Nub Maduro

Ode to a Nub Maduro

How long you waited, three years or four,

since the day I brought you home.

Now rescued from my humidor,

out to garage we both shall roam

to watch TV or XBOX game.

Wrapped in a mantle dark as loam,

short of stature, stout of frame,

cap clipped with blades of brightest chrome,

foot set ablaze with hottest flame.

Smoke rises up heralding pleasure.

Not too bold, yet never tame;

you present slightly earthy leather,

wood and mild spice I cannot name.

Medium body altogether,

a freely drawing, rotund delight.

The years, you seem to deftly weather,

holding vibrant flavors bright.

Before you've burned to ashy nether

in every sense you are just right.

T'was good I bought a whole box.

Nub Maduro

Foundry Tobacco Co. Talbot (5x60)

The Steampunk aesthetic would be the result if Star Wars were written as a play in the 1800s and Jules Verne did the costumes and set dressing. The overall effect is cheesy, like the props and special effects for 1970's episodes of the BBC series 'Doctor Who'. Folks dress up, make up spectacularly technical names for ordinary items, and generally have fun. Fun is good.

Foundry Talbot

Foundry is the project of cigar giant General Cigar Co., so kudos to them for thinking outside the usual cigar box. At least the gimmick for this is something semi-cool, unlike Furry or Plushie fetishes.

The Foundry Talbot, at 5" x 60 RG, resembles my stature.  The mottled brindle wrapper, fairly smooth with some veins, is reminiscent of the wrapper of the recent Partagas 1845 release. Information is scant on the unspecified multi-country blend used for the fillers.

 After lighting the cigar with my pandimensional pyrostat, the flavors started rolling; hay and leather notes, not much spice. After the first inch, I got the impression of butter and walnuts joining the sweet hay. Overall, a pleasant cigar with mild side of medium-bodied flavors.

  The burn was all over the place, needing touch up on a couple occasions. The cigar swelled up like a bratwurst on a grill, wrapper splitting up the side after the first inch. So, I left both band and faux-brass cog on the cigar in hopes it would hold the it together for the finish.

  At $9.50 per stick, the steampunk gimmick is the only thing going for this cigar to justify the price. The cigar offers decent enough flavors, but drop the gimmick and $2 from the price to make it attractive to more usual cigar consumers. Sure, I might be out $9.50, but at least I have a new accessory for the next theme-party.