Quote Originally Posted by pub spears View Post
So the fatter the stick the greater ratio of filler to binder. The wider the burn and ash, etc. What gets me is the price difference between a robusto and a churchill. Say $5 for a robusto and $6 for a churchill. Close in gauge so I'll spend the extra buck for the longer lasting smoke almost every time.
One of the head guys at Puros Indios told me when he buys other peoples sticks to try he only buys churchills. He says they cost more but they are usally better sticks because they age longer because not as many people buy them. I started doing the same. If you have never tried a stick most people just go with a shorter, cheapier robusto than paying a couple more bucks for a churchill. So in the time 3-4 boxes of robustos sell the same box of churchills have been ageing.

Makes since to me