Cigar Review: NUb Maduro

Well, let’s see, being as it’s been forever since I’ve posted a cigar review; being that I was not able to make it to the IPCPR trade show that’s going on right now; and, being that I had a pretty good weekend with my daughters, I figured why not have a cigar tonight and write down my thoughts for my readers.  Oh yeah, and NFL preseason kicks off tonight!!  As if that’s not reason enough.

Anyway, I pulled out the recently released NUb Maduro for tonight’s smoke.  I’ve enjoyed all of the previous releases, which you can read here.  But, being a huge maduro fan, I really was looking forward to this cigar’s debut.  Here we go.

Appearance: This thing’s got a pretty dark wrapper even for a maduro, but they’re not painted dark like some other manufacturers do.  The wrap is tight and well done, and looking at the foot, the bunch looked good.  The band is the same as the other nubs, just a brown to represent the maduro.

Taste: This thing started strong; a little too strong out the gate, but it mellowed pretty quickly.  From there, it was just good tobacco taste.  It’s not a complex cigar and trying to pull flavors out of this isn’t a priority tonight.  Let it suffice that if you like maduros, you’ll like this.

Aroma: The unlit cigar was just good wholesome maduro tobacco smell, but I wouldn’t go waving this smoke, once lit,  in your face too much trying to get a good whiff.

Construction: Well, what’s to be said about these things.  They’re always great in this area.  The draw was fantastic.  The burn was a little off, but who cares?  You’d think that for such a short, thick cigar you’d see more construction problems, but these are always well-made.

Overall Impression: I’ve been impressed with NUbs ever since they came out.  This one doesn’t disappoint.  As far as maduros go, it isn’t the best, but it isn’t the worst either.  For a little over $5 and still at least a good hour of smoke, you can’t really ask for more.

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   Kenny Spile says:

   August 20, 2009 at 1:01 pm

   This sounds like a Cigar I would love to try. I have always had a problem with cigars like this not being very well put together but i have never had Muroder. What would you say would be the drink of choice to go along with this Cigar?
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   Ricky says:

   August 20, 2009 at 10:01 pm

   Kenny, for me, the first drink that comes to mind with any maduro is coffee. I think coffee and maduro cigars go together like salt and pepper, Batman and Robin, or any other great pair you can think of. Another great drink with a maduro is a night port. Of course, you could always go with an 18 year old single malt and be completely happy too.
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   Kyle W. says:

   August 25, 2009 at 8:09 pm

   All three of the NUBs are good… the Cameroon being my favorite. I was pleasantly surprised by the tastes, draw, smoke, and overall quality of all of them. Good cigar, cheap price, and fairly long smoking time (for the size of the cigar) = a definite winner!