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Rojas Cigars has released a new addition to the company’s Street Tacos line made to commemorate the popular Mexican holiday of Cinco de Mayo.
The Rojas Street Tacos Cinco de Mayo is a 6 x 50 toro made up of an Ecuadorian habano wrapper covering a Mexican San Andrés binder and a filler blend of tobaccos from Nicaragua and the U.S. Each cigar will have an MSRP of $12 and they will be packaged in 20-count boxes with a total production of only 35,000 cigars.
According to Noel Rojas, founder of Rojas Cigars, this is the first in an annual series that will be released to commemorate the Cinco de Mayo holiday, though the plan is to change the blend for each year. The cigars are being made at the Rojas Cigar Factory in Nicaragua.
Rojas debuted the Street Tacos line in March 2021, and a number of variations have been added since then, including Street Tacos Carnitas and Breakfast Tacos. The blends get their name from a meat preparation that traces its roots to the Caribbean and Mexico, and in particular, sheep and goats cooked over an open fire or via an in-ground oven.
This is not the first time that Rojas has released a cigar to celebrate the Cinco de Mayo holiday: the company teamed up with United Cigars to release the Elote Firecracker last year.
The cigar looks nice with the colorful band. It has a nice feel in the hand.
The test draw after cutting the cap was good. The initial flavors at light up were lime, brown sugar, and earthy black coffee. There was black pepper rated at 7 1/2. Not a bad start.
At the first third (22 minutes) the ash was still intact. This cigar has a lot of earthy black coffee. The lime and brown sugar are ok but they aren't wowing me. The finish is lime and black coffee with good lingering black pepper. The cigar is medium bodied. The notes are ok but not great. I rated the first third 92.
Moving through the second third (1 hour) the earthy black coffee is rising. There is still lime with light brown sugar. The cigar is medium to full bodied. The finish is black coffee and very good lingering black pepper. The cigar is slipping away. I rated the second third 90.
The cigar lasted 1 hour 20 minutes. The cigar kept going the same way. The earthy black coffee continued to rise. There is light lime and faint brown sugar. The cigar is medium to full bodied. The finish is unchanged. I had high hopes for this cigar as most Rojas cigars have done well with me. But this one is just ok. I rated the final third 88. Maybe next year's version will be better.
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