I revisited this cigar last week, and reviewed it again:
On my Dutch board
sigarenliefhebber.nl we did a huge groupbuy at Taboo, I think two years ago, and I got myself a few boxes of Taboo Twist Toro grande's. I smoked a few when I just got them and shared them a lot with friends. I found one of those 6x58 monsters way down at the bottom of my humidor and decided to light it, it's been a while since I smoked a twist.
When I release this two tone cigar from its cellophane jacket I can smell something that is a mix between a horse and a barnyard. The cigar looks great, I don't know what it is, but I just love the look of a barberpole, and this barbarpole is quite smooth. The dark wrapper is oily while the light colored wrapper is silky and I don't spot any real veins. The construction feels good but the predraw is a bit on the loose side. I can taste a little bit of straw.
I can taste a sweet earth flavor and after a few puffs some chocolate shows up too with some herbs. After an inch the aftertaste is quite spicy, a green herbal spiciness. The flavors are creamy and buttery.
The earth flavor becomes the main flavor, the spice disappears while the chocolate tones it down. There isn't much development in the flavors. After ⅔ I taste some more butter and I also discover some leather.
The smoke time of this monster is an hour and forty five minutes. As expected from previous experiences with the Taboo Twist, I got an enormous amount of thick white smoke and a fine draw. The light colored ash is firm. The burn is good. This cigar is mild to medium bodied and medium flavored.
Would I buy this cigar again? Probably not, even though I liked the flavors, this cigar is a little too mild for me.
Appearance: 8 / 10
Construction: 7 / 10
Draw: 7 / 10
Burn: 7 / 10
Smoke & ash: 8 / 10
Aroma first part: 7 / 10
Aroma second part: 7 / 10
Aroma third part: 7 / 10