My First Taboo--A Twist Robusto Review

[tccigar]

Originally Posted by EastBay

I was under the same impression and Rob indicated none of his cigars are made by Oliva.

"Rob indicated none of his cigars are made by Oliva."

Sorry if there is some confusion here. The Twist blend is NOT made by Oliva.
Oliva makes some of the blends but not the HSG, SF, Exotic Blends or Twist.

I recommend if you like the Twist or you are thinking of trying the Twist, try all the sizes. They all will smoke slightly different. You should get a creamy, buttery taste with a slight slight spice. Some sizes more than others.

The Twist sampler is great to try.

[CJ71976]

Yea, I would say you hit that one on the head. I smoked it with some homebrew coffee (it had some combination of hazelnut, vanilla, and some other kinds of beans in it). But man did they combo well with it, it was almost like I was in heaven. For the smoothness, tastefullness, and the consistancy of a cigar from a cigar shop. All I can say is wow and awesome. Great Cigar, Rob cant wait til I try the others.

[rsamos]

Based on the reviews here, I ordered 10 of the Twist Churchills yesterday afternoon. I'm really looking forward to these.

[Molarman777]

Looking forward to trying this one but with such a back log on "the next stick(We call them hog legs)" I need someone to throw a bigger humidor off the "slope/cliff".

Cannot wait to try it, thanks for the review.

Molar

[SHOE]

I guess this will be another one I'll have to try now. Nice review.

[kasper13]

Sold! After reading this post and others on how tasty the Twist are and how outstanding the customer service is I have to get me some.

[tccigar]

Originally Posted by JaKaAch

I don't do reviews often, I think this is only my second "official" review. Sorry no pictures..
But this was such a good, enjoyable cigar I had to share my thoughts on this one.
First I have to thank Major Captain Silly and Rob at Taboo for the Taboo Twist Robusto, MCS bombed me with box of Padron 3000 that he bought from Rob. A Robusto Twist was included with boxes purchased at that time for a promotion.

Ok to start off, what a great looking cigar. A well constructed barber pole, nice and firm with no soft spots.

I cut it with a Havana cutter and tested the pre-light draw which was perfect, real easy draw for such a firm feeling cigar.

Not much flavor pre-light, so out comes the Ronson Jet-lite..Lets get this baby fired up.

The first third was a little lighter, milder than most of the cigars that I like, but this Twist had a nice creamy flavor. It reminded me of a strong black coffee that had big shot of half & half and a couple of spoons of sugar that almost covered up the coffee flavor. It surprised me how the sweet and creamy flavors came through and lingered in the finish of each puff.

The second third changed, still a nice sweet smoke. But now along with the creamy flavors and texture it started to get more of a herbal, floral profile. Maybe taking more of the smoke in the nose brought out those flavors. There also was a touch of a nutty almond flavor sneaking in occasionaly..MAN what a great cigar.

At the half way point all these flavors were still there but they just seemed to get a little stronger, which in my opinion made the cigar even better. Very rarely do I stick a toothpick in a cigar so I can finish it down to the lip burning stage, but I sure did on this one, I didn't want this smoke to end.

The Twist Robusto was good clear to the very end, it never did turn bitter or sour like some cigars do.

I don't have much experience with CC's but this Twist kind of reminded me of some of the Fonseca CC's or Partagas Shorts that I have smoked.

Good job on this blend Rob!! I'm going to give this a 9 on a scale of 10.

This is definitely on my get some more of these list. It should be on everyones get more list..

Jeff

This is what everyone should taste in the Taboo Twist. This review would closely match mine if I were to do one.(flavors) The filler is very flavorful and therefore you will notice a slight difference because of blend ratios. You should never experience bitterness or any harshness of any kind.
Thanks for the review
Rob