Connecticut wrapper · Medium
Rojas Street Tacos Carnitas: flavour profile and cigars like it
Rojas Street Tacos Carnitas is a handmade cigar made in Nicaragua. Its published strength is medium. It has a Claro Connecticut wrapper grown in Ecuador and filler from Nicaragua. The tasting notes in our sources point to sweetness.
If you like it, the closest matches in the palate test are Escobar Connecticut and Oscar Valladares The Oscar Ciseron.
What does Rojas Street Tacos Carnitas taste like?
- natural sweetness
How strong is it, and what's in it?
| Wrapper | Ecuadorian Connecticut-seed |
|---|---|
| Binder | Nicaraguan |
| Filler | Nicaraguan |
| Strength | Medium as published by fr.halfwheel.com |
| Body | Mellow to medium |
| Made in | Nicaragua |
| Made by | Rojas Cigars |
| Blender | Noel Rojas |
| Factory | Rojas Cigar Factory, Esteli, Nicaragua |
| Sizes | Robusto 5×50 · Toro 6×52 |
Strength here means nicotine, which mostly comes from the filler. Wrapper colour is not a strength guide.
What reviewers say
- Brooks Whittington (fr.halfwheel.com), Robusto, 5 x 50 (2026)In our words: Redux found cleaner construction and added brown-sugar sweetness after aging.
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 Rojas Street Tacos Carnitas
The line. Carnitas was the second Street Tacos release. It appeared at PCA 2022. Halfwheel lists July 2023 release. fr.halfwheel.com
The brand. Noel Rojas's solo venture released its first cigars in late 2019. Noel Rojas operates Rojas Cigar Factory in Esteli. Street Tacos began with Barbacoa in 2021. smokingpipes.com
Cigars like Rojas Street Tacos Carnitas
- Escobar ConnecticutClosest matchConnecticut wrapper · Mild to mediumSame Connecticut wrapper family, also made in Nicaragua, a step milder.
- Oscar Valladares The Oscar CiseronAlso fitsWrapper style not published · Medium to medium-fullAbout the same strength.
- Perdomo Legacy ConnecticutAlso fitsConnecticut wrapper · MediumSame Connecticut wrapper family, also made in Nicaragua, more cream and nuts, about the same strength.
- Oliva Serie V MelanioAlso fitsWrapper style not published · MediumAlso made in Nicaragua, more cedar and wood, about the same strength.
- La Estrella Cubana 2016 La Estrella Cubana rangeOne step furtherConnecticut wrapper · MediumSame Connecticut wrapper family, also made in Nicaragua, about the same strength.
Picked by the palate test's own engine, as if you named Rojas Street Tacos Carnitas as a favourite: never more than one strength step above it, plain tobacco only, one cigar per brand.