Rojas Breakfast Tacos Ecuadorian Sumatra (4 1/2 x 46 petit salomon)

Video review HERE.

(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 salomon 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 Sumatra.

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 lime, apple, brown sugar, cinnamon, and leather. There was black pepper rated at 7 1/2. Nice, sweet start.

At the first third (15 minutes) there is a very nice sweetness. You get the lime/apple right up front, followed by a lot of brown sugar, and then even more cinnamon. The base is now more of a black coffee instead of leather. There's even some sweet pear that actually follows the black coffee. Odd but very nice! The cigar is medium bodied. The finish is black coffee with very good lingering black pepper. At this point I already like this cigar more than the Connecticut. I rated the first third 94.

Moving through the second third (27 minutes) there continues to be a lot of nice cinnamon and brown sugar. The lime/apple is still the initial thing you taste but it's quickly followed by the brown sugar and cinnamon. Black coffee still holds down the base. The black pepper is up to around 8. The finish now is leather (it seems to change) and very good lingering black pepper. The cigar continues to be very good. I held 94 for the second third.

The cigar lasted 38 minutes. It lost just a tick in the final third. There was a lime/citrus peel note, some brown sugar, light cinnamon, and black coffee. There are still some light pear notes also. The cigar ended medium bodied. The finish is still leather with very good lingering black pepper. I enjoyed this cigar. It lost a little in the final third but still a very good cigar. I rated the final third 93.

Overall Score: 93.67