Give them a try and see. What is high quiality? If you smoke it and like it then that is all you need to know. Give Rob a call and ask him to put a sampler together and you can be the judge. If you like the lighter type make sure you try the HSG, If stronger then the origional special forces will be a good place to start.
Are Taboo Cigars high-quality?
- Thread starter TomHagen
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Nice cigars, great service BUT one of the WORST cigar labels EVAR created.
Sorry guys but it's hard to take them serious with those labels and logo.
I know that doesn't sound like much but I've had people who didn't know what they were take a look at them and laugh and not be interested in trying them. Kind of shallow and stupid but a cigar label does influence how you look at it.
Sorry guys but it's hard to take them serious with those labels and logo.
I know that doesn't sound like much but I've had people who didn't know what they were take a look at them and laugh and not be interested in trying them. Kind of shallow and stupid but a cigar label does influence how you look at it.
i think this sentence needs a better choice of word order.... If you are letting bands determine what you smoke you may need to consider changing your smoking habits
NCRadioMan
More cigars Sanchez!
The novice smoker will choose the "pretty" band everytime. I can't count how many times I have suggested to someone to go with a Padron and they don't because they are not impressed by the band.
Taboo's logo/band reminds me of Tatiana.
[Tom knows things. Taboo is not a Premium brand(yet). A step under the ones he mentioned. But certainly on par with many of the "high-end" brands currently available. I will drop a couple of different Taboo blends in as extras with the package I am sending. :ss
I am the consigliere, I should know things...:r. Bob thanks for your take, it was my impression from the posts as well. From your comments don't sub-in any Taboo for those brands....:r. JK, I look forward to trying them...:ss
quote=icehog3;1806076]I see some people saying that they are high quality cigars because they are such a great value. I don't equate quality with value.
The construction of the Taboos I have smoked was good. The flavor was decent, though much too mild for my personal tastes (before the Taboo lovers start getting defensive, read: "my personal tastes").
Would I rank them on par in quality with Padron, Fuente and Tatuaje? No.
Smoke what you like, like what you smoke. :2[/quote]
ICEHOG 3, great post/advice. I have similiar smoking tastes, as I see from Top25cigar. I need flavor and try to ONLY smoke what I like!!
I'm also curious ... but when I see:
Olivia V lancero 4.60 (fullers pullers 5 pk 23.00)
Fire corojo lancero 1.72 (famous 25 pk 42.99)
Taboo HSG lancero 4.99
Even with the discount with the silly sig line ad, I'm gonna pass.
SEANGAR seems to have had the same impression I do. I want quality first and foremost, and doesn't have to be compromised for value. Padron, Fuente, Oliva, Pepin all make great cigars for value. Yes, customer service helps, and from all impressions Taboo is good at it, but I want to like what I am smoking NOW. :cb
Great input from everyone, that's why I joined this forum...
Taboo is not a Premium brand(yet). A step under the ones he mentioned. But certainly on par with many of the "high-end" brands currently available. I will drop a couple of different Taboo blends in as extras with the package I am sending. :ssI am the consigliere, I should know things...:r. Bob thanks for your take, it was my impression from the posts as well. From your comments don't sub-in any Taboo for those brands....:r. JK, I look forward to trying them...:ss
quote=icehog3;1806076]I see some people saying that they are high quality cigars because they are such a great value. I don't equate quality with value.
The construction of the Taboos I have smoked was good. The flavor was decent, though much too mild for my personal tastes (before the Taboo lovers start getting defensive, read: "my personal tastes").
Would I rank them on par in quality with Padron, Fuente and Tatuaje? No.
Smoke what you like, like what you smoke. :2[/quote]
ICEHOG 3, great post/advice. I have similiar smoking tastes, as I see from Top25cigar. I need flavor and try to ONLY smoke what I like!!
I'm also curious ... but when I see:
Olivia V lancero 4.60 (fullers pullers 5 pk 23.00)
Fire corojo lancero 1.72 (famous 25 pk 42.99)
Taboo HSG lancero 4.99
Even with the discount with the silly sig line ad, I'm gonna pass.
SEANGAR seems to have had the same impression I do. I want quality first and foremost, and doesn't have to be compromised for value. Padron, Fuente, Oliva, Pepin all make great cigars for value. Yes, customer service helps, and from all impressions Taboo is good at it, but I want to like what I am smoking NOW. :cb
Great input from everyone, that's why I joined this forum...
:tpd::tpd::tpd::tpd: I LOVE PADRON BANDS - Class all the way!! My first love actually...The novice smoker will choose the "pretty" band everytime. I can't count how many times I have suggested to someone to go with a Padron and they don't because they are not impressed by the band.
Taboo's logo/band reminds me of Tatiana.
and this doesnt change what I posted in the leastThe novice smoker will choose the "pretty" band everytime. I can't count how many times I have suggested to someone to go with a Padron and they don't because they are not impressed by the band.
Good to see someone has similar cigar tastes to me, Consigliere, I was beginning to think I might be just a tad odd.
:rNCRadioMan
More cigars Sanchez!
I just was adding some info I wasn't contridicting you. Got a chip on your shoulder?
did your jump to conclusions mat come in today?
NCRadioMan
More cigars Sanchez!
When that little squiggly line is at the end of a sentence it's a question, not a conclusion.
NCRadioMan
More cigars Sanchez!
:r Thanks. Don't let it hit ya where the good Lord split ya. :r
To directly answer the question in the thread title and not consider any thing else - I would say yes.
If one considers quality to be influenced by price than absolutely. At the price I think that they are well made, solid smokes.
People talk about Taboo a lot because they like the cigars and they are satisfied with the price/performance ratio and are satisfied the customer service they have received.
I personally don''t think any cigar I have ever smoked has been a waste of time. Every one has been a step in the journey that has led me further in my hobby.
Honest question, not a jab....but I am having a problem with the idea of price being a component of "quality".
If the Taboos were $10 apiece, would they be of less quality?
If they were a buck apiece, would they be of even higher quality?
I understand the "bang for the buck" concept, but if you read the original post and not just the title, the question he is asking is a little more complex than just "are they good at their price point". :2
:tpd:Thank you for clarity.
I haven't jumped on the Taboo bandwagon as of yet. I've had about six of them so far and while I enjoyed the flavor of them - they all just pissed me off. Each one had different burn problems - from not staying lit, tunneling, hard draw, soft spots, etc etc.
Have one more sitting in the humi that I might try one day when I've got nothing else to do - and if that one performs like the others then I'll just write the brand off.
Ron
Have one more sitting in the humi that I might try one day when I've got nothing else to do - and if that one performs like the others then I'll just write the brand off.
Ron
Not taken as a jab. :tu For the record, I did read the whole post. I just read the title and I was going to come on and post "Does the pope shit in the woods?" until I read further.
That's why I prefaced it with "To directly answer the question in the thread title and not consider any thing else - I would say yes." That was my answer not considering price.
When i considered the price my answer is even more so yes.
I would have to say that for me value is a component of overall quality.
It's not possible for me to say with any degree of certainty that the OP is going to enjoy the cigar. All I can do is relate my own experiences and try to answer a somewhat abstract question. I mean what is "quality" really? Construction alone? Taste + construction?
For me, it is difficult to separate price from my consideration. It is a part of the overall package. If a cigar costs $20-$30 and looks like it was rolled by a kindergartner with depth perception issues I am going think it is of less quality than if it was $.20 - .30 cents. At .20 or .30 or even .50 cents (to consider CFO) I am not really going to expect perfect wrappers.
To answer your question if they were $20 I wouldn't think the quality is in line with the pricing.
If they were $1 a piece I would say it was a stick that was of a higher quality for the amount of money than other cigars at that price point.
In order to address the OP's original questions for a minute I will try to remove the price from my consideration and what I come with is yes. I think that Taboo cigars are every bit as well made as Padrons or Fuentes and made at a better quality than the Tats that I have smoked.
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Fair enough, and glad you took it in the spirit intended.
That being said, I would disagree about them being of equal or superior quality to the other three brands mentioned.
And I would end with, "Smoke what you like, like what you smoke"...to each his own.