Bigger Cigars?

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Originally Posted by allusred

Me. I did like and a fair portion of cigars I smoked were Churchills.
A little explanation when I started smoking daily the Corona was a big cigar
With Perfecto and Corona by far the most popular cigar sizes.Nineteen fifty-fifty one.
Of course smoked some that I think were Toro sized. Panatelas and then the Churchills.
Smoked and liked the big old Churhills a lot.Ring Gauges were in the forties.with I think a 47 - 48, maybe 49 the largest.
Can't recall any cigar being referred to as a Robusto.
Then, maybe in the 1980s or '90s started see larger ring gauge cigars more and more often.
Seemed(to me) freakishly over sized but gradually started smoking larger Ring Gauge cigars more often.
Have come pretty much full circle and now I'm right back where I stated.
Most often smoking cigars in the five inch to six,six and a half length.
Sometimes a four inch cigar and sometimes a seven - seven and a half incher.
But the ring size stays for the most part under 50.
Some cigars I like a lot aren't made in sizes smaller than 52-54 or even 56.
So I wind up smoking those, usually in the Toro size.
I'll guess most who started smoking cigars in the Nineteen Eighties- Ninties or later see fifty Ring Gauge smokes as the "norm"
much as those who started smoking a bit farther back in time saw the Forty ring sizes as the usual.


Yup, some FOGs do tend to run on.

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You're kind of running on a bit there Bob. You must be a FOG.......;)

Ring gauge plays more of a factor then the cigars length. I've tried the larger ring sizes, but I don't enjoy them as much as a 50 or 52 RG in any length.

I guess I pay attention to both girth and length. (That's what she said)

I'm not a fan of Churchill size (or longer) cigars normally as I find the draw to be too hard until the first inch or two has turned to ash. So normally I don't smoke cigars longer than 6 or 6.5 inches. There are exceptions of course, but that is my general rule.

On ring gauge I tend to like them bigger than most people on here. For me a 52-58 is a great size. I do go up to 60 for Nubs and a couple others (Asylum 13 is great in the 60 RG). I smoke stuff under 50 RG from time to time but it's not my go to.

In conclusion, smoke cigars!

I started out smoking mostly robusto and toro size, but as I've progressed, I find that I tend to prefer a bit smaller in RG. I mostly smoke corona and petite corona size these days, although I still do go as thick as 50-52 sometimes. Length is only a factor in how much time I have at a sitting to smoke. If I have the time and an appropriate amount of scotch or brandy, a longer smoke is fine with me.

I like the traditional Churchill (48 rg) but sadly I don't usually have time for 2.5-3 hours to dedicate to enjoying one. I also think it's harder to get a good Churchill in the NC side. Like Jeremy, said a lot of them aren't always the best constructed cigars. I think small RG and Churchills/Double Coronas are two things Cuba excels at. That's just my opinion though.

I guess in a way they can be like Lanceros. A well rolled and appropriately blended Lancero is exceptional, but finding well rolled and appropriately blended Lanceros can be difficult and not every blend translates well to the size.

I used to think I was a "value shopper," buying the larger length and volume sticks, but pretty much just get robustos and smaller toros now. With the tree trunk cigars, after about an hour and a half I find myself thinking, how much longer do I have to smoke this thing?

I prefer cigars with ring gauge in the mid 40's and smoke a lot of petite coronas. I don't mind sticks with a ring gauge in the low 50s and I do smoke plenty of Robustos. I buy Illusion Rs by the cabinet.

Now to the question of Churchills; is there a more perfect cigar for a lazy afternoon or an evening by the fire. If I'm just going to be chilling fora few hours I'm all for a Churchill. The upper 40's ring gauge fits in my wheelhouse and I don't mind 6 1/2-7 inch cigar if I have a couple of hours to enjoy it. Smoke time is really a function of length for me. A 5 inch petite corona and corona gordas are a 1 to 1 1/4 hour smoke. A 4 1/2 Rubusto is maybe a 45-50 smoke. A Churchill is an hour and half to two hour smoke.

If I've got the time a Churchill is fine.

Most of the time I don't want to smoke a cigar longer than 60-75 minutes. So I usually stay within those sizes. I love petite coronas, which is usually a 45-60 minute smoke for me.

I don't mind the larger cigars. It usually depends on the setting. The ideal size for me when sitting on my back deck in warmer weather relaxing on an evening would be a Toro. I don't really mind the big 60 RG cigars, but it's not my favorite. When I'm on the Golf Course, I prefer the larger and longer cigars. Unless it's cold or I'm pressed for time, the little cigars leave me wanting for more.

I LOVE a 60 Rg if its not longer than like 4 to 4.5" after that I get bored. Lately I have been trying to find that OMG cigar in the 40-45 RG size. All I have been finding is the CC's. Everything else I have been approaching seems to be seriously sucking. Either they are WAY to strong and WAY to harsh or they are just crap and not worth smoking or keeping. The short CC's seem to be just about right these days.

I am TOTALLY open to suggestions though to a AMAZING 30 min smoke..

Cheers
Jay