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(Description taken from Halfwheel.com website)
Noel Rojas has announced a new series called Street Tacos. Rojas stated that the line will eventually contain three distinct blends, but for now he is launching it with Barbacoa. It’s a name that comes from a meat preparation that traces its roots to the Caribbean and Mexico, and in particular sheep and goat cooked over an open fire or via an in-ground oven, but has loosened over time to include different meats and preparations. It’s also the word that eventually became barbecue.
As for the blend, it uses a Sumatra wrapper over a Nicaraguan binder and filler from the Somoto region of the country. It will be offered in a 6 x 50 toro and a 5 1/2 x 46 short corona (REVIEWED TODAY) with pricing between $8 and $9 per cigar. The cigars are being made at Tabacalera Flor de San Luis in Estelí, Nicaragua.
The cigar's band is quite original. The cigar has a closed foot and an average feel in the hand.
The test draw was a bit firm. It could be due to the closed foot but I used the PerfecDraw tool to open the draw a bit.
The initial flavors at light up were a nice orange citrus, quite a bit of brown sugar, a very thick, pasty nutmeg, and a light black coffee base. There was nice black pepper rated at 7 1/2. A very sweet citrus and brown sugar start.
10 minutes in the cigar changed. The lead flavor now is a sweet peach. There is still a large amount of brown sugar there with the nutmeg and light black coffee.
At the first third (27 minutes) the nutmeg is very pasty and dry and very much in play. But, there are a lot of sweet peach notes and brown sugar notes. The black coffee base is there but you probably won't notice it. The cigar is medium bodied. The finish is peach and nutmeg with a nice amount of lingering black pepper. The cigar is very sweet and has a very good flavor. I rated the first third 94.
As I moved through the second third (53 minutes) the peach is very sweet. The brown sugar is very sweet. And now there is the reemergence of the orange citrus. The nutmeg is still there and very thick but it cannot hamper the extreme sweetness of the peach, orange, and brown sugar. The black coffee base is still hanging around but not very noticeable. The black pepper remains very good on both ends. The finish is unchanged. This cigar is sweet. Very sweet. I raised the second third score to 95.
The cigar lasted 1 hour 13 minutes. The final third was much like the first third. The nutmeg was a little more noticeable. The cigar is still very sweet, however. It is still very good. The cigar is still medium bodied. The finish is unchanged. I have really enjoyed this cigar. I'll be looking for more. I rated the final third 94.
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