In 2014, the Rocky Patel Edge, the company’s most popular cigar and one of the most popular cigars on the market, celebrated its 10th anniversary. To commemorate that moment, the company decided to release the Edge A-10, a limited barberpole version of the 6 x 52 toro. It combined the Honduran corojo and Honduran maduro wrappers that are used on the Edge Corojo and Maduro for the special cigar. I reviewed the special edition Edge last July and it wasn’t particularly impressed: The Rocky Patel Edge A-10 was a bit pedestrian, but that’s fine. I found it to be smoother, more balanced and fuller than the memories I’ve had smoking a few different versions of The Edge over the last few years, which is fine for me, but potentially too much for your everyday The Edge smoker. I think this would be a very good candidate for those looking to pair with fuller-bodied rums and whiskeys, as I think things could use some smoothing out. I’ve got a couple saved for a redux down the road as I’m interested to see what the cigar would do without some of the rougher and metallic notes. I enjoyed the cigar a bit ...
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