Habano wrapper · Medium · Limited release
Rojas Street Tacos Cinco de Mayo (2025): flavour profile and cigars like it
Rojas Street Tacos Cinco de Mayo (2025) is a handmade cigar made in Nicaragua. Its published strength is medium. It has a Maduro Habano wrapper grown in Ecuador and filler from Nicaragua and the United States. The tasting notes in our sources point to pepper.
If you like it, the closest matches in the palate test are West Tampa Tobacco Black and Gurkha Fat Boy.
What does Rojas Street Tacos Cinco de Mayo (2025) taste like?
- pepper and spice
How strong is it, and what's in it?
| Wrapper | Habano Maduro, Ecuador |
|---|---|
| Binder | San Andres, Mexico |
| Filler | Nicaragua and Connecticut Broadleaf, United States |
| Strength | Medium as published by klarocigars.com |
| Body | Not published |
| Made in | Nicaragua |
| Made by | Rojas Cigars; Noel Rojas; Rojas Cigar Factory S.A. |
| Factory | Rojas Cigar Factory, Esteli, Nicaragua |
| Sizes | Toro 6×54 |
Strength here means nicotine, which mostly comes from the filler. Wrapper colour is not a strength guide.
What reviewers say
- Micah Wright (klarocigars.com): 4.2 of 5, Toro, 6 x 54 (2025)In our words: The reviewer found spice and dark flavors, but disliked late sharpness.
- Phil Kurut (comedycigarsmusic.com): 3.25 of 4, Toro, 6 x 54 (2025)In our words: The review noted spice, chocolate, leather, and a solid burn.
- Brooks Whittington (es.halfwheel.com): 87 points, Toro6 x54 (2025)In our words: Two samples became aggressively spicy late. The better sample showed more sweetness and nuance.
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 Cinco de Mayo (2025)
The line. Second annual Cinco de Mayo edition. It debuted at PCA 2025. es.halfwheel.com
The brand. See brands[0].brand_background. smokingpipes.com
Cigars like Rojas Street Tacos Cinco de Mayo (2025)
- West Tampa Tobacco BlackClosest matchHabano wrapper · MediumSame Habano wrapper family, also made in Nicaragua, more cocoa and coffee, less earth and leather, about the same strength.
- Gurkha Fat BoyAlso fitsWrapper style not published · MediumAlso made in Nicaragua, more cocoa and coffee, less natural sweetness, about the same strength.
- El Artista Big Papi by David OrtizAlso fitsHabano wrapper · MediumSame Habano wrapper family, more earth and leather, less natural sweetness, about the same strength.
- Perla del Mar MaduroAlso fitsBroadleaf wrapper · MediumAlso made in Nicaragua, more earth and leather, about the same strength.
- Mayflower DuskOne step furtherHabano wrapper · MediumSame Habano wrapper family, also made in Nicaragua, more cedar and wood, about the same strength.
Picked by the palate test's own engine, as if you named Rojas Street Tacos Cinco de Mayo (2025) as a favourite: never more than one strength step above it, plain tobacco only, one cigar per brand.
Sources
- thecigarvaultoakdale.com/products/street-taco-cinco-de-mayo-2025
- atlanticcigar.com/rojas-cinco-de-mayo-le-toro-6x54
- klarocigars.com/blogs/expert-reviews/rojas-cigars-street-tacos-cinco-de-mayo-2025-review
- comedycigarsmusic.com/post/rojas-street-tacos-cinco-de-mayo-2025-cigar-review
- es.halfwheel.com/rojas-street-tacos-cinco-de-mayo-2025/452532
- fr.halfwheel.com/pca-2025-rojas-cigars/450817
- smokingpipes.com/cigars/rojas/moreinfo.cfm?product_id=723653
- halfwheel.com/ask-halfwheel-what-is-the-rating-formula/109469
- cigarsmokerclub.com/en/pca-2025-rojas-cigars
- mardocigars.com/collections/noel-rojas/products/noel-rojas-street-tacos-cinco-de-mayo-le-2025