Small Cigars

[rodwha]

I've been trying a few smaller cigars for those times when an hour is just too long. I've tried smaller rings (~30) and still a bit short (~4"), and then a couple of short (~3") but larger gauge sticks.

I've heard the arguement that smaller gauge cigars are more flavorful as they have less filler, that it's the wrapper that brings the most flavor.

To me a small cigar just seems a bit neutered. But I have to admit that once it's rather short it begins to burn my nose when I leave it in my mouth while doing stuff, which is often for me.

I'm now a bit more inclined to search more through the smaller rings that are close to 4" long.

What is your preference and why?

[Lynn]

changin up to shorts..takin to long to smoke the long ones now days..so Im doin shorts..

[rodwha]

Why would you prefer short and fat over longer and thinner assuming smoke time being equal?

[DBragg]

I prefer neither short and fat nor long and skinny. Petite corona. Think Baitfish, Papas Fritas, Papi Chulo, Shots, etc. I can take one down in 45 minutes to an hour and enjoy robust flavor. I dont find them to be neutered in the slightest. YMMV.

[Bernardini]

I voted Long and skinny, but really we shouldn't be so superficial; personality is what matters most :stogie:

I don't enjoy big RG cigars, regardless of length

[Billb1960]

Coronas and petite coronas are my favorite small cigars. Not a big fan of short & fat.

[BryGuySC]

I prefer the Rothschild, and the petite coronas.

[Ilroy]

^^^ This ^^^

[fataman]

Corona, petit corona and every now and then a rothschild to mix it up. Don't like long and skinny.

[LGHT]

I prefer neither short and fat nor long and skinny. Petite corona. Think Baitfish, Papas Fritas, Papi Chulo, Shots, etc. I can take one down in 45 minutes to an hour and enjoy robust flavor. I dont find them to be neutered in the slightest. YMMV.

Exactly how I feel. My favorite short is a Papas Fritas and with a little one at home I'm having to stock up on them more and more as time is no longer as abundant as it was once was.

[TreySC]

Put me in the corona/petite corona camp as well.

[WNYTONY]

Yep, corona / Petite corona for me. Big ring is big ring now matter how long you roll it

[jhedrick83]

I don't really have a real preference. I tend to stick to 6" or under and 44-50 rg. Having said that, I don't exclude cigars that are outside those parameters. You do get more wrapper flavor from a smaller RG cigar but that doesn't mean it automatically has to have more flavor than a bigger cigar due to less filler. IMO if you blend it properly and have a quality cigar with all quality tobacco you can have much larger cigars with tons of flavor. I'll dip down to a lancero or panatela from time to time and I don't have a problem with some churchills. The only thing I don't particularly care for is over 56 rg. There are some I'm ok with but I'm not going to seek them out or stock them.

[Gunther7912]

Another fella here who really enjoys the corona/ petit corona. Perfect size for when time is an issue

[DogRockets]

WNYTONY has gotten me into many things since I've met him and small cigars is one of them. First little guys I had were a Tat Verocu and MUWAT Bait Fish in my noob exchange. Loved them! Since then I've found the Don Pepin Blue Demitase and Cabaiguan Petite Cabaiguan to be excellent little smokes.

The one little guy I've tried and not really cared for was the L'Atelier Surrogates Cracker Crumbs which I know a lot of people just love.

I've really wanted to try the Alec Bradley Maxx Nano but haven't yet.

Now my go to is still a toro-ish size, but I've been liking these sizes as a change of pace.

[T.E.Fox]

Short and fat for me I guess. I universally like anything around 4", and enjoy anything from roughly 30-50rg. I find length determines smoking time more than rg ever will (for me anyway), and usually have less than an hour to smoke.

[allusred]

Ring gauges from 42 to 46, maybe 47-48-but not above 50 tops, and Corona size, including the 7' Coronas that are my #1 cigar.

[droy1958]

I like most sizes, but when you get over 56, it's a little much. I do still have several 60rg cigars that I'm smoking as I have the time and desire...

[rodwha]

I had initially drawn the lawn at 50 ring, but I've been given a few slightly over and haven't been overwhelmed despite my 5'8" frame at 155. Still, I don't want a branch sticking out of my mouth!

And I always think about he Clint Eastwood flicks from way back when with the small ring shorties. He looked cool enough back then, though it's a neutered stick...

[Shaun]

Robusto (5" X 50 RG) is about the sweet spot for me. I do some larger and smaller RG's sometimes too. I've had a lot of Lanceros with a too-tight draw and find that the "wrapper to filler ratio" thing doesn't hold water according to my taste. They're not my favorite. There some are large RG's (56-60) that I really like and they usually have a nice, easy draw.

[rodwha]

I consider a robusto to my perfectly sized cigar for most situations. But there are just times in which an hour is just too long.

I've been buying CAO Gold Karats as I knew I liked their robustos, and these are 4" x 36-38 depending on sites. I really like these, but wondered about shorter larger rings. I found I don't care for them if I'm busy and leaving it in my mouth as the smoke bothers my nose too much it seems.

[Merovius]

Voted long and thin but not all leaf works in this format, the DPG Blue Lance is garbage imo. As an example...