Rojas Statement Toro (6 x 50)

Video review HERE.

Noel Rojas has worked with some of the hottest boutiques in the world; Ezra Zion, Stolen Throne, Nomad, Ohana, and more. He has helped create some of the most flavorful and sought after cigars the past few years. He now has his own brand, Rojas. 

In 2019, Noel Rojas, owner of Rojas Cigars based out the Dallas/Fort Worth Texas area aligned himself with Tabacalera Flor de San Luis S.A. in Esteli, Nicaragua and debuted 3 new cigars; KSG, Bluebonnets, and Statement. Today we're looking at the Statement.

Blend:

Wrapper – Mexican (San Andres)

Binder – Nicaraguan

Filler – Nicaraguan

Available vitolas:

Toro (6 x 50) REVIEWED TODAY

Robusto (5 x 50)

Corona (6 x 46)

Lancero (7 x 38)

The cigar is dark and plays off well with the black and gold band. The cigar has an average feel in the hand. The foot is partially closed.

The test draw after cutting the cap had a bit of firmness but I decided to go with it. Once lit the cigar took a few minutes to settle down into describable flavors. After about 3 or 4 minutes they were brown sugar attached to what appears to be a citrus/cedar combination, citrus peel which is combining with a new/slightly worn leather, nutmeg, and black coffee. The cigar has a meaty quality. There was average black pepper rated at 7. The sweet notes don't reach out and grab you initially so the cigar has some developing to do. Let's see if it does.

At the first third (27 minutes) the meatiness is increasing. The flavors have changed a bit. The foremost flavor is orange peel, brown sugar, meatiness, leather, nutmeg, and black coffee. The cigar is definitely developing but it's developing into a very meaty cigar. The cigar is medium to full bodied. The finish is a lot of nutmeg and a little earthy black coffee with modest lingering black pepper. The cigar is not grabbing me. I rated the first third 87.

As I moved through the second third (48 minutes) the cigar started to improve. The sweet notes have blossomed a little but the cigar is still very meaty. The finish is unchanged. This is not a very maduro-esque cigar at this point. I would say it's still medium to full bodied. I rated the second third 89.

The cigar lasted 1 hour 15 minutes. The final third had the cigar making a huge transformation. Gone are the citrus peel notes. Gone is the meatiness. But, you now have a lot of unsweetened dark chocolate notes to go along with elevated black coffee. Now the cigar has maduro qualities. But it does not have much sweetness. There are minor amounts of brown sugar. The cigar is still around medium to full bodied. The finish is by and large unchanged with much improved lingering black pepper. The black pepper on the front end is still pretty good. When I purchased these cigars I bought the robusto and toro size and thought the toro was the better of the two. But this cigar is not doing it for me. I rated the final third 85.

Overall Score: 87