Taboo LR havana torpedo Review

[Don Fernando]

[SIZE=2]I bought a sampler of the Taboo LR series and the first LR I decided to smoke was t he Havana torpedo with a nice dark wrapper with some pretty veins on it. The tip of the torpedo is longer and slimmer then of any other torpedo I smoked in the past. The aroma reminds me of dry wood, and when feeling the cigar I could not notice any hard or soft spots in the cigar. The predraw was hard though.[/SIZE]
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[SIZE=2]Due to the bad draw it was hard to distinguish the flavors very well. I could taste some leather, combined with sweetness. The leather slowly grows in strength and becomes creamy close to the 2 inch mark. Halfway I could taste a hint of chocolate, soon to be replaced by salty nuts. The last part of the cigar became more flavorful.[/SIZE]
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[SIZE=2]The draw was horrible; I felt I was sucking a ping pong ball through a pipe. It was hard work to get some smoke through the cigar, and that affected both the flavors and the amount of smoke produced, which was poor. I tried to solve the problem by cutting some more of the cigar, and that caused the wrapper to unwrap.[/SIZE]
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[SIZE=2]Would I buy this cigar again? I would love to give it another try and to review it again because I do believe that this cigar has potential, but the bad draw ruined it.[/SIZE]
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Construction: 12 / 20
Draw: 8 / 20
Appearance: 16 / 20
Smoke & ash: 5 / 10
Burn: 14 / 20
Aroma (first part) 6 / 10
Aroma (middle part) 6 / 10
Aroma (last part) 7 / 10 [/SIZE]

[ksibew]

Thanks for the great review. I know what you mean about a hard draw, I have had some cigars that were that way, but after sitting for several months they got a lot better.

[gary106334]

Thanks for the review. I am really not a fan of Taboo though.

[Don Fernando]

I like the Taboo factory value blend (as a budget smoke that is, can't compare it to a premium smoke), the Special Forces Original Blend and the Twist.

[icantbejon]

I've enjoyed the LR havana and the maduro. I didn't have a draw issue with mine though, so that wasn't a detractor. Still haven't tried the Conn. I also like the SF and I'm just biding my time before I buy the Twist. I have pledged to not buy anymore cigars while in Iraq.

[tccigar]

Originally Posted by Don Fernando

[SIZE=2] The tip of the torpedo is longer and slimmer then of any other torpedo I smoked in the past. [/SIZE][SIZE=2]
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[SIZE=2][/SIZE][SIZE=2] I tried to solve the problem by cutting some more of the cigar, and that caused the wrapper to unwrap.[/SIZE]

Hey Don Fernando! Thanks for taking the time to do the review. Sorry about the plug.

Because of the first thing you said about the longer tip, I recommend these Torps be cut 1"-1 1/2" from the tip from the start. Most of us are not use to this long neck. Hopefully everyone will read this or I need to include this tip with every order or maybe putting it on the website would be best? I cut mine like I said, and have had very few problems since.
Anyway, you did right by cutting it further down, but the wrapper should not have done what it did. Give me a heads up on your next order. (I owe you one)
Rob

[Don Fernando]

thnx for the comment Rob. Cigars can be plugged, it happens, I mean, they are hand made and I just had bad luck, probably one from a mondaymorning batch after a tough weekend

[hdroadking]

i seem to be the minority on the LR havana, but i really like it. however, to me, the robusto has the best flavor, followed by the perfecto. i've bought a bunch of each and really enjoyed them. the sfo is still tops on my list, but these are a strong second.