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Alex_Svenson
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Let the countdown begin. Cigar.com will be the first retailer in the country to have these. They will be available for sale this Monday. This is one of the most anticipated releases we have seen in a long time. The cigars are made by Oliva and fantastic. Be on the lookout on Monday.
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1st- over priced.
2nd- how interesting it's your No. 1 cigar.
looks like half a cigar to me too.
However, these cigars are top notch. THere is some seriously good tobacco in them. some argue that they start at the "sweet spot" that happens about half way through a toro or a churchill.
I'm not sure if that is true or not ( i have yet to try one) but it wouldnt surprise me.
i guess one could argue that the sweet spot on this cigar would be further down. The lighting proscess is hard to get down for some and this could cause it to burn a bit hot at the beginning. It may need time to settle and this may push the sweet spot down a little.
iduno... ill have to try one.
whats the math here? 2 Pi r^2 + 2 pi r * h
wow..so i guess im too math retarded to figure out the surface area of tobacco in a nub compared to that of a robusto....its the dang fractions that get me plus im tired I just got off work....brain is shot....someone figure it out
Maybe Kuzi will bless you with an answer like he gave me when I started poking around the world of cigar geometry.
http://www.eotacforum.com/viewtopic.php?f=133&t=51960
the nub is 4 inches long with a radius of 0.515625 inches (66 ring has a 66/64 inch diameter) so it has a potential volume of 3.342 cubic inches. (assuming it's completely full with no air pockets V =Pi*h*r^2 for a cylinder)
the robusto is 5 inches long with a radius of 0.390625 so it has the potential volume of 2.398 cubic inches.
so don't expect a short smoke
I'm going to the live event tonight here in Columbus. I'll try to report back tomorrow. Problem is that it is being held at the Tinderbox store near me that is tiny. So I have no idea how they intend to get many people inside let alone do rolling demos.
i posted that MONTHS ago.
I just finished smoking the Cameroon box press. (466). I paid $6.60 for each Nub (and $7 for each Maxx). The construction is fantastic and they are good looking little cigars. I was excited to try one out and the flavor did not disappoint. I love Cameroon wrapper. The burn was perfect and the draw was also perfect. So bottom line, this was an excellent cigar. Not sure I buy into the theory behind the cigar but as long as it tastes good, who cares.
Now for the bad news. I've read some reviews where people claim the smoke time for these is comparable to a normal size cigar. Some claim they even got more than an hour out of their Nubs. Based on the Nub I smoked, these claims are far from accurate. I timed it to the minute and did everything possible to smoke it as long as possible. Had to put it out just before burning my fingers (smoke was getting hot). Total smoke time....31 minutes on the nose. Unless I dipped it in water prior to smoking, I don' t see how I could have possible gotten more smoke time.
Given the price of these cigars (admittedely, cigar.com has way better prices than what I paid), my conclusion is that it is a good cigar, but not quite sure it was worth the asking price. Case in point, the Maxx Curve is huge. Big ring and twice the length of the Nub for just a few cents more. The Curve easily takes over an hour to smoke.
Before anyone attacks me, I'm just pointing out the value argument so that this review is complete. It is a great cigar, but at the end of the day, you just have to ask whether you're willing to pay $6 for a "short smoke." I certainly enjoyed the smoke....I just wish it lasted twice as long.