Look at this monster!

y2pascoe

Jaime Garcia Reserva Especial 6x60 Super Gordo! To be continued....

y2pascoe

I mean 6x66....I'm still in shock just looking at it.

kaspera79

Looks like a bit more than I can handle.. ( insert joke here)

xmacro

kaspera79:

Looks like a bit more than I can handle.. ( insert joke here)

. . . I'd hit it

Lasabar

kaspera79:

Looks like a bit more than I can handle.. ( insert joke here)

Won't stop you from trying though!

bandyt09

kaspera79:

Looks like a bit more than I can handle.. ( insert joke here)

I'm sure that it wouldn't be that bad as it does have an oily wrapper.............

The Sniper

Wow... was a little afraid to even open this thread given the title... :-)

Krieg

I think that is the biggest damn cigar I've ever seen (not counting novelties)

kuzi16

bah! itll just wash out all the flavor of the wrapper.

i just cant get excited about rings that big.

docbp87

Horrible. What a disgrace. Waste of really good Connecticut Broadleaf wrapper.

dwayne3307

kaspera79:

Looks like a bit more than I can handle.. ( insert joke here)

that's what she said!! but damn that's a big cigar!

RampMonkey

THAT'S A HUGE...well you get the idea. That will eat up some real estate in the old humi. Congrats on the beast.

y2pascoe

docbp87:

Horrible. What a disgrace. Waste of really good Connecticut Broadleaf wrapper.

Is it a bad stick? I grabbed it out of pure curiousity. I will let you know how it smokes when I have 3 hours to spare.

ndhaon91

y2pascoe:

docbp87:

Horrible. What a disgrace. Waste of really good Connecticut Broadleaf wrapper.

Is it a bad stick? I grabbed it out of pure curiousity. I will let you know how it smokes when I have 3 hours to spare.

I think he's just referencing the ring gauge. With that much filler tobacco, the relative percentage of taste coming from a very nice wrapper becomes pretty small.

docbp87

The Jaime Reserva Especial is a great stick... but the wrapper is what really makes it shine. At that massive ring, the wrapper flavor is completely lost, overwhelmed by the filler. That's all I meant.

kaelaria

I can't wait till the huge ring fad is over.

Lasabar

kaelaria:

I can't wait till the huge ring fad is over.

With cigars or Rappers???

kuzi16

kaelaria:

I can't wait till the huge ring fad is over.

i want more lanceros, lonesdales, coronas, short panatellas.

xmacro

I'm loving this huge ring fad; anything 54+ is my cup o' tea

docbp87

Any reason in particular?

kuzi16

docbp87:

Any reason in particular?

the large rings are only a recent thing. the cuban tradition is smaller. most cuban cigars are still all under a 50 ring. they do this because most of the flavor comes from the wrapper. its the best tasting, most flavorful leaf in the blend. having huge cigars makes a lower wrapper to filler ratio and it really tones down the wrapper leaf. yeah, it burns cooler, but when you already smoke as slow as i do, this leads to cigars going out and a lot of inward burn.

bigharpoon

kuzi16:

docbp87:

Any reason in particular?

the large rings are only a recent thing. the cuban tradition is smaller. most cuban cigars are still all under a 50 ring. they do this because most of the flavor comes from the wrapper. its the best tasting, most flavorful leaf in the blend. having huge cigars makes a lower wrapper to filler ratio and it really tones down the wrapper leaf. yeah, it burns cooler, but when you already smoke as slow as i do, this leads to cigars going out and a lot of inward burn.

I get the inward burn/cigar going out with the big ring gauges too. I'm a slow smoker but I think there are a lot of people out there that smoke fast and the big rings may actually be a benefit to them.

Ken_Light

bigharpoon:

kuzi16:

docbp87:

Any reason in particular?

the large rings are only a recent thing. the cuban tradition is smaller. most cuban cigars are still all under a 50 ring. they do this because most of the flavor comes from the wrapper. its the best tasting, most flavorful leaf in the blend. having huge cigars makes a lower wrapper to filler ratio and it really tones down the wrapper leaf. yeah, it burns cooler, but when you already smoke as slow as i do, this leads to cigars going out and a lot of inward burn.

I get the inward burn/cigar going out with the big ring gauges too. I'm a slow smoker but I think there are a lot of people out there that smoke fast and the big rings may actually be a benefit to them.

Yeah, but so would slowing down.

Its also probably no coincidence that the big ring trend and uber-strong trend are happening at the same time. I've just started trying coronas and lanceros and I have to say I like them a lot better than their bigger ring counterparts as well. I find they have much more concentrated flavor and you probably need something crazy strong to get the same sort of flavor from a large ring. Or maybe I have strength and flavor all jumbled, I don't know.

docbp87

kuzi16:

docbp87:

Any reason in particular?

the large rings are only a recent thing. the cuban tradition is smaller. most cuban cigars are still all under a 50 ring. they do this because most of the flavor comes from the wrapper. its the best tasting, most flavorful leaf in the blend. having huge cigars makes a lower wrapper to filler ratio and it really tones down the wrapper leaf. yeah, it burns cooler, but when you already smoke as slow as i do, this leads to cigars going out and a lot of inward burn.

Oops. I was actually asking why he loves big rings. I'm right with you Kuzi... Lonsdales and Lanceros are what I am all about (and petite coronas)... 42-46 ring is my favorite, and 50 is about my max.

KCW

kuzi16:

docbp87:

Any reason in particular?

the large rings are only a recent thing. the cuban tradition is smaller. most cuban cigars are still all under a 50 ring. they do this because most of the flavor comes from the wrapper. its the best tasting, most flavorful leaf in the blend. having huge cigars makes a lower wrapper to filler ratio and it really tones down the wrapper leaf. yeah, it burns cooler, but when you already smoke as slow as i do, this leads to cigars going out and a lot of inward burn.

Very interesting and makes sense. As I smoke more and have made an effort to smoke at a slow pace, I find myself leaning toward smaller (ring) cigars. Now I know why. I may change my buying habits because of this. Thanks Kuzi.

xmacro

docbp87:

Any reason in particular?

Just personal taste/personal preference. If I try a cigar in the smaller vitola's, something about the flavor typically tastes too concentrated; the larger ring gauges mellow it out. Closest analogy I can think of would be cooking - sometimes you want a more concentrated sauce, sometimes you wanna dilute it. When I smoke at night, I don't want that kind of concentrated flavor; I just prefer a more mellow taste, so the larger ring gauges are typically what I go for

Also, I just like a longer smoke - when I go outside, I expect to be out there for at least an hour, preferably two; don't wanna come in because my cigar ended too quickly.