Ring Gage Preference
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Going through pictures on here, I noticed a lot of more educated cigar smokers than myself smoking some really big honker cigars. Is there an advantage in taste or is it just something you smoke when you have more time to enjoy a big cigar? I noticed the same guys smoking smaller stogies too. If you had your druthers and all the time to puff away you needed what ring gage/length would you choose and why? I'm kind of leaning toward a 50 ring gage or thereabouts in a Toro myself, but those big boys sure look mouth watering. Just curious.
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I got nothing but time, so it's not that. I like 45 up to 60, most of my cigars are 50-54 rg now. Sometimes you feel like a nut, sometimes you don't!Lostdog5152 wrote: ↑Mon Apr 05, 2021 3:27 am Going through pictures on here, I noticed a lot of more educated cigar smokers than myself smoking some really big honker cigars. Is there an advantage in taste or is it just something you smoke when you have more time to enjoy a big cigar? I noticed the same guys smoking smaller stogies too. If you had your druthers and all the time to puff away you needed what ring gage/length would you choose and why? I'm kind of leaning toward a 50 ring gage or thereabouts in a Toro myself, but those big boys sure look mouth watering. Just curious.
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42-46 for me. I used to smoke mostly fat toros but the Cubans taught me that small cigars always have big flavor. I can get 50 minutes out of a petit corona, and honestly smoking a cigar for just about an hour seems right to me.
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I'm far from actually knowing what I'm doing. I have come to like Lanceros (7.5x38) and Lonsdales (6-7x42-44) when I'm relaxing at home. These sizes seem to provide the most flavor to me. A lot of it for me is time and place and how the overall experience makes me feel. I smoke a cigar almost every Friday and Saturday night while I work door at a bar here in town. I'll grab a Toro or a Robusto for these instances because I have the time and it feels cool! Lol
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I’m no cigar guy but it seems like the market has shifted to the 50+ being the common size I’m not really sure why but it is what it is It feels awkward for me to smoke a massive cigar much over 50 gauge and It feels cartoonish to me not saying I won’t smoke big cigars it’s just not my preference. I feel like you get more flavor from the smaller ring gauges but what do I know lol. I think the massive cigar trend is an American thing (bigger is better mindset) because I have read that the corona size is the best selling cigar internationally.
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Apparently the wider the ring the more possibility for blending , which has some merit . But show me a company that can make a mind blowing corona and you'll know you're dealing with a maker that knows what he's doing
I dig a Lonsdale. Churchill are as big as I go but its rare .
I dig a Lonsdale. Churchill are as big as I go but its rare .
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38 is great. Viva Lanceros y Panatellas!
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I like perfectos but they tend to be smaller gauge. My go to size is Churchill. I don't mind a big fat cigar. The bigger, the fatter, the better. I like Nub cigars but I wish they were longer.
It's all trial and error what suits your preference but I fended bigger gauges better. YMMV.
It's all trial and error what suits your preference but I fended bigger gauges better. YMMV.
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