What size cigar works for you?

DHawk
DHawk Posts: 45
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Just wondering what size cigar seems to be the best for your liking? I haven't tried to many sizes but the robusto usually works best for me as far as time goes. I don't usually have an unlimited amount of time to smoke and would be wasting to much of say a churchill.
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  • cholmes8310
    cholmes8310 Posts: 1,585
    DHawk:
    Just wondering what size cigar seems to be the best for your liking? I haven't tried to many sizes but the robusto usually works best for me as far as time goes. I don't usually have an unlimited amount of time to smoke and would be wasting to much of say a churchill.
    Belicoso. 5.x56, same size as the Diesel. About an hour for me, and I love bigger ring guages.
  • fla-gypsy
    fla-gypsy Posts: 3,023 ✭✭
    For me a ring gauge of at least 50, with a minimum length of 5". Most of the time a toro or torpedo works best for me. A robusto will work just fine though.
  • firetruckguy
    firetruckguy Posts: 2,522 ✭✭✭
    Im a Robusto type of guy.......
  • undulac
    undulac Posts: 1,129 ✭
    I probably have about 70% Toro/Torpedo, 20% Robusto, and 10% Other. Prefer 50 ring and bigger.
  • DHawk
    DHawk Posts: 45
    I too like the 50 ring better, just a "feel" thing I guess and I don't really understand the purpose of the Torpedo. Why make the ends pointed to start with?
  • j0z3r
    j0z3r Posts: 9,397 ✭✭✭
    The only real preference in regards to size for me is nothing really over a 54 ring gauge, of course there are exceptions, like the 5 Vegas Miami knuckle, but for the most part under a 54 ring is my only size preference. I love different cigars in different sizes, from lanceros/panatelas to double coronas...love smaller rings if they work with a particular blend.
  • TatuajeVI
    TatuajeVI Posts: 2,378 ✭
    I smoke robustos a lot due to time restrictions, but I have taken the advice of many on this forum to check out the smaller ring gauges. I've really started to love coronas and pantellas and petite lanceros. 38-46 ring gauges seem to be my favorites of late.
  • bandyt09
    bandyt09 Posts: 4,335 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Just like my favorite beer is the one that is open and in my hand, my favorite size cigar is the one that is lit and in my hand at the time. May not work for everyone but it works for me.
  • Hayblet
    Hayblet Posts: 2,429 ✭✭✭
    bandyt09:
    Just like my favorite beer is the one that is open and in my hand, my favorite size cigar is the one that is lit and in my hand at the time. May not work for everyone but it works for me.
    +1 I've smoked double toro's, presidente's, belisico's, Nub, I like whatever I light up. Gonna try the double happiness soon too without cutting them in half :P
  • stephen_hannibal
    stephen_hannibal Posts: 4,316 ✭✭✭
    I like larger ring gauges cause I tend to get a wider variety of flavors from the smoke.

  • dennisking
    dennisking Posts: 3,703 ✭✭✭
    depends on the stick for me. I like smaller ring gauges in LFD and Fuente. I like bigger rings in Alec Bradley. It just depends. I do tend to like longer sticks though, as I only smoke once a week any more.
  • kuzi16
    kuzi16 Posts: 14,625 ✭✭✭✭
    dennisking:
    depends on the stick for me.
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    ...but generally speaking, i like a smaller ring. 41-48. Lancero, lonesdale, corona all are what I tend to seek out.
    any figurados are my favorite. im a huge fan of perfectos.
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  • badge54fd
    badge54fd Posts: 241 ✭
    I prefer a little bigger ring gauge myself. Robustos are my favorite in most brands.

    I do like a good churchill too.

    And then we have the Nub

    And then........ dangit, I just love cigars... haha

  • KCW
    KCW Posts: 1,334 ✭✭✭
    I generally like the larger Rings. As for my favorite Vitola; it is a Perfecto. I would have to say there are mostly Robustos in my humi though.
  • Dark_Roast
    Dark_Roast Posts: 1,070 ✭✭✭
    Robusto works just fine for me.
  • lilwing88
    lilwing88 Posts: 2,812 ✭✭✭
    Time is the biggest factor in selecting size..... Depends totally on how much time I have to smoke. If I have two hours, then a Double Toro is in order. If I have 30 mins, then a small 4 x 46 is appropriate.
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  • turn_key
    turn_key Posts: 90 ✭
    I tend to favor 50+/- and 5-6" but it depends on the stick. There are a few that I like so much that I wouldn't care what size they were.

    The ring is important to me in that I prefer to punch instead of cut. Also I've got big hands and the smaller rings look like cigarettes...lol
  • sittingbull
    sittingbull Posts: 22
    Toro would be my favorite, then the robusto and if I have the time a churchill....don't want to feel like I am wasting a good cigar.....would be interested to know what would be a good 30-45 minute smoke...don't want to waste $$ on the little guys if they aren't worth it...suggestions please...
  • ENFIDL
    ENFIDL Posts: 5,836 ✭
    I'd have to say my favorite would have to be Churchill.
  • bigharpoon
    bigharpoon Posts: 2,962 ✭✭✭
    Definitely Churchill. Nice long smoke with a smaller (48) ring gauge. Perfect, if I have the time.
  • brotheradam
    brotheradam Posts: 896
    Usually Toro or Robusto
  • Poker_Slob
    Poker_Slob Posts: 1,269 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I really enjoy Perfectos and Figurados. However, I mostly smoke Toros.
  • docbp87
    docbp87 Posts: 3,521 ✭
    I like Churchills, Lanceros, Lonsdales, and Coronas most. I prefer a longer stick with a ring in the mid to high 40s. My ideal perfect size cigar with be a 6.5x46 torpedo shape. If that exists, I'm unaware of it.
  • Krieg
    Krieg Posts: 5,208 ✭✭✭
    I am a toro or robo man myself. Occasionally, I will partake in a torpedo.

    "Long ashes my friends."

  • coronaex30
    coronaex30 Posts: 35
    i'm with you docb the smaller ring sizes are better IMO. people seem to like the fad of these huge cigars but not me either. you get much better flavors, the cigar may burn a little hotter but that is just the cigar telling you hey slow down take it easy Enjoy.
  • jship079
    jship079 Posts: 621 ✭
    I too like the smaller ring gauges although I more recently moved in this direction maybe the last year or so before this I was more of a toro robusto type of guy but I like to try different types in the same line to see which one smokes best
  • Hayblet
    Hayblet Posts: 2,429 ✭✭✭
    I've found I really enjoy box-pressed, perfecto's, and anything 60 ring
  • xmacro
    xmacro Posts: 3,398 ✭✭
    I like the larger gauges; toro and churchill, mostly.
  • wwhwang
    wwhwang Posts: 2,878 ✭✭✭
    I tend to like torpedo for some reason. Toro and churchill are great for me too. Robusto is ok.
  • babsdpu
    babsdpu Posts: 143
    I'm a robusto guy, generally...must be my attention span. Belicoso is a nice alternative. I find myself struggling to find the time for anything larger.

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