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Nub Connecticut Cigar Review
By Jesse | April 15, 2008
Brand: Nub Cigars
Line: Connecticut
Vitola: 460 4" X 60
Origin: Nicaragua
Wrapper: Ecuadorian Connecticut Shade
Binder: Nicaraguan
Filler: Nicaraguan
Flavor: Mild to Medium
Strength: Mild to Medium
Price: $108 (Box of 24)
I can’t let Walt have all the fun over at Stogie Review, trying out the Nub Cigar so I’m burning my way through the meager supply I picked up at the recent launch event along with a couple that I got at The Party Source a few days later.
The Nub Connecticut 460 looks just as odd as the rest of the Nub line. The massive ring gauge and short length give them an almost novelty look. The Nub’s are a quality cigar though and I’ve got no complaints about the construction.
The burn is a bit of a pain to get started on these little monsters, but once I got it burning evenly I didn’t really have any trouble keeping the cigar lit or with the cigar going out. You can set these down for quite a long time and they won’t go out. On one of the Nubs I smoked I walked away for about 10 minutes and came back to still find it lit.
One of the reasons I was looking forward to trying the Nub Connecticut is the Ecuadorian Connecticut wrapper. Nearly all of my favorite mild to medium range cigars use this wrapper. They can range from the fuller bodied end like the 601 Black Label or the mild but flavorful Chateau Real Small Club Corona, I just really enjoy the creaminess that this wrapper lends to a cigar.
The Nub Connecticut starts off with woody note that has a faint touch of cedar. It doesn’t really take long for this cigar to develop. A few puffs in I started to pick up the smooth creamy texture that was just a touch nutty, reminding me of the aroma of melting butter.
The flavors really didn’t change that much throughout the cigar after that point. I didn’t pick out much in addition to those flavors, but I was pairing it with my morning coffee.
Verdict: Overall the Nub Connecticut is a good mild smoke that has great some flavors. I think the size does play a factor though, and I prefer a smaller ring gauge with this wrapper.
I’d probably reach for the Chateau Real Small Club Corona before this cigar, because it seems to deliver a bit more complexity. I’d choose this cigar when I have more time as I don’t think the larger Chateau Reals are as good as the Small Club Corona.
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Tags: Cigar Reviews, Connecituct Shade, Mild Cigars, Nub Cigars
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April 15th, 2008 at 6:54 pm
I am not impressed by these cigars. Why smoke a cigar if you aren’t interested in the “foreplay”? I think shorter and smaller ring gauge cigars are a better option. Nice pic of matching cafe au lait with wrapper color.
April 16th, 2008 at 1:08 pm
How many more NUB reviews is this guy gonna do?
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April 18th, 2008 at 3:14 pm
I will =not= smoke a cigar that’s larger than a 50-ring. This is just stupid and wasteful. To whom these are marketed, I can’t say, but I don’t want to be around them.
April 18th, 2008 at 5:04 pm
@Thomas: How is it “wasteful,” especially in the case of something like the Nub, which is such a short cigar? I tend to prefer smaller ring gauges, but I would never refuse to smoke something just because the ring gauge was “too large,” nor would I assume that the type of people who do enjoy such cigars are somehow not good people to be around.
Besides, the ring gauge can have a significant effect on both the burn time, and the flavour profile of a cigar, so it isn’t “wasteful” to make sticks with larger ring gauges.
April 18th, 2008 at 5:04 pm
Huxley,
While typically I would agree (though I’ll go 54-56 on a torpedo), the point of doing that with the NUb was to extend the smoking time. The cigar is kept to 4″ or so, because they only wanted to use the heart of the leaf. The theory being that a cigar gets good when there is 4″ left, why not just start there.
To keep it at an 1.5 hr smoke, they had to increase the ring size quite a bit.
While I agree that maybe they should also make some 50 ring gauges for shorter smokes, I will certainly try a NUb when I can.
–Tom
April 18th, 2008 at 5:06 pm
Right… that’s like saying any cigar over 5 inches is a waste of tobacco. It all depends on what you want to smoke and how much time you have.
So you are going to avoid a whole group of people just because of the type of cigar they want to smoke? I’m sure they appreciate the courtesy.
April 19th, 2008 at 1:53 am
I have been smoking a few of these and I really like em! They are a very nice addition to the cigar world IMHO! A bit of humidor time without the cellophane should take away the slight tanic taste.
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