This is one of those Nub cigars. I got this from a Nub sample pack from CI. It is supposed to be the "Sweet Spot" of the cigar. Meaning, I guess, that the first 1/3 of a normal cigar is not worth smoking. I dunno.
Pre-light: The wrapper is a beautiful light brown with tight seams and a few small veins. I guess veins are bad, I see a lot of the real cigar reviews mention them. It has a sweet dry grass/hay aroma. Very smoothing to the nose.
Cut/Lighting: Lights pretty easily for being a fat as it is. First few puffs had a sweet hay with maybe a little nut flavor to it. Nice draw, medium amount of smoke.
First 3rd (If you can even call it that): Not much different from the first couple of puffs. Nice thick tight gray-white ash that stayed on until about half way down. Still medium amount of smoke. I would say that the body is mild as well as the strength.
Second "3rd": It seems to have increasing body to the flavor, maybe a black coffee like taste. The sweet hay flavor is decreasing and the smoke output is picking up. The finish is lasting longer in my mouth as the black coffee flavor increases.
Last "3rd": The sweetness has completely gone away and now it is predominately the black coffee flavor and maybe a little toasted nut. The smoke output has doubled since the beginning. The strength and the body came up to a solid medium. The finish is lasting until the next puff now.
Overall, a very enjoyable cigar. I don't really get the sweet spot thing but none the less it was a good smoke. I like the way it got a little stronger and more full bodied as I smoked it.
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