What is Your Favorite Cigar Size?

What is Your Favorite Cigar Size?

  • Smaller than Corona

    Votes: 5 3.1%

  • Corona - about 5 3/4" x 43 ring guage

    Votes: 30 18.4%

  • Panatella - about 6 1/4" x 38 ring guage

    Votes: 2 1.2%

  • Lonsdale - about 6 1/2" x 44 ring guage

    Votes: 14 8.6%

  • Churchill - about 6 3/4" x 48 ring guage

    Votes: 5 3.1%

  • Robusto - about 5" x 50 ring guage

    Votes: 68 41.7%

  • Toro - about 6 1/4" x 50 ring guage

    Votes: 33 20.2%

  • Presidente - about 6 3/4" x 52 ring guage

    Votes: 2 1.2%

  • Larger than Presidente

    Votes: 4 2.5%
  • Total voters
    163
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BlackDog

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I'm wondering what is your favorite cigar size? Initially I mostly smoked Corona size, but now am smoking more Rothschild and Robusto sizes. When I read the reviews on Top25Cigar it seems that the large cigar sizes, say Churchill and above, get the best ratings. So what size do you prefer to smoke?

I realize my choices have not encompassed every vitolo, but I think this is representative enough for discussion purposes. Thanks!
 
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I voted Lonsdale, but it was a tossup between that and a corona.

Funny thing is, most my sticks are either Toros or Robustos - must like them too. :)
 
I am pretty split between robustos and lonsdales, so I am deciding which one to cast the vote for.
 
My favorite is the PC. The quality of today's PCs are so much better than they were in the past, and I don't have time for much longer ones...not that I would turn one down! :tu
 
Smoked nothing but Robustos for a long time, I like the ring gauge, most yield a 45 min to 1 hr smoke and the flavor has a chance to become self evident in this size without the smoke becoming too hot.
I have switched to Toros in the last year or so because I'm cheap and like the extra length
 
where did you get your sizes from? a 43rg corona? I think the PC is my favorite size but you do not list it.


scottie
 
volfan said:
where did you get your sizes from? a 43rg corona? I think the PC is my favorite size but you do not list it.
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Scottie, I certainly claim no expertise, so I may well be off. I got the sizes from this grid that I found on a UK based cigar seller's website:

cigargrid.jpg
 
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Not trying to come off in a bad way (although I am quite good as that) but the NC market has bastardized most cigar size terms. Here is a definitive list of sizes and names and may help you or others. It may not but I thought I would give you a bit more info. Long before there was a big NC market there were standards and these were followed. Now almost every manufacturer has a cigar that does not fit into a "standard" so they call it whatever they want and it may be in direct conflict with a standard size. If I am way off, someone please step in and correct me.


http://www.cigars-review.org/sizes.htm

scottie
 
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For my normal smokes I go with robusto-ish. I am not that picky but I do like 48 and above on rg and 5-5 1/2 in length.

For premium sticks that I know I will want to spend more time with I go with Toro-ish.

The -ishes are because there are so many sizes out there I seldom look at the name of the size just the rg and length.
 
I voted for lonsdale... but I really appreciate the Lancero more and more!!! I seem to be able to pick up more flavor and complexity with Lanceros!:ss
 
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