This is what we'll be doing at today's Happy Hour which will kick off as soon as I hit "publish," seeing as how this tasty lil item has already been lit and the beer poured:
That would be a Nub Maduro, which has one helluva kick despite its diminutive size. We'll update this post later with more impressions but I'm thinking I just might have hit upon a cigar that's stronger than I like. We shall see.
That Nub came as part and parcel of our latest re-supply from Cigar (dot) com... a "Best of 2009" sampler, which looks like this:
Update, 1600 hrs: The initial couple o' draws on the Nub Maduro knocked my socks off but it mellowed out considerably after the first three draws or so. Which is to say the cigar isn't as potent as I thought it might be, based on my initial light-up impressions. I've said this before and I'll say it again: I'm not well versed in the language of the cognoscenti. My impressions are basically limited to "I like it" or "I don't." That said, I found the Nub Maduro pleasant but not something I'd add to my regular rotation. I kinda-sorta agree with this review, although there are many others to consider. My principal issue with the Nub? Too short, and that would be in smoking duration. I was done with the cigar long before the first Happy Hour beer was done... and I expect my cigars to last through the first two beers, at the very least. Ah, well. Live and learn, eh?
My final comment on this cigar: 6.5 on a scale of ten.
Is there one up there called Ghurka? I love the labelling. Hope you had a pleasant evening Buck.
ReplyDeleteHope the rest of your happy hour went as well or better. Did you light up another cigar to make up for the early consumption???
ReplyDeleteAlison: There is indeed a Gurkha or two there. Great cigars, albeit a lil pricey.
ReplyDeleteKris: Yep... I had two cigars yesterday. One and a half would be more like it. ;-)
What a butt plug! OMG...that has to be a lung burner!
ReplyDeleteP.S. Send the butt of the butt to Jeff...he'll smoke the rest!