Quote Originally Posted by hed View Post
I wish I had known that before buying a Padron Sampler a couple of months ago. As far as I'm concerned, it's not much of a sampler if the only diff is the shape.
Sometimes the same cigar in different vitolas aren't much different the way they smoke or taste and sometimes they are indeed different. For example, an Opus X #5 smokes and tastes a whole lot different from an Opus X Double Corona or an A size.

That 1926 sampler pack is a great way to let you figure out what size or vitola suits you best. I personally like all four of those sizes for different situations, the #6 for a quick smoke, the #1 if I have about an hour, the #9 for a 35 minute smoke and my favorite is the #2 because I think that's the best vitola for consistency mostly related to construction. It's been my experience over the years that with the #9s and the #1s that the draw varies quite a bit, one day it will be too loose and thus burn too hot and another day it will be just right. However I don't think I've ever had a bad #2.