Noob: Another Taboo Twist review! pics included!

[CigarMonkel]

So i told Craig (st8edg) i would smoke a cigar for him since he is unable to. Today was even better then the last 2 days and was about 55F today. So as promised, i lit up a Taboo Twist Torp that was gifted to me.

The construction of this cigar was very nice and it had a very firm and HEAVY feel to it.




The prelight draw was decent. Back in my earlier days (my first month of serious cigar smoking) this would have been perfect for me, but since then i have come to love the extremely low effort draws. The flavor was full of spices and some other things my newb pallet cannot yet recognize.

As soon as i lit it, it burst into flavors of spices and creamyness. I tend to not be big fan of spices but im sure they will grow on me and the creamyness is what i love in a cigar. And since this was a medium bodied smoke it was the best of both worlds for me! At first the burn was a little uneven but i think that is due to my newbish ways of lighting (toast the foot, get a nice red glow, blow out till its even then enjoy!).



After the first 1/4 it went from spices and cream to a new flavor to my pallet and took me by surprise. I thought i had tasted a milk chocolate.. could this be true? If my young pallet is not telling me lies... by george! it is milk chocolate! along with a nice undertone of spices. After tasting this i wish i had saved as a dessert smoke for after dinner. I was quite happy with this since this is another new flavor for my pallet to take in and enjoy within the last 2 smokes. By now the burn had evened itself out very nicely and the draw had stayed the same and will continue to stay the same throughout the rest of the cigar.




Well, my short lived milk chocolate flavor had gone back into hiding and let the full flavor of spices and cream come back into play. As you can see the ash is holding up strong and firm which only complimented the construction of this cigar and if you look closely at the ash you can tell where the barber pole colors effect the ash color too which i thought was kind of cool.




as you can see the ash is still holding up but not quite as clean as the first 1/4 of it. The chocolate flavor had come back by this point and seemed to continue to go off and on and trade with the spices as if they were having a battle between the two and kept me on my toes for the rest of the smoke.



Right about here i was starting to get some funky burn issues where one side burned and the other... simply just did not want to. I tried rotating the cigar but seemed to have no effect on it so i took the torch to it and gave it a little fix up. This was the first time i had to pull the torch out for a fix during the smoke but had no complaints doing so. By now some undertones of leather were starting to come into play while the spices and cream were still the main components of the taste. This was the rest of the story till i finished it with about 3/4 of an inch left.

construction: 8/10
Taste: 8/10
Burn: 7/10
Appearance: 9.5/10
draw: 7/10

overall: i would give this cigar an 8.5/10.
With some age... i could see this cigar as being a favorite!

[gnukfu]

Nice review Ryan - turning into quite the reviewmeister! Did you try cutting a little more to improve the draw? I have found the couple I've smoked from my box draw absolutely perfectly, which is nice considering they're torps. I agree that if they sit for a while they will improve in flavor (they're very good now but will only get better) especially if they're from the new batch since they're relatively fresh.

[CigarMonkel]

Originally Posted by gnukfu

Nice review Ryan - turning into quite the reviewmeister! Did you try cutting a little more to improve the draw? I have found the couple I've smoked from my box draw absolutely perfectly, which is nice considering they're torps. I agree that if they sit for a while they will improve in flavor (they're very good now but will only get better) especially if they're from the new batch since they're relatively fresh.

thats a great idea! i've done it in the past but i guess for some reason didn't come to mind.. damn, next time! I figure... why not post reviews? I've looked in here quite a few times for smokes i have sitting in my humi to gather a short presmoke idea of whats coming, or what i might like to buy or what i might not like. Thanks for the idea George!

[nozero]

This is one of my favorites by Taboo. The other is their Honduran Sun Grown (HSG). I just purchased a box of the Taboo Twists Torpedo while at Rob's shop in North Richland Hills, TX last week. When I got there they only had two boxes left so I snagged one and hide it in Rob's office so nobody else could get it. While there I smoked a Twist robusto and while I enjoyed it more than the first Twist of this size, I think the longer Twists have better flavor. It's another cigar that I like the last third of the best.

Great review with pics! Glad you enjoyed it!

[longknocker]

Very Nice Review & Pics!!!

[AD720]

Originally Posted by gnukfu

NDid you try cutting a little more to improve the draw?

It seems like almost every torp I end up making another cut about half way through.

Great review by the way. Rob and the gang have a great thing going, every time I see the word "Taboo" I think quality.

[str8edg]

Thanks for thinking about poor old frozen me... that Twist looks great, I am going to have to try one for sure.

Great review and nice pics!

[chippewastud79]

Nice Review Ryan

With 900+ posts I think your bullshit Noob line is overplayed

[CigarMonkel]

Originally Posted by chippewastud79

Nice Review Ryan

With 900+ posts I think your bullshit Noob line is overplayed

na... im just a post whore is all . you gotta remember i've only been seriously smoking cigars for a couple months now!

[chippewastud79]

Originally Posted by CigarMonkel

na... im just a post whore is all . you gotta remember i've only been seriously smoking cigars for a couple months now!

That is true, you do have 148 times the posts per day of the average poster here.

[tccigar]

Thanks for the review! We only have two boxes of Churchill left! Thanks CS! Next shipment in approx. two weeks!
Rob

[NHsmoker]

These are a cigar I am going to have to try I keep hearing such good things about them, which is funny because I had always been told "barber poles" are just a novelty smoke.

Your review was awesome, somewhat simple and to the point and also makes me feel like I have to order a few soon.

[malinois1]

Thanks for the review! Now I have something else to put on my to try list.

[BradSacramento]

Very nice review! Took the words right out of my mouth. I just ordered some more.

Brad

[tccigar]

Originally Posted by NHsmoker

These are a cigar I am going to have to try I keep hearing such good things about them, which is funny because I had always been told "barber poles" are just a novelty smoke.

Your review was awesome, somewhat simple and to the point and also makes me feel like I have to order a few soon.

They are only a "novelty" when not blended correctly! I am fortunate enough to have some friends that have done a fabulous job for Taboo Cigars and I thank you very much for considering us.

Let me know if I can help
Rob