Habano wrapper · Medium
Black Works Studio Rorschach: flavour profile and cigars like it
Black Works Studio Rorschach is a handmade cigar made in Nicaragua. Its published strength is medium. It has a Habano wrapper grown in Ecuador and filler from Nicaragua. Our sources publish no tasting notes for it yet.
If you like it, the closest matches in the palate test are A.J. Fernandez Amar and All Saints Saint Francis.

What does Black Works Studio Rorschach taste like?
No tasting notes in our sources yet, so this cigar has no flavour map. Its matches lean on wrapper, origin and strength.
How strong is it, and what's in it?
| Wrapper | Ecuadorian Habano |
|---|---|
| Binder | Nicaragua |
| Filler | Nicaragua |
| Strength | Medium as published by smokeinn.com |
| Body | Not published |
| Made in | Nicaragua |
| Made by | Fábrica Oveja Negra for Black Works Studio |
| Factory | Fábrica Oveja Negra, Estelí |
| Sizes | Not listed |
Strength here means nicotine, which mostly comes from the filler. Wrapper colour is not a strength guide.
What reviewers say
- Cigar Aficionado (cigaraficionado.com): 89 points, Petite Panetela, source spelling (2026)
Scores as published by the magazine or retailer, for the size named. Notes are our summary of the review, not quotes. We don't score cigars ourselves.
About Black Works Studio Rorschach
The line. Rorschach launched with Black Works Studio in December 2015 as a 5-by-38 petite panatela. It began as a factory house cigar mixing different filler tobaccos. James Brown likened batch variation to interpreting inkblots. A 6-by-48 toro was announced in April 2026. cigar-coop.com
The brand. James Brown introduced Black Works Studio in late 2015. Killer Bee, NBK and Rorschach were its first three releases. The brand produces small batches at Fábrica Oveja Negra in Estelí, Nicaragua. Its packaging draws on contemporary art. Oveja Negra Brands now distributes the portfolio. cigar-coop.com
Cigars like Black Works Studio Rorschach
- A.J. Fernandez AmarClosest matchHabano wrapper · MediumSame Habano wrapper family, also made in Nicaragua, about the same strength.
- All Saints Saint FrancisAlso fitsHabano wrapper · MediumSame Habano wrapper family, also made in Nicaragua, about the same strength.
- Crux Epicure HabanoAlso fitsHabano wrapper · MediumSame Habano wrapper family, also made in Nicaragua, about the same strength.
- El Mago Miami Art Deco EditionAlso fitsHabano wrapper · MediumSame Habano wrapper family, also made in Nicaragua, about the same strength.
- Espinosa Laranja HybridOne step furtherHabano wrapper · MediumSame Habano wrapper family, also made in Nicaragua, about the same strength.
Picked by the palate test's own engine, as if you named Black Works Studio Rorschach as a favourite: never more than one strength step above it, plain tobacco only, one cigar per brand.
Sources
- smokeinn.com/BLK-WKS-Studios-Rorschach
- ovejanegracigars.com/pages/blk-wks
- ovejanegracigars.com/pages/factory
- ovejanegracigars.com
- cigar-coop.com/2015/12/cigar-news-black-works-studio-announces-availability-of-first-three-releases.html
- ovejanegracigars.com/blogs/news/black-label-trading-co-black-works-studio-toro-cigars-pca-2026
- cigaraficionado.com/index.php/article/march-april-2026-issue-ratings
- jrcigars.com/cigars/handmade-cigars/black-label-trading-company-cigars/black-works-studio-rorschach