
• Cigar Section
  Round

  Most cigars are round in shape, as this is how the cigars are rolled by the torcedor.
• Cigar Length
  5"1/2

  This cigar is 5"1/2 inches long, or 139.7 mm.
• Origin
  Nicaragua

  Most cigars are manufactured in the Caribbean and Central America.
  Despite many decades of war and revolution in this Central American country, the cigar industry has thrived due to the hard work and tenacity of Cuban exiles to the land such as Plasencia, Padron, Oliva, Ortez, and others. Tobacco has been a force of social stability, and the country is now one of the principal exporters of premium cigars in the world.
• Cigar Ring Gauge
  54

  The cigar ring gauge corresponds to the diameter of a cigar, this cigar has a ring gauge of 54, so his diameter is 54/64 inches or 21.34 mm.
• Strength
  Full
• Wrapper Color
  Maduro

  Cigar wrapper color varies from green (Double Claro or Candela) to black (Maduro or Oscuro) with a full range of browns in between.
  Maduro wrapper can go from dark coffee brown with a reddish tint to blackish brown (the latter also called Oscuro).
• Single Packaging
  None
• Rolling Type
  Handmade

  Handmade cigars are completely made by hand from start to finish.
• Cigar Manufacturer
  Tavicusa Factory

  Located in Esteli, Nicaragua, the Tavicusa Factory is owned by cigar entrepreneur Rocky Patel, and it is dedicated to making their premium handmade cigars.
• Cigar Wrapper
  Mexican San Andres Maduro

  The wrapper is the last tobacco leaf to be rolled on the cigar, so it is the one the smoker will see.
  Mexican tobacco is very dark and the best leaves can be used as maduro wrappers. San Andres Maduro is a thick, medium bodied dark leaf, also called San Andres Morron. Like Connecticut Broadleaf, San Andres Maduro is stalk cut and used for binder and wrapper.
• Cigar Binder
  Nicaragua

  The binder is a full tobacco leaf that is used to roll the cigar, binding the filler tobaccos together. 
  Nicaraguan cigar binders are produced mainly in Esteli and Jalapa, both lands with volcanic soil and excellent climate for growing tobacco. Binders grown in Jalapa have sweet undertones. Corojo, Habana2000, Criollo, and Maduro binders are all produced in Nicaragua.
• Cigar Filler
  Nicaragua

  Filler is the term used to describe the tobacco inside a cigar or the "guts" of the cigar.