N9 Nudie Lonsdale Reviews....I give you permission to smoke one ROTT + win a box of BR 109!

[El Presidente]

N9 Nudie Lonsdale Reviews....I give you permission to smoke one ROTT 

Keep in mind, 30 days acclimatised to your humidor will see a  roughly 30% improvement.  What I would love you to do is to smoke one now to get a baseline of how they are fresh and to then experience what 30 days in your humidor does. 

Write a brief review on both if you can. I will put up a couple of BR 109 (10's) box prize to be drawn end October.  

[El Niño]

I appreciate the permission, but I wouldn't be able to help myself either way 😂

Off the light, I got some nice creamy sweetness, also nuttiness and sourdough savoriness. There’s a lovely slight petrol funk that I’m used to getting from Partagas. 

It kinda just stayed that way for the second third. Leaned into the sourdough.

Going into the final third, it leans back into the cream. Bit of cocoa shining through.

Great smoke output and burn line. The draw was perfect. 

I'm stoked to see what these are like in 90 days. Forgot to take photos because I was so distracted by the Lions vs Ravens...

[Chibearsv]

ROTT Lonsdale review

Pretty cigar. On the cold draw I’m getting butter, barnyard, wood, and mushroom. 

At light up, charred wood, musty, sharp pepper on the retro. 

15 minutes in, it’s smoothing out. Buttery, musty, mint, and wood. The initial pepper is gone. 

At the half way mark and through the end I’m getting a distinct twang along with the same buttery character with wood and mint. 

Interesting transitions, medium/light body and  strength throughout. The 2nd half was nice. Great construction. 

Right now I’d call it interesting and rate it 87.

[99call]

On 9/25/2025 at 1:55 PM, Chibearsv said:

ROTT Lonsdale review

Pretty cigar. On the cold draw I’m getting butter, barnyard, wood, and mushroom. 

At light up, charred wood, musty, sharp pepper on the retro. 

15 minutes in, it’s smoothing out. Buttery, musty, mint, and wood. The initial pepper is gone. 

At the half way mark and through the end I’m getting a distinct twang along with the same buttery character with wood and mint. 

Interesting transitions, medium/light body and  strength throughout. The 2nd half was nice. Great construction. 

Right now I’d call it interesting and rate it 87.

Butter/mint seems to be the unique spine of the many of the Nudie blends. "Murray mints" in the UK is what they always remind me of.  Never had this unique combination in any other marca.

[Chibearsv]

15 hours ago, 99call said:

Never had this unique combination in any other marca.

I've never heard of Murray Mints and since they look like Werthers, I searched those and see that Werthers Butter Mints is a thing too.  It's an interesting combination, that's for sure. I'm curious to see what the transition will be (if any) after the first 30 days and more perhaps. If these develop some balance, could be on to something very cool.  The twang that started in the second half was real.

[99call]

14 hours ago, Chibearsv said:

I've never heard of Murray Mints and since they look like Werthers, I searched those and see that Werthers Butter Mints is a thing too.  It's an interesting combination, that's for sure. I'm curious to see what the transition will be (if any) after the first 30 days and more perhaps. If these develop some balance, could be on to something very cool.  The twang that started in the second half was real.

Notes of mint to me has and always been a sign of quality tobacco to me. And have often gotten blasts of it in much older CC's. 

Yeah. I can strongly recommend getting your hands on some butter mints. They are awesome.

[Hoosh]

Smoking this truly ROTT, I’ll post my review after I’ve let the others rest for 30 days before having the second so thoughts on both can be read together. 

[El Presidente]

I am a huge believer in ROTT tasting 

It will provide you a tasting baseline. It will also confirm to you how much a cigar can transition in 30/60/90 days acclimatised to your humidor. 

[Chas.Alpha]

On 9/25/2025 at 8:55 PM, Chibearsv said:

ROTT Lonsdale review

Pretty cigar. On the cold draw I’m getting butter, barnyard, wood, and mushroom. 

At light up, charred wood, musty, sharp pepper on the retro. 

15 minutes in, it’s smoothing out. Buttery, musty, mint, and wood. The initial pepper is gone. 

At the half way mark and through the end I’m getting a distinct twang along with the same buttery character with wood and mint. 

Interesting transitions, medium/light body and  strength throughout. The 2nd half was nice. Great construction. 

Right now I’d call it interesting and rate it 87.

Scott, I’m assuming that you’ve already mailed 2 of those to me?…🤔

[Chibearsv]

48 minutes ago, Chas.Alpha said:

Scott, I’m assuming that you’ve already mailed 2 of those to me?…🤔

You ask, you know I will 😁

[JDoughty]

4 hours ago, El Presidente said:

I am a huge believer in ROTT tasting 

It will provide you a tasting baseline.  It will also confirm to you how much a cigar can transition in 30/60/90 days acclimatised to your humidor. 

Like, how ROTT? As greedy as I am for one, I was thinking it might be smart to give it a day to settle to avoid burn issues. Depends on transit humidity I guess? What do you think? 😓

[ElLoboLoco]

I never understood how people can be afraid to smoke a cigar off the truck.

Optimal no.

Will anyone die? No

I guess if you spend a hefty price and only have one or two, come on. DO IT!

It’s a cigar and not brain surgery.

[JDoughty]

10 minutes ago, ElLoboLoco said:

I never understood how people can be afraid to smoke a cigar off the truck.

Optimal no.

Will anyone die? No

I guess if you spend a hefty price and only have one or two, come on. DO IT!

It’s a cigar and not brain surgery.

I find that a messed up burn while smoking is annoying enough to consider dry boxing for a day to be worthwhile, if a cigar has been in transit for awhile at higher humidity. Doesn't matter if I have one or fifty. It's easy to buy more Fab5 cigars so smoking them up whenever I want including ROTT isn't an issue. 

[Hoosh]

When I wrote “truly ROTT” in my post, the package was delivered at 1:20pm this afternoon and after unwrapping the cigars as soon as I got home from work, I started smoking it at exactly 6pm. 

I’ve already got #2 scheduled on my calendar for Sunday, October 26th. 😆

[griller]

14 hours ago, El Presidente said:

I am a huge believer in ROTT tasting 

It will provide you a tasting baseline. It will also confirm to you how much a cigar can transition in 30/60/90 days acclimatised to your humidor. 

I'm a huge believer in the 30 days rest. For me, I have yet to have a ROTT cigar (Cuban or NC/Nudie) that outperformed one that rested 30 days. The ROTT does give a baseline, but after smoking the rested vitola I sort of regret burning that first one...

Agreed that 60-90 days+ tend to reward the patience with an outstanding experience. Love that we have these "problems" to contend with LOL. 

[El Hoze]

Mine were shipped Monday, arrived Thursday and sat in the box in my foyer until today as I was out of town. 

Great cigar, construction was very good, burn was perfect despite the cigar being a bit low in the RH spectrum and in transit for 5/6 days. Funny, I tried to look for “mint” and I think I might see where guys are getting that but I have a hard time articulating flavors. I would describe it as bready, bit of coffee maybe, and the mint as “dry” like a hay’ish sour (maybe salty?) taste. Just put the remaining 24 in an old Siglo V box, and I will revisit in a month. 

So far, I am a big Queen Corona guy those are bomb as well as the Sovereign Suns…will be fun to see how these fall in the lineup as I love the format.  

[duabley]

I was putting food away from Saturday's weekly grocery shopping when a streak ran by my open kitchen window, as I registered someone was on my property, I heard the familiar thump of a package dropping over the back yard wall! Finished my chore, went outside and ripped through the box and in true debauchery poured a morning whisky, turned on the TV to catch Europe throttling us Americans in the Ryder Cup and settled into my first N9 ROTT! As I lit it, I thought to myself how disappointed Rob and the crew would be with me, as I'm abusing this love child? As I got to the final couple inches of this fine smoke I was impressed to see if there are any other fools who have already smoked these delicious cigars?...only to find this thread!!!!! You guys remain crazier than I, hats off, sir.  

Cheers! My smoking thoughts were hint of clove and a strange vegetal note like mushroom, then some true "mongrel" then it settled into a smooth delicious, rich and thick smoke. Perhaps some peanut and nougat and coffee as it smoked down. Still in its death cries, it remains excellent. Had I known this thread was here, I'd have tried to document and pay better attention.  Another winner for me! Cheers.

[griller]

My bundle was delivered yesterday but had a birthday to attend (my wife's aunt turned 70) about 90 minutes away, so no opportunity to light one up until today. My thoughts are that these are going to be amazing after 30+ days rest. Peanut was the dominant flavor I got throughout the cigar, but did pick up some leather & earth, too. At the 2nd third a slight mint flavor showed up. Medium body throughout, no nicotine hit just smooth from start to finish. Perfect construction, draw, and burn. Definitely a winner here, great job Hamlet, Rob & Fabrica crew.

[JDoughty]

Ohhhh dayummm. Proper review to follow but as I smoke I'm bugging the sales folks over there to see if I can add some of these delectable Lonsdales to my BR box order. This is a beautiful confection of sweet aged cedar, toasted almond, delicate umami notes and just a hint of milk chocolate dipped in a light roast espresso. And I'm only in the first inch of a cigar that arrived in my mailbox today. You guys knocked it out of the park again with this one. Can't wait to smoke more from this sampler. My wallet is surely gonna hate me before I'm done. 

[JoeyBones777]

Received mine 2 days ago and smoked one last night with my brother in law. Great cigar! Flavors of peanut, earth, leather and some pepper on the retrohale in the first third. The pepper went away and gave way to sourdough and slight floral sweetness. Toward the end of the last third things got a little dark and hot which is where its youth is showing a bit. I think this will be a favorite for sure with some time down.

[7kingsguy]

Smoking my N9 after 2 weeks rest.

Started salty, reminding me of a Sancho Panza.

It then settled down. Still slightly salty but with leather, earth, slight sweetness. I also get a touch of mint as others have mentioned.

Sweet and salty popcorn anyone? 

A bolder more savoury cigar than the Fat Fundy or the Trinity. More like a Partagas 898 for me. But then again the trinity was so naturally sweet, I don't think anything could be sweeter unless you dipped it in sugar water!

Been completely blown away by my sampler. Not had a dud yet, and the Trinity and the Fundy for me were absolutely on a par if not better than any Cuban I've had this year. Already ordered a bundle of each.

[griller]

I decided to revisit my bundle tonight since I'm a HUGE fan of the Lonsdale size & was just in the mood after a good day at work. While it hasn't been exactly 30 days post-delivery, it is the 4th week (package landed on my porch September 27th) so what the heck let's do this! I poured an iced coffee with just a touch of half & half and hit the backyard deck with the dog for the session.

Let me start off by saying that tonight's cigar was NOTHING like the baseline I lit up in September. Tonight's example absolutely blew that one away! El Prez has been spot on in the past to recommend letting cigars (most) rest at least 30 days from their journey, and every time I've followed this guidance the patience has been rewarded. Tonight's cigar was no different. Just like @7kingsguy mentioned, I definitely picked up on the saltiness reminiscent of a Cuban Sancho Panza blend (the Molinos is so missed), but the most abundant flavor profile I experienced was a cinnamon-like sweetness that was dessert-like. It was so smooth, almost decadent, and melded so well with the salty hints. About midway thru the cigar, there was a slight transition that introduced a little mintiness to the mix. The sweet baked good profile was always dominant but these little hints on the retrohale just added to the overall enjoyment. Finally, while this is not a Cuban cigar & didn't deliver that distinctive "twang" I will volunteer a new term "zing" for a very similar flavor profile that this cigar delivered. I honestly was blown away by this cigar & would rank it as the best I've enjoyed this October (Cuban or otherwise). It was that good... 

From start to finish, the construction, draw, and burn were flawless. I'm going deep on this one as the aging potential is off the charts if I can leave them alone...

[Chibearsv]

Okay, 30 days at home and time for round 2. Aroma at cold is grassy and sweet. Draw is perfect and cold draw has just a touch of sweetness. Time to fire it up. 

Gentle open with lots of smoke. I’m getting coffee and some cedar. Just a small bite on the retro. Lite to medium in body. Medium strength. First third has been lovely finishing with caramel, cedar, some nuttiness, and a touch of cream. 

Second third is very smooth. I’m getting some nuts, butter, barnyard, and mint. Oh, and a good buzz. If it finishes like this, I’m happy.

And it did. Very good unique cigar. 92

[ElLoboLoco]

I was hoping these would be a dud. 🤣🫣😆  It's looking like I need to add storage space.

 

[El Niño]

Lighting up on a Friday morning just starting my work day. It’s finally colder in Middle Tennessee, but we’re capable people who have sweaters.

Pairing with a good ol cup of Joe.

The wrapper is a bit rustic, which just gives me confidence that the cigar was blended for flavor, not looks. I get more excited the worse the cigar looks haha. The draw is perfect.

Off the light, we get sweet cream, shortbread cookie, salt, mild tartness, a tinge of white pepper, and a toasted, smokey funk that I have only really gotten from Partagas. Bravo! you filled the Partagas void for me.

It’s worth noting that I lightly retrohale basically every draw. My tasting notes are painting in that light.

On the traditional draw alone, it very savory, almost meaty with a little white pepper and toasty tobacco. At 32 days resting, the magic is definitely in the retro.

Interestingly, on the full retrohale the savoriness meets the beadiness and presents as a sourdough note. I would not mind if this stick were a one-trick pony. I’m loving the first inch so much.

However, it’s not. We’re an inch into it and salt, meatiness, and forest floor right are right dialed up. The sweet creaminess and Partagas funk are still chanting. The rest of the previous notes are still present, but have drifted back just a little bit.

I ran out of coffee halfway through the cigar. I made a green tea keep myself warm. Hopefully it’s a good pairing!

And it pairs well! About three inches smoked down, and more dessert sweetness is coming back. The meatiness is gone and the cookie is back. The forest floor is still there and the Partagas funk has persisted. More creaminess on the traditional draw now.

Going into the final third of the cigar, some coffee with milk & sugar comes through along with cinnamon & nutmeg. Still funky, still forest floor.

I called it just a little bit early. Had another inch of good smoking to go, but I'm thoroughly satisfied for the moment. I love this thing after the rest period. 92 points. Can't wait to see how it develops further!

Cheers y'all, enjoy your Lonsdales!