Vitola: Torpedo
Wrapper: Cameroon
Origin: Nicaragua
The Nub is another new and very popular cigar made by Oliva, and is available at Capital City Cigars. It is available in Cameroon, Connecticut Shade, and Habano wrappers.
The 466 BPT is the only box-pressed cigar in the line. I chose this torpedo because i really don’t like big ring gauge cigars and the torpedo helps accommodate that with the tapered head. The wrapper is attractive, a golden brown leaf with a satiny feel and a little tooth.
First off, I understand this cigar is supposed to be short but because of the length and the big ring gauge i almost set my face on fire trying to get it lit.
The cigar starts off nice and spicy, a little pepper on the tongue that mellows out soon after lighting.
Almost right off the bat, I found this to be a really hot smoke, and I don’t mean pepper. I found this cigar burns way too hot for me, and this is directly related to the large ring gauge and short length.
The flavors present was wood and toast with some spice in the background. This was consistent throughout the smoke, which is also another drawback as a short cigar makes it nearly impossible to blend in complexity.
The burn was also slightly uneven, and when the “sweet spot” was attained, there were notes of coffee and chocolate and some bitterness.
I found this hard to score as i did with the first Nub I reviewed, because if i scored this as i would a normal cigar it wouldn’t fair well. But the Nub does not claim to be a normal cigar. So with that in mind, I’ll just give it a…
Rating: 85 (B)