Smaller Ring Gauge

[TheGreekTitan]

Just lit up a Padron 1964 box press 6" x 42 ring gauge. I love this thing! Great flavor, comfortable in the hand and mouth. Huge amounts of billowing smoke with a fantastic aroma and flavor. That said, I've seen a guy get a ribbing from his buddies at a B&M for smoking something similar.

What gives?

[badwhale]

Just lit up a Padron 1964 box press 6" x 42 ring gauge. I love this thing! Great flavor, comfortable in the hand and mouth. Huge amounts of billowing smoke with a fantastic aroma and flavor. That said, I've seen a guy get a ribbing from his buddies at a B&M for smoking something similar.

What gives?

Ummm, they're douchebags?

No, really I tend toward the smaller ring gauges. I'm not much for jawbreakers.

[mrtr33]

I love the lancero vitola. Many of the cigars I like in this vitola are about 7" in length and a size 38 ring gauge.

[TheGreekTitan]

Ummm, they're douchebags?

No, really I tend toward the smaller ring gauges. I'm not much for jawbreakers.

Totally agreed, it was really strange. Being fairly new to the hobby I put some thought to their position. Not much, but some; and I think you summed it up well.

I love the lancero vitola. Many of the cigars I like in this vitola are about 7" in length and a size 38 ring gauge.

Maybe it's the ex-cigarette smoker in me, but that just makes sense. Don't get me wrong, I like a 6 1/2 x 52 (or larger at times) drinking a beer and grilling, or just because. But I really enjoy the variety of shapes, sizes, flavor profiles, etc..

It just seemed odd that this guy was put into a position of having to defend himself for smoking a cigar that he seemed to be enjoying.

[badwhale]

If I was smoking a PAM corona, and anyone gave me shit, anywhere, I'd just ignore them.

If I was smoking a LFD DL700, and anyone gave me shit, anywhere, I'd just ignore them.

[TheGreekTitan]

If I was smoking a PAM corona, and anyone gave me shit, anywhere, I'd just ignore them.

If I was smoking a LFD DL700, and anyone gave me shit, anywhere, I'd just ignore them.

For some reason I think you might do something other than ignore them.

[craig]

I taste chocolate in VSG's ;-)

[steffanan]

I'm 19 so the dumb kids I'm surrounded with occasionally hear I'm into smoking cigars, and they say one of two things. "so you like swishers and stuff"? And "do you have any huge ones like on tv"? I get pretty annoyed by these people. I sometimes will be fixing a burn problem, and ill light the wrapper of a tunneling cigar. Usually, if the next few puffs taste better, as so much wrapper is burning at once, I try to buy a smaller ring gauge next time for the smaller amount of filler. I might be crazy, but its eggar I do anyway.

[Sumatra Samurai]

While every cigar is different and each one seems to have its own ring gauge/length sweet spot, I generally only like the small ring gauges (40s) with no longer than a 5" stick because they seem to have burn/draw issues.

[Old Spice]

Thanks for the recommendations guys, it took some shopping around but I was able to find some corticos and lanceros in the brands I wanted.