Nub Connecticut 354

Wrapper: Connecticut
Filler: Nicaraguan
Binder: Nicaraguan
Flavor: Smooth, Medium Bodied

This was another smoke that was given to me by Sam Leccia. I was awarded this smoke for participating in a video contest over on www.nublive.com, so I thought I would fire it up, and review it for our loyal readers. Here we go!

Pre-light: As I walked out to the deck with my laptop and the smoke in hand, I was excited. I don’t usually smoke the Connecticut wrapper smokes, as I find them a bit mild for my tastes, but I was really looking forward to this one, with my coffee.

I ran the cigar the length of my nose, as usual, and got some nice hints of light cocoa and creaminess. I cut the cigar with my ever trusty Palio cutter, and even though the ring gauge was a hefty 54, the palio had no issues cutting it. I took the cigar to my mouth, and performed the usual pre-light draw. I got those cocoa and creamy flavors in abundance, and knew this was going to be a good one with my coffee.

1/3: As I toasted the foot of this cigar with my tried and true Ronson Jetlite, I had to click the igniter a couple of times to toast the entire foot. This is no small cigar! As I lit up, right from the first puff, it was pure creaminess and cocoa enjoyment. The burn was a little wavy, but the ash was compacted tight. Thus far, this cigar was going great with my Jose’s Vanilla coffee.

2/3: As I got into the second third of this cigar, I almost forgot to take pictures because I was immersed deep in the flavors that started to come out. I was getting that cocoa and creamy flavor, along with a slight hint of woody earth and leather flavors. At this point, I am very impressed with this cigar, and I can see it becoming a regular in my rotation. As you can see in the picture below, the ash is holding pretty well at the middle of the second third. I finally ashed the cigar toward the end of second third.

3/3: As I was finishing up this cigar, it was apparent that I needed another one to light up right afterward, as I was seriously not looking forward to this cigar ending. I was getting alot of the creaminess, and the smoke was very smooth. The burn straightened out quite a bit, and the cocoa and leathery flavors had faded back into a background. I puffed on this thing, and pulled all the great creamy smoke I could out of this cigar.

All in all, I really enjoyed this cigar as a morning cigar, and I can see this definetly having a place in my morning smokes rotation. Once again, I feel like the Nub has hit it on the head. The fact that I don’t have to push through the first 1/4 inch to get to the good stuff, like I do with most cigars, is enough for me to REALLY enjoy it. If you haven’t tried a Nub yet, you don’t know what you’re missing, and I suggest you pick up a few boxes when they are released on April 1. Here is how it ended for me:

Just for fun, I had to try and stand it on its ash. I’d seen this done quite a few times, so I tried it just before the halfway mark with this cigar. Here is a fun picture of the result:

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   sjvii says:

   May 27, 2008 at 8:36 pm

   Excellent morning smoke. The Cameroon leaned towards medium but with hints of spice and bit a sweet taste to it. Right now this Cigar in Cameroon beats both the Connecticut and Habano.