Cigar 101 noob question

[CoventryCat86]

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.

[FindingRelevance]

I agree that taste is going to vary with each size even though they're made with the same intent. Length and burn are going to be different for each size. The longer the smoke, the more it has to go through in the cigar before it touches your lips. That will cause a difference to.

Me, personally, I gravitate towards figurados or torpedoes primarily because there is a more flavoable tip. Even a Chisel, is you punch the top and smoke through that hole, the smoke run over the top of your mouth first with is it's own intriguing taste. Enjoy!