Rocky Patel Cigar Smoking World Championship

Have you ever wondered who is the best cigar smoker in the world? Marko Bilic did, inspiring him to launch the Cigar Smoking World Championship in 2010. Since this time, a winner has been crowned each year, following multiple qualifying rounds held in various cities and countries throughout the world. The objective is to see who can smoke a cigar the longest without relighting, with World Champions often reaching smoking times nearing three and a half hours—quite a feat when you consider they're smoking corona-sized cigars!

Beginning in 2020, Rocky Patel has become the official cigar of the CSWC, crafting a special cigar specifically designed for the competition. Rocky Patel Cigar Smoking World Championship blends a Mexican San Andrés maduro wrapper over a Nicaraguan binder and fillers of Nicaragua and Honduras. And while the official size that is smoked for competition is a 5⅛" x 42 corona known as Mareva, Rocky Patel has gone the extra mile to craft the blend in other sizes as well, allowing cigar enthusiasts to enjoy this competition-grade smoke in their size preference. Unsurprisingly, Rocky Patel Cigar Smoking World Championship stands out primarily with superb construction. But construction does little good without a supporting cast of flavor intricacies, and the Rocky Patel CSWC has plenty of it! Expect a medium body and well-balanced flavors of oak, mineral-rich soil, molasses, raw peppercorn, and gingerbread cookies.