NUB Sungrown 460 Review: A Small Revolution and Big Revelation
How often have you wondered if a cigar is worth it’s price? I was dubious when I was recommended the Nub Sungrown 460, but I was blown away at how this appetising, dark chocolate cigar packed all the punches that a stick twice its size can sometimes struggle with.
Out of my humidor, the aromas were of freshly brewed green tea and newly cut hay. The lightly oily wrapped looked perfect with no veins to interrupt the smoothness of the wrapper. The cold draw was full of dark chocolate cocoa and creamy brazil nuts with a hint of cloves to add a subtle warm spice.
The cold draw flavours were preeminent in the first few few draws after lighting. Within minutes though the the chocolate had transformed from dark to 85% cocoa but without the lip puckering dryness that such a high cocoa content can sometimes have. As I sat back to savour the richness, I noted a creamy note of malted barley and subtle gingery warmth creeping in.
As I entered the middle of the NUB Sungrown 460, it went all Spinal Tap on me and turned the flavours up to 11. Had I wanted to talk at this moment I would have been left speechless by the smoothness and cohesiveness of the flavours. Instead I turned my attention to the smoke which had the quality of steamed milk and tasted of fresh cream. I found myself enraptured and had a lot of fun blowing smoke rings.
Had it not been for a slight increase in heat on my lips, I would not have noticed the transition into the final third it was that gentle. With my mind back on the cigar rather than the smoke, I savoured the superb smoothness of the flavours, the creaminess still present. I was enjoying the cigar so much I was compelled to grab my cigar daggers in order to savour the cigar for as long as possible and I didn’t regret it. The nub returned to the sweet spice that I had first tasted right back on the cold draw, but this time there were distinct peaty undertones.
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NUB Sungrown 460 Cigar Details
- Vitola: Short Robusto
- Length: 4″
- Ring Gauge: 60
- Smoke Time: 2h
- Source: Paul Bugge
NUB Sungrown 460 Review Summary
My Verdict
I have long been sceptical of this vitola, but the flavour complexity and a perfect burn have definitely squashed my cynicism. Consider me a convert.
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Hi Pandora,
I’m enjoying your site, your reviews and especially your you-tube video’s. Keep up the good work.
I just found out how you calculate your review-scores. Do you equally divide points to the 5 categories – 20% each?
I’d like to make my own system somewhat simpler, and you gave me some inspiration, but I don’t feel it’s right to only attribute 20% of a score to taste. What’s your view on this?
have a nice day,
David
Thank you David,
I’m glad that you enjoy my reviews and find them useful.
For the purposes of my published reviews, I do split the scores evenly in order to easily calculate an overall score. However, when I am putting together the final scoring for a cigar I have just smoked, I do weight it more towards enjoyment and flavour.
I think that the most important part of smoking a cigar for me is the overall enjoyment. Obviously if the flavours, construction, etc are lacklustre, then the enjoyment score will be low, but equally I have smoked and really enjoyed cigars that have ultimately suffered with lack of flavour variety, crumbly ash or burn issues.
I would suggest that alongside any scores you give a cigar, you make notes so that you can see why you gave a cigar a certain score. Perhaps having a score out of ten would work for you with 4 or 5 points going towards flavour and splitting the rest of the points as you feel deserve the weighting? I hope that this helps and that you keep enjoying your cigars.
Pandora