What's your favorite vitola? and why?

TRayB

I like Toros, they seem like a good length to have a good hour-and-a-half smoke, and not too fat. I don't like 60 rings. A Toro length Perfecto is a close second.

Usaf06

My personal favorite is 6x48. But love corna gordas in general. I also like toros up to 52 ring Guage and robos.

11thGenSoutherner

6x48 is my favorite. I don't like large ring gauge cigars and sometimes lanceros aren't enough of a smoke. Robustos are second but sometimes too short.

11thGenSoutherner

I don't mind larger gauges if they are box pressed. Thought I should add that

ShawnOL

Anything 5-6" and between 48-54 ring.

Usaf06

@ShawnOL said:
Anything 5-6" and between 48-54 ring.

You don't say

Patrickbrick

Depends on the cigar but mostly robusto.

silvermouse

Corona

Wylaff

I love the lanceros, but robusto is my usual go to.

dirtdude

Usually a robusto, never was a big ring gauge guy but had a 60 on one of Roman's blind tasting runs and I really enjoyed it so I won't rule a cigar out on size anymore.

TRayB

@Patrickbrick said:
Depends on the cigar but mostly robusto.

Isn't a Toro about the same ring size as a Robusto, generally just a 1/2 to 1" longer? What you reason to prefer a Robusto?

Guitarded

@TRayB said:

@Patrickbrick said:
Depends on the cigar but mostly robusto.

Isn't a Toro about the same ring size as a Robusto, generally just a 1/2 to 1" longer? What you reason to prefer a Robusto?

Patrick is afraid of long term commitment. 🥸
Love you bro.

TRayB

@11thGenSoutherner said:
I don't mind larger gauges if they are box pressed. Thought I should add that

I didn't like box-pressed at first, they felt weird on my lips, but they have grown on me.

Patrickbrick

I like to try different vitolas, in my opinion adding length can take away something. Just my opinion based on my preferences. I do have boxes of Churchills based on my experience with those particular cigars too. Also absolutely what mike said!

CalvinAndHobo

Different cigars are better in different sizes, but if the FDA passed a rule that said cigars can only be made in one size, I'd pick 6x46.

Yakster

I'm not a fan of Churchills but I've had fantastic cigar experiences in the Churchill vitola, a Sobremesa Elegantes en Cedros is one example I remember. I'll sometimes enquire what the best expression of a cigar is from my friends since some vitolas a better than other for a particular cigar.

First_Warrior

I enjoy coronas
. The smaller ring 46-48 lets me have more of the flavor of the wrapper.

Jrflickster

Robusto probably

Hobbes86

Corona, robusto and lancero, are my favorites. If I smoke a Toro I prefer it box-pressed. My preferences are based on smoking time and flavor. The larger ring cigars seem to lack the bolder flavors of the smaller ring ones.

Vision

Once @Rdp77 posts his answer I'll just copy that.

Jrflickster

@Rdp77 said:
Gordo

Bob_Luken

Am I the only one who feels deja vu reading this thread? A few years ago we were discussing this subject often and then it died down. The basics, I recall, come down to this,.. smaller ring gauge, more wrapper flavor, larger ring gauge, more **** jokes.

TRayB

@Bob_Luken said:
Am I the only one who feels deja vu reading this thread? A few years ago we were discussing this subject often and then it died down. The basics, I recall, come down to this,.. smaller ring gauge, more wrapper flavor, larger ring gauge, more **** jokes.

I searched for a prior thread, and did not see one. There's some **** innuendo here, though.

peter4jc

I don't have a favorite. That's like having a favorite kid. I love them all equally. Except for the fat kid. I ignore them.

Rdp77

As @Vision knows I won’t smoke anything below a 56 ring gauge. Bigger the better. The 8x80 and 9x90s are right up my alley.

Jrflickster

@Rdp77 said:
As @Vision knows I won’t smoke anything below a 56 ring gauge. Bigger the better. The 8x80 and 9x90s are right up my alley.

I knew it

TRayB

@Rdp77 said:
As @Vision knows I won’t smoke anything below a 56 ring gauge. Bigger the better. The 8x80 and 9x90s are right up my alley.

What alley are you referring to??

(more potty-style humor for @Bob_Luken )

rsherman24

@Rdp77 said:
As @Vision knows I won’t smoke anything below a 56 ring gauge. Bigger the better. The 8x80 and 9x90s are right up my alley.

Now I need to go shopping for this pass

Vision

@Rdp77 said:
As @Vision knows I won’t smoke anything below a 56 ring gauge. Bigger the better. The 8x80 and 9x90s are right up my alley.

Rusty... we are talking about cigars. That's more suited for the Non-Cigar Related thread.

CAcigarguy007

Corona and robusto for me. I have some toro blends I smoke regularly but those were mostly a price/availability thing. Big ring gauges don’t interest me but I would buy up to a 56-58 if it were a blend I wanted and the price was right but I certainly don’t prefer large rings. Someone has to be buying them though because I just keep seeing more and more of them. Maybe it’s macho thing or status symbol, who knows? Some folks do equate huge cigars with being a boss or “gangster” lol. Flavor is more important to me.

d_blades

I've started to prefer Corona /Corona Gordo, but still smoke more robusto and toro due to availability.