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(Description taken from Halfwheel.com website)
At the Total Product Expo (TPE) in February, the company debuted an extension to its popular Street Tacos line called Breakfast Tacos. It’s a trio of cigars that come in a 4 1/2 x 46 petit salomone vitola, a size that Noel Rojas told halfwheel gives the company the 30-minute cigar that was missing from its portfolio.
Breakfast Tacos will be offered in three wrapper options, an Ecuadorian Sumatra, a Mexican San Andrés, and an Ecuadorian Connecticut, each with a Nicaraguan binder and filler. Rojas said that it is a different blend than the existing Street Tacos options, and all of the tobacco for the project is grown and fermented by Rojas Cigars. The cigars are made at Rojas’ factory in Estelí, Nicaragua.
The Breakfast Tacos line will use the same basic artwork design as the Street Tacos line, but will change the words and colors on the band. Each size will be offered in bundles of 30 cigars, with display trays available to retailers. Regardless of the blend, each Breakfast Taco cigar will have an MSRP of $6.
Today we look at the Ecuadorian Connecticut.
The cigar is nicely made and has a light feel in the hand.
The test draw after cutting the cap was good. The initial flavors at light up were light citrus, light brown sugar, touch of citrus peel, flour, and earthy black coffee. There was black pepper rated at 7.
At the first third (13 minutes) I had a little more citrus, a little more earthiness, citrus peel, light brown sugar, and black coffee. The cigar is medium bodied. The finish is almond and black coffee with good lingering black pepper. The cigar is coming across as a typical Connecticut. I rated the first third 92.
Moving through the second third (30 minutes) I had almond butter, citrus peel, and a lot of black coffee with some earthiness. The brown sugar is downplayed. The cigar is medium bodied. The finish is citrus peel and black coffee with good lingering black pepper. I rated the second third 90.
The cigar lasted 42 minutes. I tried to go very slow and see how long I could get. The cigar had almond notes, a little citrus and brown sugar, citrus peel, and a lot of black coffee with earthiness. The cigar is medium bodied. The finish is a little citrus, almond, and black coffee with good lingering black pepper. The cigar is very much a Connecticut. I rated the final third 89.
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