Nub Maduro Review

10/4/2014

Cigar: Nub Maduro 460
Size: Gordo, 4.0”x60
MSRP: $6.60
Strength: Medium
Wrapper: Brazilian
Origin: Nicaragua

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Prelight: This short, fat stick is wrapped in an oily wrapper that has two mid-sized veins on either side. The aroma of the wrapper is faint, but is woody with a hint of chocolate. The foot is jam-packed full of powdered cocoa smelling goodness. In fact, the entire cigar is jam-packed; it is extremely firm to the touch, with little-to-no give. But, it doesn’t seemed over-filled. After using my punch, the draw is right where I like it, with a sweet, woody profile.

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1/3: The Nub starts out exactly how I imagined it would: sweet and spicy like a Nicaraguan maduro. There is cream, chocolate, a hint of coffee, and plenty of cedar. There is a lot of smoke pouring off the foot, and the draw is perfect. The cedar begins to back off a bit, leaving a pleasant cream and chocolate profile. I notice that there are some minor wrapper splits.

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2/3: The cigar seems to lower in body a tad in the second third, and the chocolate takes on a darker flavor with less cream. The ash is hanging tough, and lasts for half the cigar. The chocolate flavor becomes a little bitter, and a woody flavor comes back, but it is more earthy or nutty – not cedar. More wrapper splits come and go.

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3/3: It is insanely dry outside, so the minor splits must be in relation to this. They are not effecting the burn at all though. The final third shows an increase in the earthy wood flavor, but towards the nub of the Nub, it turns to a charred wood profile, with some floral notes as well. Chocolate has taken a backseat.

Overall: This was my first Nub, and although I prefer smaller RG cigars, I really liked this one. I’m looking forward to reviewing the others in my stash. The burn was great, and even held up despite some wrapper splits. The flavors were classic maduro, so no complaints here. The burn time was long too, even though the cigar is so short. This was a really good cigar.

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This is by far my favorite of the lot. Well done, Layne.

Thanks for the review.

I'm a sucker for maduros, so I plan to check this one out. I think I have a couple in a cooler somewhere.

Thanks for the great review

I have a 5'er that have been resting for a while in my coolerdor....might have to dig those out :D Thanks for the review!

A great review of a great cigar. Well done! Nub Maduro is an absolute staple of my humidor.

I agree with the others... nice review! I have enjoyed the Nub Maduro in the past but it's been a while since I've had one. I'll have to pick a few up the next time sometime in the near future.