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Length vs girth
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penzt8 Offline
#1 Posted: Tue, May 13 2003, 7:51 AM EST
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If you could have your favorite cigar, regardless of brand, custom rolled to your specifications would you opt for a large ring gage or long barrel (or both)? I know that the flavor/strength profile of a cigat is affected greatly by both length and girth but just as a matter of personal preference for the way it feels when held what would be your preference?
lifesacatch22 Offline
#2 Posted: Tue, May 13 2003, 8:10 AM EST
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large ring guage
Penguin13 Offline
#3 Posted: Tue, May 13 2003, 8:19 AM EST
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Wheres E when you need her :) I prefer Larger ring gauge.

KC
cwilhelmi Offline
#4 Posted: Tue, May 13 2003, 8:24 AM EST
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52-54 ring and 5.5 length, my perfect smoke, maybe that's why I love the padron 5k...
gideon Offline
#5 Posted: Tue, May 13 2003, 8:31 AM EST
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I'm with cwilhelmi - I like a balance of both. My favorite is about 50-54 guage and 5.0 - 5.75 in length.
BeatDragon Offline
#6 Posted: Tue, May 13 2003, 8:44 AM EST
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Preferably 47-54rg no more than 6".
penzt8 Offline
#7 Posted: Tue, May 13 2003, 10:06 AM EST
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My preference has changed over the years. I use to favor robustos with a 50 ring. Now I prefer larger ring (52-60). I don't really have a favorite length and it's usually just decided by the amount of time I have to smoke. So for me girth is much more of a factor than length.
Charlie Offline
#8 Posted: Tue, May 13 2003, 10:59 AM EST
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Agree with Wilhemi 52 to 55 and 5 1/2 inches in length.

Charlie
RICKAMAVEN Offline
#9 Posted: Tue, May 13 2003, 11:13 AM EST
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7 1/2 x 54. something i am familiar with and like the feel of it in my hand.
merlin9052 Offline
#10 Posted: Tue, May 13 2003, 11:49 AM EST
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I prefer robusto with a 50 gauge on up.
Oh,and i'm sure we'll here from E!!! LOL
Eric
captainfudgie Offline
#11 Posted: Tue, May 13 2003, 12:10 PM EST
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I like variety in both cigars and size. If held to only one size it would be 7.0 X 50. But all in all
performance is much more important than size.
RDC Offline
#12 Posted: Tue, May 13 2003, 12:23 PM EST
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They dont call me Pringles Can for nothing!

6 min. ring as close to 50 and above works.
Robby Offline
#13 Posted: Tue, May 13 2003, 12:49 PM EST
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I like the 50 to 54 ring. More important to me than the length.
SteveS Offline
#14 Posted: Tue, May 13 2003, 1:45 PM EST
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I often enjoy a 4.5 x 50 robusto at lunch time and frequently smoke a 7.25 x 54 while watching one of the boys play ball on the weekend ...

That said, a 6 x 52 torp is, for me, the absolute ideal, but a 54-ring is only 1/32" greater in dia, and a 50-ring only 1/32" less ... not too big a variance and a great many of my favs are those sizes as well ...
Robby Offline
#15 Posted: Tue, May 13 2003, 1:47 PM EST
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ditto, a perfect example and one of my favs is the Punch Rare Corojo. The little one, Rothchild? I REALLY like that cigar.
sketcha Offline
#16 Posted: Tue, May 13 2003, 2:23 PM EST
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I also like the 50-54s. I like longer cigars for physical labor like mowing lawns and such. Robustos are cool if I'm short on time. Pyramids and Torps are probably my favorite though. I've yet to have a good Presidente.
calavera Offline
#17 Posted: Tue, May 13 2003, 2:41 PM EST
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For me, the 7 by 49 is the perfect combo of length and girth. The Padron churchill is 6 7/8 by 46 so it is a little smaller than I like (but still acceptable). The Genuine churchill is 7.25 by 54 so it is a little big (but still good, with age). The masterpiece is the VSG Sorceror, weighing in at 7 by 49 (perfection).

J
jd1 Offline
#18 Posted: Tue, May 13 2003, 3:18 PM EST
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I have no favorite; it just depends on the time I have. However, I generally prefer ISOMs at 42-48 ring.
Fatshotbud Offline
#19 Posted: Tue, May 13 2003, 3:54 PM EST
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6.875" X 54 ring torpedo or pyramid.
More BIOS Rick? Let see 5'1" @ 212+ pounds?
eleltea Offline
#20 Posted: Tue, May 13 2003, 6:37 PM EST
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lmao at Rickamaven.
cwilhelmi Offline
#21 Posted: Tue, May 13 2003, 6:42 PM EST
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he's quite funny, but 54 is damn small for that, and so is 7in.... LOL!!
SteveS Offline
#22 Posted: Tue, May 13 2003, 7:18 PM EST
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Yeah ... sure .... uh, huh ... whatever you say, CW ... LOL
wouldestous Offline
#23 Posted: Tue, May 13 2003, 8:05 PM EST
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i will go against the grain and say that i like a 42-48 ring gauge best. fat ring smokes seem real bland to me. ymmv.
E-Chick Offline
#24 Posted: Wed, May 14 2003, 9:56 AM EST
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LOL@RICK&CHRIS&KEVIN&ERIC&"PRINGLES-CAN"!!!

I feel that both are equally important for the best fit and comfort in my hand and mouth.

Length for duration...I like it long and lasting.

Girth for that feeling of fullness...skinny doesn't do it for me.

To each his own, but for me? Both.

Unless of course I'm just looking for a quickie!
RDC Offline
#25 Posted: Wed, May 14 2003, 10:22 AM EST
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Got my interest peaked E
Hmmmm, 21 hours by car or 10.5 is half way to El Paso:-)
sketcha Offline
#26 Posted: Wed, May 14 2003, 10:53 AM EST
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I can be there in 8 hrs. via I5. Oh... hi honey you're home. No, I'm not doing anything really important on my computer. Let me just close this page here...
cwilhelmi Offline
#27 Posted: Wed, May 14 2003, 11:49 AM EST
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Sketcha - Where do you live?
sketcha Offline
#28 Posted: Wed, May 14 2003, 11:55 AM EST
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Santa Cruz, CA
cwilhelmi Offline
#29 Posted: Wed, May 14 2003, 12:12 PM EST
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You should come to the herf in Livermore, Mid June...

I'm in SF...
Sonny_LSU Offline
#30 Posted: Wed, May 14 2003, 12:32 PM EST
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5.5" x 60.....I like very large ring gauges
rjdc Offline
#31 Posted: Wed, May 14 2003, 1:41 PM EST
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Rick, you were talking cigars, right?

If not, it's more than we need to know.

Poor Toby.

As far as I go, I like 54-64 ring and 5"-7". Anything else and it doesn't look right hanging out of my mouth.

I'm rather large. Body size!!
dbguru Offline
#32 Posted: Thu, May 15 2003, 2:22 PM EST
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For serious cigar enjoyment, give me the classic #2 Belicoso size (as in Opus X #2, Cuban Monte #2, Fuente Cuban Belicoso Sungrown, even a Sinatra My Way rested in the 'dor for a while.) That's 50 to 54 ring with a 6 1/2 length and a tapered end that my mouth can kiss it a bit. For more casual moments, Robustos (5x50), Coronas and mini-Coronas do the trick. Of the big 7 inchers, very few have really thrilled me but a Padron Churchill (I perfer natural in this size) is a great smoke. It's probably in between a standard churchill (7x50 ring) and a lonsdale (6 1/2 to 7x 42-44 ring)
limoric Offline
#33 Posted: Thu, May 15 2003, 7:59 PM EST
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It's got to be short and thick or thin and long. Thick and long only works if you've got more than 2 hours. 2 of my favorites, Partigas series D#4 (50 X 4 7/8) and the Montecristo Especial (38 X 7 1/2)
CulleyJC52 Offline
#34 Posted: Thu, May 15 2003, 11:48 PM EST
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"Trailers for sale or rent, rooms to let for fifty cents, smoke old stogies that I have found, "short but not too big around" I'm king of the road, lol
cigarzNguitarz Offline
#35 Posted: Fri, May 16 2003, 4:28 AM EST
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Rick
Im reading all this and thinking i should buy my next cigar cutter from a moyel. Perhaps get a few lessons as well. Do you think a few drops of wine would effect the flavour of the cigar?
Randy
dbguru Offline
#36 Posted: Fri, May 16 2003, 10:58 AM EST
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Only with the right prayer and on the eighth day out of the humidor
BMW Offline
#37 Posted: Fri, May 16 2003, 11:10 AM EST
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I'm more in line with wouldestous. The Padron Delicias is my everyday smoke and most Coronas fit into my smoking time.

The Padron Delicias is a short Churchill. If I'm fishing or distance driving then the larger length and slightly larger ring gauges come into play.

Some of my favorite Cuban cigars are petit coronas, coronas and a few corona gordas. (and the Punch 1998 Churchill)

Barry

(If girth surpasses length, then DIET!)
rayder1 Offline
#38 Posted: Fri, May 16 2003, 1:24 PM EST
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I really like to have time to smoke a 54 x 7. I like the feel and balance of a cigar (note: I am referring to cigars) that size. Plus the time you get out of one. I never seem to have a couple hours to spend. I guess that's the idea behind Short Story's

I like the batch of petit corona ISOM's I got. They are perfect in size, shape and taste. If I were to have my own rolled to my standards, I'll probably walk the line and say 5 x 50 box press.

I do like the shape and feel of the Perdomo2 maddies and other box press types.
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