NUB Maduro
June 24th, 2009 by ElvisHey there everyone….Elvis here. It’s been awhile since I’ve blogged, but really I’ve been kind of bored with my current selection of cigars lately. I’ve been smoking a lot of stronger stuff and most of them get pretty hot at the end and fry my mouth a bit. So, when I walked into the local shop today and saw the new NUB Maduro, I thought it might be a nice medium bodied change of pace.
I have to say I’ve been annoyed with the NUBs I’ve had in the past. It was a great marketing idea and in an industry that’s been around for hundreds of years, it’s got to be hard to come up with a new cigar angle. But the reality is that the NUB is just too short and when you factor in the inch and a half you have to have just to hold onto it when you smoke, it doesn’t leave much to enjoy. If they have the good blend and the good tobacco to work with, why not take a page from the new Marco V line and make it five inches. It would serve the same purpose and would be a more enjoyable cigar smoking experience. And for the $9 price tag here in Minnesota, I don’t think most guys that I know have tried the NUB more than once.
But I am a sucker for a nice looking dark maduro wrapper, so I picked up a couple to try out.
Pre-light the NUB maduro smells very nice…a bit of leather and nice moist fresh soil. The wrapper is not shiny, but has a nice rich look to it meshing well with the chocolatey simple band. Made me want to grab a Snickers bar just looking at it. The taste didn’t disappoint. Thick plumes of smoke that smelled heavenly along with the chocolate notes it left on the palate. Again, the only problem is that I was left wanting more. Thankfully, the cigar didn’t burn too hot at the end as I tried to “nub” it the best I could until there was no more room left for my fat little finger to hold on to it. I also wish it was about a dollar or two less, or it could easily become my go-to smoke when I only have 45 minutes or so to light up a smooth satisfying stick.
I give the NUB Maduro a 4 out of 5. Pick one up today!
E

