Arizona is fortunate enough to bring in Sam (the Nub creator) this Friday, May 15th at Big Sticks Fine Cigars in Mesa.

This will be the ONLY Nub Live 2009 party in Arizona. This is an exclusive one-time showing that Sam will be doing. This is one party of only 50 nationwide. You will NOT want to miss this one!

The creator of Nub, Sam Leccia, will be rolling fresh cigars, this year his creations will don his own custom cigar band. A limited edition nub will also be available at these events. Nub is so amped about the tour that Sam created a cigar just for the occasion. Only 3,000 of these unique barber poll 460 cigars were made and they will only be available at Nub Live events. Get to this events early because once they’re gone, they’re gone.

This party is going to be off the hook! It starts at 5:00 p.m. and ends at 9:00 p.m. Big Sticks will have a local DJ spinning the tunes and a mini-car show for your viewing enjoyment. It’ll have a few hot rods like a ’68 Chevy Shortbox Show Pickup, and a couple of exotic cars (Ferrari, Porsche, Maserati) to look over while you’re smoking your Nub cigars.

Nub also took into consideration that all the rocking out might make attendees thirsty. To remedy this, Nub Cigar teamed up with Jack Daniels to bring samples of Gentleman Jack to the event as the official liquor sponsor of Nub Live 2009. Bring your ID.

Beyond the smoke & whiskey is the Nub Live “backstage pass kit,” with all sorts of Nub stuff not available anywhere else. The kit is Nub’s way of saying thanks to anyone that buys a box of cigars and includes a backstage pass with lanyard, the limited edition Nub Live cigar and a bag filled with Nub Live goodies like a special edition Nub Live ball cap, a special edition Nub Live t-shirt, a special edition Nub Live cigar cutter, guitar picks, stickers, temporary tattoos, patches, matches, and some Jack Daniels items.

The Nub Live 2009 tour is going to be a blast. Big Sticks Fine Cigars will be raffling off prizes and having a great time! And don’t be shy; bring your wife, girlfriend or both. Bring your husband, neighbor and friends.

This event is catered to smokers, music lovers, gear heads, and anyone else looking to have a good time. You definitely will not want to miss this!

For more details on this event and on the Nub Cigars, visit Sam’s website at http://www.nubcigar.com.

At this current time NUB has released 3 cigars: Cameroon, Connecticut, and Habano. The true NUB fans know that the NUB Maduro is making its way into the market shortly. Follow Sam on Twitter and he makes mention of smoking the new Maduro (lucky guy you).

Well Sam, the Maduro version sounds great and I can’t wait to try it. In the mean time everyone at puffingcigars.com decided they couldn’t keep waiting. We want a new NUB cigar now and since the Maduro is hitting the streets soon anyways – we decided to make something better:

A NUB Barber Pole.

We start this little project by picking out a NUB Connecticut and an Oliva G Maduro.

Tools Required: Spray bottle with water, a knife (or sharp edge), a cigar cutter, some cigar glue, and someone willing to give up two cigars.

The Nub Habano review is finally here. The Nub cigar is a product of Sam Leccia in conjunction with Oliva Cigars. Nub was created with this theory in mind: Cigars have a sweet spot of flavor between 3.5-4 inches. Nub cigars are no longer than 4 inches so that the smoker starts at the sweet spot and ends at the sweet spot.

Frankly, I was quite skeptical of purchasing this stogie because I felt like I was purchasing half a cigar at full cigar prices. I bit my lip, walked into my local shop Stogie Cutter, pulled out my wallet, and purchased a couple of the Nub Habano 466.

Construction: The Nub Habano has a beautiful colored wrapper. The shade told me it had power, but nothing I should be afraid of. The wrapper did not have an oily sheen. Dense with tobacco the Nub was very firm and well constructed.

Draw:I was afraid the Nub would have a difficult draw due to the dense large ring gauge. I decided to punch the cigar – from light to finish the draw was perfect.

Burn: Nub produced an even burn throughout, something you come to expect with Oliva products. The ash was thick and did not fall off.

Taste: The initial puff of the Nub gave me a plethora flavors, but the most prevalent was the spice. I was also picking up some wood flavors, just enough to compliment the spice. The only downfall is that the great spice flavor of the nub dies down too quickly for me (maybe I’m just greedy?)

About 2/3 of the way in on this smoke the spice takes a back seat to what I think are some more leathery flavors. The body is also getting a little heavier; I’m not sure if its truly the flavor or the short stick getting a bit too hot.

The rest of the cigar was a joy as the spiciness picked up again. In my personal opinion, the cigar now, and perhaps even in the 2/3 area, produced a sweet taste to assist the spice.

Let me mention this now: My first Nub tasted a bit different then the second Nub. The reason? Because I realized that with such a short cigar you have to smoke this with pace or it gets super hot – really quick.

Verdict Is: I like the Nub Habano 466. From start to finish I enjoyed the taste and this cigar will be added to my collection. Another factor to wanting to add this to the smoke collection is the size of the Nub – IT’S UNIQUE. Why not have such a unique cigar in your humidor? I feel like this is a good tasting, in fact the beginning is great, it burns great, takes an hour to smoke, and its a conversation piece. At least go out and try one of these, you will not go broke at $6.

Other Cigars:
Higher Priced: Don Carlos Edicion de Aniversario cigars by Arturo Fuente
Same Price: La Gloria Cubana Series R
Lower Priced: JFR Maduro by Tabacalera Tropical