Quote Originally Posted by DeeDubya View Post
Double-Figuardo's around 6x48/54/48
Were you pointing this size out as an ideal taste-changing smoke?

Something else I was wondering was the length of a cigar of a consistent ring gauge. I have been told that the cigar acts as a filter, with the tars of the smoke being sucked through the length of the cigar throughout smoking. This would lead me to think that by the end of the cigar, not only are you tasting the wrapper, but any residue that has built up within the filler leaves. Any truth to that? Could that cause taste to change throughout a cigar?

I have noticed that I normally get the most amount of flavor out of a cigar at about the 3 - 4 inch range. Other smokers I know enjoy the taste at about that size as well. I guess it has something to do with the engineering of the cigar, that allows for optimal taste and amount of smoke, at just the perfect size. One can only assume that this contributed to the creation of shorter cigars (NUB comes to mind immediately).

Do you agree with this? I guess I do, but I still like my larger cigar sizes. I still enjoy churchills, still enjoy toros and even gordos. But I'm starting to take more notice of taste vs. size, and would like to know what you all think about this.

Thanks for reading.