I wonder if there are any folks here who prefer (or smoke exclusively) the smaller vitolas whose experience I could draw on?

I guess I define "small vitola" as roughly anything in between a 4X32 cigarillo, and a Corona, as well as the the fatso sticks that are big ring gauge but short (like Nub, etc).

I like these for two main reasons-- being cursed with a taste for strong pipe tobacco/medium-full type cigars while at the same time having a rather lack luster nicotine tolerance (even a Robusto can seem to drag on for a long time and feel like a chore to get to the point where I don't feel like I'm wasting the stick by putting it out, which often means being testy with my nicotine threshold), as well as the financial; the smaller vitolas seem to generally cost substantially less in addition to just feeling more satisfied when I'm done and not like the smoke was an endeavor that I only enjoyed and savored the first half of. And by the way, I am a very slow smoker as well, out of necessity to avoid uncle Nic throwing his weight around (plus, as a primary pipe smoker, sipping pays off big time in terms of flavors!) I can stretch a 4X32 cigarillo well over half and hour, maybe 40 minutes.

In addition to wanting to learn more about what y'all consider to be the best small vitola sticks around, I wonder what's in the sub 3 dollar, and even sub 2 dollar range? Some of the Oliva and PDR overruns come in the petite corona and half corona vitolas, but I've yet to pick any up.