This cigar is so fat, the band has stretch marks.
Sam Leccia's brainchild, the Nub skips the customary cigar introductions, and gets straight to the sweet spot. Judging from the reviews I've read, and the amount of Nub events I hear about, Oliva Cigars have backed a winner.
Cigars Direct sent me this particular specimen, and I'd been itching to try the Habano line. The Nub Cameroons I had smoked last summer were good, but mild, and didn't wow me.
This cigar is so fat, when I clipped the torpedo's point, the open area looked as big as the foot on a churchill.
The Habano's wrapper is a rich brown hue, with fine veins and an aroma of earthy leather.
First light: Nice, earthy leather tones, with a mild spice on the lips and in the sinuses. Hints of nuts occasionally too.
The earthy leather flavor continued, along with the mild spice for the duration of the smoke. The burn line was a tad wobbly, but I didn't fret about it until the cigar extinguished 1/2" after getting started. I'm glad I filled my lighter before starting out...
This cigar is so fat, it wants Kirstie Alley to be its "skinny friend".
The smoke wasn't particularly thick, and the cigar needed lots of torch touch ups to stay well lit. Maybe with a couple days of drybox time, this stubby cigar would stay lit better.
In the end, as much as I liked the flavors, the high-maintenance factor turned me off. I'll smoke others another time and see if the assessment changes.
1 comment:
Man, I smoke these things regularly. If you get it lit evenly you'll get a nice even burn the whole way through. That's fresh from the humidor.
I also get a decent draw on it, although you have to slow down a lot further from the end than something like a lonsdale.
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