10-19-2011, 06:05 PM
My first post here on StogieChat. I am happy to be aboard. I have a simple question that I need to set up with a bit of a backstory. I promise it won't be totally boring.
90% of the Cigars I smoke are Nicaraguan in at least one component or another. That's just where my tastes have always gravitated toward.
I have recently gotten around to trying a number of different sticks from the Nub line. In fact the Cain Nub 464T Maduro has quickly become one of my staple smokes.
Over the last week, I picked up the Nub 460 in Connecticut, Cameroon and Habano. Yesterday I tried the Connecticut, thinking it would have a mild element to it but expecting that since it's since it's still 1 inch in diameter of mostly Nicaraguan tobacco, that it would be along the lines of what I have come to expect from Oliva and Nics in general.
It was super mild though and very subtle in flavor and I sat there saying "Man, maybe a wrapper is 50% of the flavor after all. I can't believe this is so mild and subtle tasting" It was still a pretty, well constructed, enjoyable cigar, but just surprising in how understated it was.
So today I grab the Habano stick, thinking "Okay, this is a Nic Puro, let's get her toasted and see what we've got here." This one was only (ever-so) slightly more flavorful than the Connecticut. In terms of strength, it was exactly the same.
So I end this Tales From My Humidor installment with a question for those who have experience with the Nub line: Is it me or is it one of the quietest Nicaraguans you have ever smoked too?
Thanks
90% of the Cigars I smoke are Nicaraguan in at least one component or another. That's just where my tastes have always gravitated toward.
I have recently gotten around to trying a number of different sticks from the Nub line. In fact the Cain Nub 464T Maduro has quickly become one of my staple smokes.
Over the last week, I picked up the Nub 460 in Connecticut, Cameroon and Habano. Yesterday I tried the Connecticut, thinking it would have a mild element to it but expecting that since it's since it's still 1 inch in diameter of mostly Nicaraguan tobacco, that it would be along the lines of what I have come to expect from Oliva and Nics in general.
It was super mild though and very subtle in flavor and I sat there saying "Man, maybe a wrapper is 50% of the flavor after all. I can't believe this is so mild and subtle tasting" It was still a pretty, well constructed, enjoyable cigar, but just surprising in how understated it was.
So today I grab the Habano stick, thinking "Okay, this is a Nic Puro, let's get her toasted and see what we've got here." This one was only (ever-so) slightly more flavorful than the Connecticut. In terms of strength, it was exactly the same.
So I end this Tales From My Humidor installment with a question for those who have experience with the Nub line: Is it me or is it one of the quietest Nicaraguans you have ever smoked too?
Thanks