Gifted by Noel Rojas, owner of Rojas Cigars.

Location: This review was made indoors in a cigar lounge.

Information:
Wrapper: Mexican San Andrés Maduro
Binder: Nicaragua
Filler: Nicaragua
Origin: Nicaragua

Factory: Rojas Cigar Factory (Nicaragua)
Box: Sold in 20 count boxes.
Release: 2023
Availability: Regular Production

Size: 7×38, Lancero.

Wrapper: Coffee bean brown, a little course texture with small veins.

Construction: Firm and even feel when lightly squeezed.

Cold draw: Oakwood and earthy.

1st third: Starts with oakwood, earthy and walnuts.

2nd third: A black pepper and lemon zest added.

Burn: Burns hasty and fairly sharp with a firm and stable white-ish ash.

Smoke: Voluminous smoke with a medium heat feel on the tongue with a light draw.

3rd third: While unchanged in flavour profile everything gets a bit more intense.

Duration: 20:10-21:30, 1h 20min.

Conclusion: A medium bodied cigar with a medium strength profile. It’s not very complex, but it’s heavy and dark in the taste.

Result: In my book this is a 88 point cigar.

/Cigar Reviewer André