Nub maduro tubo

[Don Fernando]

I did review the Nub maduro before and I wasn't a big fan of these, probably due to the 60 ring size, which I am not a big fan off. But when my friends at Studio Tobac shipped two Nub maduro 460 my way to show off the new tubos I decided to write another review, just so that I can post pictures of the fantastic tubo. Funny side story, I had seen the tubos before the European Oliva distributer had seen them, so I gave him one. Once I removed the lid I see that the tubo is sealed with a piece of tinfoiled cork to keep the cigar fresh, smart thinking by the people at Studio Tobac.



The wrapper looks dry and has a nice chocolate color with two veins. The cigar has quite a strong barnyard smell and a nice, firm construction. The cigar is well made and finished. The wrapper is quite thick and the predraw is fine.



I taste coffee and wood with a sugar sweetness. The cigar is quite spicy too. After half an inch I taste dry wood which is very mild musty and quite sweet.



Halfway I taste dry wood with herbs, the cigar gets even sweeter but the sweetness isn't sugar like before. Near the end I taste wood with an earthy flavor, the sweetness is gone but I do taste some herbs.



This cigar lasted me an hour and thirty-five minutes. The draw is a bit on the loose side but I got great smoke. The burn is great too and I get firm white ash. This cigar is medium flavored and medium bodied.



Would I buy this cigar again? Probably not, but I dig the tubo!

Appearance: 8 / 10 for the cigar 9 / 10 for the tubo
Construction: 8 / 10
Draw: 7 / 10
Burn: 8 / 10
Smoke & ash: 8 / 10
Aroma first part: 7 / 10
Aroma second part: 7 / 10
Aroma third part: 6 / 10