Don Fernando
10-12-2009, 03:13 AM
I don’t know much about this blend, except that the cigar is made from Nicaraguan tobacco and has a beautiful dark wrapper with some veins. The cigar has no band. The Taboo Exotic Blend II that I smoked was a 5 x 50 maduro.
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The cigar has a weird, acidy aroma which reminded me a bit of urine. I had these cigars for over a year so they aged a bit, and it definitely wasn’t ammonia that I smelled. The predraw was fine and gave me a raisin flavor.
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I can taste the flavor of dried hay and chocolate, soon to be joined by my friend pepper. The flavors give me a dry feeling in my mouth. Halfway the chocolate disappears and all I taste is a bitter spice. An inch later the chocolate returns as a supporting flavor on the background. The bitterness slowly fades away and the chocolate grows stronger towards the end.
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The draw is very good, the right amount of resistance. I get a lot of white, thick smoke and the ash, which has some dark spots in it, is firm. The burn is pretty straight. This is a medium flavored medium bodied cigar.
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Would I buy this cigar again? Yes, I prefer these over the twists that are too mild for me.
Appearance: 7 / 10
Construction: 8 / 10
Draw: 8 / 10
Smoke & ash: 8 / 10
Burn: 7 / 10
Aroma (first part) 7 / 10
Aroma (middle part) 6 / 10
Aroma (last part) 7 / 10
http://i538.photobucket.com/albums/ff347/cs_donfernando/reviews/Taboo%20exotic%20blend%20II%20toro/DSC02462.jpg
The cigar has a weird, acidy aroma which reminded me a bit of urine. I had these cigars for over a year so they aged a bit, and it definitely wasn’t ammonia that I smelled. The predraw was fine and gave me a raisin flavor.
http://i538.photobucket.com/albums/ff347/cs_donfernando/reviews/Taboo%20exotic%20blend%20II%20toro/DSC02465.jpg
I can taste the flavor of dried hay and chocolate, soon to be joined by my friend pepper. The flavors give me a dry feeling in my mouth. Halfway the chocolate disappears and all I taste is a bitter spice. An inch later the chocolate returns as a supporting flavor on the background. The bitterness slowly fades away and the chocolate grows stronger towards the end.
http://i538.photobucket.com/albums/ff347/cs_donfernando/reviews/Taboo%20exotic%20blend%20II%20toro/DSC02466.jpg
The draw is very good, the right amount of resistance. I get a lot of white, thick smoke and the ash, which has some dark spots in it, is firm. The burn is pretty straight. This is a medium flavored medium bodied cigar.
http://i538.photobucket.com/albums/ff347/cs_donfernando/reviews/Taboo%20exotic%20blend%20II%20toro/DSC02467.jpg
Would I buy this cigar again? Yes, I prefer these over the twists that are too mild for me.
Appearance: 7 / 10
Construction: 8 / 10
Draw: 8 / 10
Smoke & ash: 8 / 10
Burn: 7 / 10
Aroma (first part) 7 / 10
Aroma (middle part) 6 / 10
Aroma (last part) 7 / 10