10/12/2014
Cigar: Nub Connecticut 460
Size: Gordo, 4.0”x60
MSRP: $6.00
Strength: Medium
Wrapper: Ecuador Connecticut
Origin: Nicaragua
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Prelight: The cigar has a pretty nasty perpendicular split on the shoulder, but I can probably obscenely wrap my lips around it. The Connecticut wrapper is smooth and veinless, and squeezing it, I can tell the cigar is well packed. There is a nice nutty and woody aroma to the cigar. I use a punch to not further damage the shoulder. The cold draw seems a bit loose, but has a faint taste of dried fruit to it.
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1/3: There is some strong pepper in the retrohale at the onset of the cigar. There is also a strong wood flavor. Soon, a sweetness arrives, reminiscent of sweet grass. The burn line is straight and the ash is a dense, light grey. The cigar definitely seems a little more on the mild side of the spectrum.
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2/3: The pepper has faded, leaving mainly wood and sweet grass, and the sweetness is really stepping up in the absence of the spicy pepper. The ash is still hanging on and is impressive. The tear on the shoulder seems to be having no effect on the cigar at all.
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3/3: I finally tap the ash off, but I feel it could have lasted the whole cigar. The pepper comes back in the final third (albeit mildly), and is accompanied by other spices as well. However, the sweet grass/wood flavor is still dominating the profile.
Overall: This cigar barely maxed out at medium in body and strength, and maintained the same sweet woody flavors throughout. The construction was simply amazing, and even the severe tear had no effect. This is a great cigar for Puffers looking for something on the lighter side of things. Not complex, but tasty none-the-less.
