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Mark Twain Riverboat toros are terrible
mallusdei45 Offline
#1 Posted:
Joined: 05-03-2015
Posts: 1
just bought two boxes of these and they absolutely suck. Half of what I've smoked so far has a stem going right through the middle. If you enjoy constantly relighting your cigar every minute or two then by all means, get these. The half that didn't have a stem still sucked, they burn unevenly, still must be relit constantly, and the flavor is off.
I imagine Mr. Twain is rolling over in his grave knowing that his name is attached to this garbage.
deadeyedick Offline
#2 Posted:
Joined: 03-13-2003
Posts: 16,964
And yet you bought 2 boxes?
DrMaddVibe Offline
#3 Posted:
Joined: 10-21-2000
Posts: 55,311
Shudda stuck with THE Rolls Royce of Cigars.
Jakethesnake86 Online
#4 Posted:
Joined: 12-29-2020
Posts: 3,948
I was honestly gonna try them. I have had a mark Twain. It was serviceable
ZRX1200 Offline
#5 Posted:
Joined: 07-08-2007
Posts: 60,482
It’s probably not just the toros.

Mellow
tonygraz Offline
#6 Posted:
Joined: 08-11-2008
Posts: 20,178
Even I finally gave up on them.
KingoftheCove Offline
#7 Posted:
Joined: 10-08-2011
Posts: 7,604
Really Mallus?
SEVEN years.......no email....no text.......no letter.......and of course, no visit?
And you limp in here complaining about a well known dog rocket, that you decided to buy TWO boxes of, and expect us to have pity, or be understanding?

Maybe live a little and buy some AJ cigars.
Palama Offline
#8 Posted:
Joined: 02-05-2013
Posts: 23,468
mallusdei45 wrote:
just bought two boxes of these and they absolutely suck. Half of what I've smoked so far has a stem going right through the middle. If you enjoy constantly relighting your cigar every minute or two then by all means, get these. The half that didn't have a stem still sucked, they burn unevenly, still must be relit constantly, and the flavor is off.
I imagine Mr. Twain is rolling over in his grave knowing that his name is attached to this garbage.


Luckily never had one. Don’t think I ever entertained bidding on them either. Not talking

The way I looked at it, if Mark Twain was known / claimed to smoke 20-ish cigars a day then it was always quantity over quality as well as price so I could never imagine a cigar named in his “honor” to be one that would be any better than a yard gar.
Frogface62 Offline
#9 Posted:
Joined: 04-19-2022
Posts: 9
mallusdei45 wrote:
just bought two boxes of these and they absolutely suck. Half of what I've smoked so far has a stem going right through the middle. If you enjoy constantly relighting your cigar every minute or two then by all means, get these. The half that didn't have a stem still sucked, they burn unevenly, still must be relit constantly, and the flavor is off.
I imagine Mr. Twain is rolling over in his grave knowing that his name is attached to this garbage.


I have a box of them in my Humidor. First one was really bad. I let them rest for a month and they are a lot better. Didn't have a stem problem. Sounds like you got a bad batch. That sucks. The one I smoked this evening burned even aall the way to the end.
Sunoverbeach Offline
#10 Posted:
Joined: 08-11-2017
Posts: 14,595
Not always the case though. The Churchill Late Hours are purty dang good and Winston was known for smoking hella cigars
Frogface62 Offline
#11 Posted:
Joined: 04-19-2022
Posts: 9
Sunoverbeach wrote:
Not always the case though. The Churchill Late Hours are purty dang good and Winston was known for smoking hella cigars


I have a few of those as well. Good stick
Palama Offline
#12 Posted:
Joined: 02-05-2013
Posts: 23,468
Sunoverbeach wrote:
Not always the case though. The Churchill Late Hours are purty dang good and Winston was known for smoking hella cigars


True, true. But WC bought his ‘gars from REAL tobacconists and I bet those cigars were blended with Cuban tobacco too.

Not sure if this link is “legal” but here goes:

https://www.holts.com/clubhouse/cigar-culture/winston-churchill-cigars
tonygraz Offline
#13 Posted:
Joined: 08-11-2008
Posts: 20,178
Interesting Palama. Twain was also known to disdain any foreign cigars and only smoked US made, so he may have gone machine made as well.
delta1 Offline
#14 Posted:
Joined: 11-23-2011
Posts: 28,755
I heard Mark was a hoarder, and they are still off-loading his "collection"


lesson one...always buy no more than 5 of a cigar that you want to try...

corollary to lesson one...never buy a box of any cigar that you are trying for the first time
Mr. Jones Offline
#15 Posted:
Joined: 06-12-2005
Posts: 19,364
What did you expect ???

It's a DARK SHARK OR A PURO INDIOS WITH A SLAPPED ON DIFFERENT LABEL....
JUST BE GLAD THEY DIDNT STICK YOU WITH Two bundles of "it's a boy" or "it's a girl" ARGENTINIAN PAMPAS GRASS CIGARS...
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