NubS
what is the hoopla over
Over these things??

Has anyone ever smoked them.. I had tried to make but and like them but to no avail

I've never smoked one so I can't provide a personal opinion. The blend looks like it's in my strike zone but I'm not into short and excessively large ring gauge cigars.

Based on my preferences, it's a pass for me.

Im of the mind that they are geared towards newer smokers, I suppose. That's all I see ever smoking them. I did, and even enjoyed them until I realized there is so much better out there. Think I have a few left over from about 3-4 years ago. Not intrested in them anymore

I think BuckyB93’s take on them seems likely

Cigar smokers who prefer a larger ring gauge that they can finish in about 45min or so.

I have tried the maduro, Connecticut, Sumatra and Habano.

I keep a few in the humidor to have around

Yeah, I have a few left. I will smoke them, but I don't see me buying any more. Too thick, too "meh."

The Cameroon is probably my favorite. I generally like maduros, but I didn't care for the Nub maduro.

I certainly fell into that trap. The marketing campaign painted a compelling picture of why I should / needed to buy some and I swallowed hook, line and sinker. Did a partial box split with Blueboy / Belue (MIA) in 2014 but ended up gifting most of my share to friends and CBidders so they could try one. While I did enjoy the ones I smoked, I never felt they lived up to the hype.

Bigger RG cigar is harder to screw up smoking….these were targeted and marketed to a segment for sure.

I kinda liked the Cameroon and Maduro but I don’t like the RG at all.

I like Nubs and have quite a few but seldom get around to smoking them. I found they (460s)are best if smoked in an hour and six minutes. Smoked too fast they get hot and don't taste as good. The last one I smoked ( a month or two ago) was a Cain straight ligero and it almost wiped me out- strong and low on flavor even after 2+1/2 years aging.

There was a time I liked em. When I was still fairly new.

Got a couple boxes of the tubo samplers, was nice to throw one of them in my pocket for when I had a chance to smoke one while working track events.

But they're yard gars. Nothing special.

I thought they were a joke when they came out and still hold that opinion.

Want to smoke a smaller cigar? Purchase a robusto. The smoking experience will thank you for it.

the Cameroon is the only one i enjoy, not a fan of the larger ring guage.