Kingantz
Growing too fast.
July 18, 2008
What a glorious evening! Low to mid 80’s, slight breeze, blue skies. Wasn’t really in the mood for a one and a half to two hour smoke, so went digging for something in a smaller vitola. Well looky what I found in one of the buried loose stick boxes. A NUB!
Just what I was looking for.
This was a NUB Cameroon with no discernible flaws in the wrapper. Very little give when squeezed and the large foot showed good bunching of thick leaves. I clipped the head, however the draw was very tight so clipped a bit more. Took a third clip before I got to a point where the draw was good.
Once lit, first draw almost collapsed a lung! Very strong with a load of black pepper spice on the back of the tongue and throat. Once past the initial blast, I detected hints of vanilla bean and worn leather. A quarter in, the spice had all but gone away and the full/medium strength subsided to a medium. The vanilla taste continued as well as new leather. Quite an enjoyable smoke. A hint of fresh baked white loaf bread was coming through. What I found to be most unusual was halfway done, the smoke gave way to a very mild strength. I had expected it to build in strength, but alas this was not the case. It actually became a bit too mild for me. Towards the end, it began to get a bit too hot and the smoke took on a slight bitterness.
I’m not quite convinced of the NUB concept. I’ve no idea of the price on these, however I would expect them to be half price since it's half a cigar. But seriously, if these were the same price as a full size (length wise), I’d prefer the full cigar. Why by a cigar that’s already a NUB? I dunno, that’s just my .02. 
And, as in true NUB fashion, I left it standing on end.
What a glorious evening! Low to mid 80’s, slight breeze, blue skies. Wasn’t really in the mood for a one and a half to two hour smoke, so went digging for something in a smaller vitola. Well looky what I found in one of the buried loose stick boxes. A NUB!
Just what I was looking for. This was a NUB Cameroon with no discernible flaws in the wrapper. Very little give when squeezed and the large foot showed good bunching of thick leaves. I clipped the head, however the draw was very tight so clipped a bit more. Took a third clip before I got to a point where the draw was good.
Once lit, first draw almost collapsed a lung!
Very strong with a load of black pepper spice on the back of the tongue and throat. Once past the initial blast, I detected hints of vanilla bean and worn leather. A quarter in, the spice had all but gone away and the full/medium strength subsided to a medium. The vanilla taste continued as well as new leather. Quite an enjoyable smoke. A hint of fresh baked white loaf bread was coming through. What I found to be most unusual was halfway done, the smoke gave way to a very mild strength. I had expected it to build in strength, but alas this was not the case. It actually became a bit too mild for me. Towards the end, it began to get a bit too hot and the smoke took on a slight bitterness.I’m not quite convinced of the NUB concept. I’ve no idea of the price on these, however I would expect them to be half price since it's half a cigar.
But seriously, if these were the same price as a full size (length wise), I’d prefer the full cigar. Why by a cigar that’s already a NUB? I dunno, that’s just my .02. And, as in true NUB fashion, I left it standing on end.
