I finally had one of these babies and am so glad I did...
I decided it was a nice evening to go have a smoke on the porch. The sun was starting to set so it had cooled off a bit from the high 80s today.
Let's start the review:
Cigar: Taboo Costa Rico Maduro Robusto (I think it was a robusto)
Lighter: Xikar Havana
Cuter: Xikar Xi2
Beverage Paired with: Cherry coke
The construction of this cigar was absolutley perfect. It had a very nice dark Maduro wrapper that was silky smooth and perfectly rolled. This particular cigar has been in my humidor since an order I got from Rob back in February 2008.
The pre-light draw on this after I cut it was great. It was a little bit chocolaty and a little bit spicy. I could taste a bit of cedar in this and it had a hint of sweetness. It also had a great draw on it which was not too loose and not too tight. Time for the light...
First third: As soon as I light there was quite a bit of creamy white smoke. The flavor was that of chocolate, a bit of a coffee note, and I thought I could taste a bit of leather. This flavor stayed all the way until the 1 inch mark. Then the cigar picked up a stronger cocoa flavor and the spice I tasted on the pre-light draw had developed into a cinnamon flavor.
Second third: Into the second third, the cigar lost most of the cocoa flavor and picked up a bit of sweetness. It also had a stronger spice which tasted like cinnamon still. It had a nice white ash that just didn't want to fall off.
The last third: The last third the cigar started to mellow out a bit. It kept the cinnamon flavor the rest of the way, but lost the cocoa flavor. I smoked this bad boy all the way down to the last inch and a half until it started to get a bit hot, so I had to let it go.
Overall smoke time was about an hour and a half. I never had to touch this cigar up or relight it, which truly amazed me. This cigar seemed to be around the medium category in both strength and complexity.
It sort of reminded me of a Perdomo Habano Maduro with the flavor which makes it a unique cigar. After I smoked it, I looked on the Taboo site and saw it had a Nicaraguan filler and Binder, which made sense to me as the Perdomo is also a Nicaraguan cigar.
Now the important part, the ratings:
Construction: 10, it was perfect in every way here.
Burn & Draw: 10 again, never had a single problem
Flavor: 9, definitely a great smoke to have this evening.
Value:9, a great cigar at a great price.
Overall: 9.5
I definitely have to get more of these. I absolutely love the Perdomo Habano Maduro and now have to make room for some of these. If you haven't tried one, please do. You won't regret it. :ss
I decided it was a nice evening to go have a smoke on the porch. The sun was starting to set so it had cooled off a bit from the high 80s today.
Let's start the review:
Cigar: Taboo Costa Rico Maduro Robusto (I think it was a robusto)
Lighter: Xikar Havana
Cuter: Xikar Xi2
Beverage Paired with: Cherry coke
The construction of this cigar was absolutley perfect. It had a very nice dark Maduro wrapper that was silky smooth and perfectly rolled. This particular cigar has been in my humidor since an order I got from Rob back in February 2008.
The pre-light draw on this after I cut it was great. It was a little bit chocolaty and a little bit spicy. I could taste a bit of cedar in this and it had a hint of sweetness. It also had a great draw on it which was not too loose and not too tight. Time for the light...
First third: As soon as I light there was quite a bit of creamy white smoke. The flavor was that of chocolate, a bit of a coffee note, and I thought I could taste a bit of leather. This flavor stayed all the way until the 1 inch mark. Then the cigar picked up a stronger cocoa flavor and the spice I tasted on the pre-light draw had developed into a cinnamon flavor.
Second third: Into the second third, the cigar lost most of the cocoa flavor and picked up a bit of sweetness. It also had a stronger spice which tasted like cinnamon still. It had a nice white ash that just didn't want to fall off.
The last third: The last third the cigar started to mellow out a bit. It kept the cinnamon flavor the rest of the way, but lost the cocoa flavor. I smoked this bad boy all the way down to the last inch and a half until it started to get a bit hot, so I had to let it go.
Overall smoke time was about an hour and a half. I never had to touch this cigar up or relight it, which truly amazed me. This cigar seemed to be around the medium category in both strength and complexity.
It sort of reminded me of a Perdomo Habano Maduro with the flavor which makes it a unique cigar. After I smoked it, I looked on the Taboo site and saw it had a Nicaraguan filler and Binder, which made sense to me as the Perdomo is also a Nicaraguan cigar.
Now the important part, the ratings:
Construction: 10, it was perfect in every way here.
Burn & Draw: 10 again, never had a single problem
Flavor: 9, definitely a great smoke to have this evening.
Value:9, a great cigar at a great price.
Overall: 9.5
I definitely have to get more of these. I absolutely love the Perdomo Habano Maduro and now have to make room for some of these. If you haven't tried one, please do. You won't regret it. :ss
