Come on then...
Does size ensure quality?...
Ha ha!!
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Come on then...
Does size ensure quality?...
Ha ha!!
At the risk of sounding.. ah, funny, I like the bigger ring gauges better, all other things being equal.Quote:
Originally Posted by madmak
absolutely not
dog turds come in all sizes :smiley2:
larger cigars tend to burn cooler, for obvious reasons, while coronas, lonsdales, etc, have a higher wrapper / filler ratio, so you generally get more flavor from the smaller rings.
I have a thing for the figurados, because, (and I forget who mentioned it on here), it takes a bit more skill to roll, so they're rolled by more experienced torcedores.
My thoughts, anyway!
-Dennis-
Nice one .. I agrree although i,me just starting out. I,ve been smoking Villiger No 7 at work in my short coffee breaks.. Any views?:smiley41:Quote:
Originally Posted by King Catfish
I have migrated to the Toro and smaller sizes mainly although I have all sizes in my stash. Some smokes I like better in the bigger rg's, but they seem to be getting fewer and fewer. I've really gotten in a PC/corona groove lately, with a few lanceros thrown in.
I sure hope so, this was what I got for my birthday last year...Quote:
Originally Posted by madmak
The cigarette was my wife's there just for comparison.
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Originally Posted by Corvin
My cheif is still sitting in the humi. Not sure when to smoke it! LOL
I used to only smoke churchills etc....then moved onto topredo/toros. Lately I have been hitting up lanceros, londsdales, PCs, Corona, CG, etc....
I realized I get just as much or mroe flavor from the smaller RG. Although you can't smoke them as fast or they will get hot. A large cigar just doesn't do it for me anymore, I usually get bored of it due to lack of complexity. The last Large cigar I smoked was an 03 Siglo VI...now that one maintained my interest. :smiley36:
It all comes down to taste. I like the perfecto shape best as the flavor changes to me more because of the shape. But I also really like the grand consul from JdN. I'm into perfecto and fat robusto's at the moment. This could change. When I started I liked churchill's and it use to take me about 2 hours to smoke one. Now I still have a churchill now and again but it doesn't take me that long. I smoke much faster and tend to to smoke 3 or more cigars at a sitting of a few hours. I also don't smoke much during the winter. About once a month, sometimes twice. During the warmer months this goes to weekly if I have time. I need to be comfortable and have time to enjoy my cigar. If I feel rushed even the best cigars will be missing for me. All of this influences me on what I like.
DG
I'm a slow smoker, so I tend to enjoy more of the PC to Figurados during the winter. I did start off smoking churchills and toros when I got into smoking, but sometimes the flavor just stops 2 or so inches left. I can't remember nubbing anything longer other than a PAN 64 that I recently had. The rest lose their flavor profile near the end to the point I just put it out.
If you're talking about cigars, no. Quality has nothing to do with size.
It's funny, I've noticed a lot of el cheapo cigars are rolled in some pretty large sizes...almost like they were compensating for something :smiley36:
If big RG's float your boat then try out the Inmenso by Perdomo. My jaw hurt after that one.
Anyways, right now i am on somewhat of a figurado kick, don't really know why. I have also been smoking a lot of coronas and PC's lately.
spiffy
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Originally Posted by spiffykyle
I have one of these chillin in the cooler...
looks like a Pringles can :smiley40:
You can tell quality and flavor no matter how it's packaged. One of the elders here said it best: "Smoke what you like." Makes sense to me.
I too have migrated to quicker smokes. Time is at a premium right now. Why bother to light one up if I can't enjoy the experience at my leisure.
Ha ha!!.. Pure mad man... Take a week off work to smoke it? ..Quote:
Originally Posted by Corvin
Thanx .. I was going to ask if cigars are enjoyed more outside in a warm climate....Quote:
Originally Posted by Diesel Grinch
Good advice my friend..Quote:
Originally Posted by cigar no baka
Cheers...:smiley41:
Thanx for the response... Made some notes.. friend of mine is off to the dam for the weekend... I,ll give him a shopping list so i can try some of the smokes you all recommended...
Cheers
Geoff...
You must have a lot of interesting cigars available in England that aren't necessarily available here in the old US of A. What kind of cigars do you find in the ol' British B&M's??
Absolutely not. I like bolder, more medium-full cigars, and typically the smaller ring guage cigars fit that bill because of the amount of ligero used relative to other tobacco used in the roll.
Try a Trinidad Reyes or Ramon Allones Small Club Corona, then try a larger ring guage. I think you'll find the majority of the time the smallers pack a larger punch.
The larger cigars are more macho I guess, if that's your thing.
I'd say that the monty Edmundo (52) is a great smoke, but I also favour some smaller guage cigars, like the SCdlH El Principe, Cuaba Divinos, RASCC, Part Short and even the Fonseca Cadettes.
Class idea.... Am i restricted to doing trade with UK members only?:smiley40:
Well... Only a couple of shops in my area sell Cigars (all the big named brands).. I,ve been shopping on the net... looking forward to traveling to Europe this year to see what i can get my grubby hands on.. ha ha!!Quote:
Originally Posted by illilli
Thanks f the reply...