Nub Dub By Oliva
Nub Dub By Oliva lights in a straightforward way, but the little details show up fast: the glow at the foot, the faint aroma, the first steady pull. There’s a thin line of smoke that hangs in the air a bit longer than you expect from the first pulls. Whatever was buzzing around in your head a few minutes ago starts to slide off to the sides.
Flavor and Character
A little further along the flavors start to show more of themselves showing a line of warm spice over a simple, grounded tobacco core. It comes across relaxed, more about staying steady than chasing surprises. As the burn evens out you begin to pick up more than just the basic tobacco taste bringing soft sweetness and a bit of dry wood into better focus. The change is slow, but it makes the cigar feel more complete.
Without you really noticing when it happened the whole thing settles into the kind of rhythm you don’t want to rush and you find yourself more present in the moment than you planned to be. When the band is getting close to the heat the flavors pull in tighter and feel more concentrated You’re left more with the memory of the time you spent than any one flavor. Once it finds its rhythm the smoke thickens and carries more weight on the palate with touches of coffee, dry cocoa, and a bit of wood weaving together. The result is a profile that feels familiar in a good way.
The Experience
Toward the final few draws the flavors pull in tighter and feel more concentrated You might sit for an extra minute before you realize you haven’t picked up your phone yet. Without you really noticing when it happened the smoke feels less like a test and more like company and you find yourself more present in the moment than you planned to be. A little further along the blend opens up and feels more sure of itself with hints of earth and toasted grain sliding in quietly. It comes across relaxed, more about staying steady than chasing surprises.
- Taste: Charred wood, subtle mineral notes, and a low, slow spice that hums instead of shouts.
- Strength: Medium Bodied
- Rating: 95
- Reddit Notes: Called the kind of smoke that works just as well alone on the porch as it does with a couple of friends and a quiet night.
