Let's talk vitolas

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Originally Posted by Zeede

Yeah, I've read that this is why some folks prefer the lancero/panatela vitolas, since the wrapper has much more of an influence on the flavor.

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Excellent topic! One of my favorite experiences so far has been sampling vitolas from blends I like. Smoking your way through the base line Padron cigars gives you a great idea of how vitola can affect the experience, and the good thing with those is that they are all pleasant.

Edit to say the ambassador and delicias are my favorites.

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Originally Posted by Billb1960

Actually the smaller the RG the more the intensity ramped up. My personal, completely unscientific opinion is that the smaller the RG the more the wrapper influences the flavors due to the ratio of filler to wrapper.

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This is my experience as well.

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Originally Posted by defetis

Even if the cigar is the same ring gauge they will still smoke differently in these 3 sizes. Reason being.....The ligero placement will be different for a robusto then it would for a churchill. Robusto may only use 3 leaves and a churchill may need 4. All the variables affect the cigar and it's blend just enough to detect differences

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Im just going off my experience with RYO so take it with a grain of salt. I think it really depends how the blend is set up. If your using half leaves and stuff its probably trickier to get right. But if its just the same leaf all the way through then the bunch is the same throughout the length of the cigar. When I roll a stick the blend is exactly the same whether its a robusto or churchill. Same number of leaves and all. The only difference is how much leaf I want to chop off when I cut the foot.

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Originally Posted by HIM

Im just going off my experience with RYO so take it with a grain of salt. I think it really depends how the blend is set up. If your using half leaves and stuff its probably trickier to get right. But if its just the same leaf all the way through then the bunch is the same throughout the length of the cigar. When I roll a stick the blend is exactly the same whether its a robusto or churchill. Same number of leaves and all. The only difference is how much leaf I want to chop off when I cut the foot.

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Sure sounds right to me.
Opinion to be taken with a handful of salt, only thing I can roll is my eyes.