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At first glance the Nub looks like something my grandfather would have in his mouth all day. The cigar comes in 3 variations (Nicaraguan Natural, Connecticut Natural, and Nicaraguan Cameroon) and four different sizes (ranging from 3.7″ to 4″). The cigar I smoked was the Nicaraguan Cameroon 464 (4″ x 64 ring), which usually is to thick of a ring gauge for me, but being it was a torpedo I had no problem with its girth. The cigar was nicely constructed with little to no oils visible on the wrapper but had a nice spongy feel to it from being properly maintained in a humidor.
I was informed by the salesperson that the idea behind this cigar was that every cigar has a sweet spot and that every cigar in this line was the sweet spot. All the excess tobacco not inside the sweet spot was trimmed away and not used in any way for the cigar. A great idea if you ask me even though the size was quite funny looking. In fact until I tried it I thought the cigar was pretty much a novelty.
It wasn’t until I decided to write this review that I found out the cigar is made by the Oliva Family, whom I must admit I am not a huge fan of their product. But with the help of one of their sales reps named Sam Leccia who worked with Jose Oliva they realized that this was a complex and hearty smoke that they had created. And the success isn’t new for Mr. Leccia who was also the partner of an award winning Vodka.
The wrapper of the Cameroon Nicaraguan 464 is grown in Cameroon, Africa and due to the size of the cigar I thought it would smoke very hot. In fact I thought it would be too hot to enjoy. But the cigar proved that one can not judge based upon looks. A rich wonderful taste enveloped my palate. The hints of cedar and a glorious coffee taste remained for the 1 hour it took to smoke this beauty. So far this is the best cigar I have smoked in 2008, and quite possibly it will fall into my top 10 of all time.
Cost (At point of purchase): $4.75
Rating: 89/100
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This is a tough stick to get hold of. It seems like the shops here in town either carry it but don’t have any in stock or despise the thought of selling this cigar. Strange huh? One day I tell you. One day!
The problem with the nub is a lot of people think they are a novelty cigar based on the size. People don’t realize it takes an hour to smoke.
But despite this a lot of places have stocked the nub and they fly off the shelves. Thus they have had a little issue keeping up with the demand at times.
finally!!! I got to smoke one of these at a local cigar bar. Not bad. I wished i wasn’t there for my crack at this stick. Too much smoke, too much tastebud confusion.
I tried the nub Habano 358. I thought it was a spicy cigar with a very nice taste. It looks weird but smoked well. It also had a leathery taste. I was surprised at how slow it burned. I haven’t had the Cameroon, but I hear it’s a bit easier to smoke than the Habano, but that didn’t stop me from buying a box at just $100 for a box of 24. It was one of two boxes of nub’s that the shop I go to had. They had one box of the Connecticut 358. I figure I will get the Cameroons as well if I like it when I smoke it. Although it produced a good amount of smoke my girlfriend was happy that the smoke had an aroma that was not intrusive. Don’t think that this is something that you can smoke in 20 minutes because of it’s size because you’ll be in for a (big-little) surprise!:-)
Barry is right – I was completely surprised when I learned that the NUB cigars take a full 45-60 minutes to enjoy! But what an hour! They taste great, they look beautiful, and I’ve only had one NUB that wasn’t awesome! In fact, I’ve burned all but the one down to my fingertips! Great cigars!
I am based in the UK and although not having any trouble finding it here the price is much higher than in the US. I paid the equivalent of 22 USD for a Cameroon torpedo and although it being a good cigar I would rather put the same amount in a cuban such as a serie D n4 that I get for the same price. The taste is cetainly intresting and becomes more complex as you go along. The biggest drawback for me is it’s ring gauge which I have not encoutered before. It took time to get used to holding without it being squashed between my fingers and concentrating on how to hold it for me takes away from the relaxing experience I expect from a cigar. Again not a bad cigar however due to the high price I don’t see it catching on here in the UK.
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