6 x 60
So I read in one of consumer mags that the 6 x 60 is the third most popular size in the US market after robustos and toros.
When the question has been asked on another couple cigar boards, the 60 ring gauge doesn't seem all that popular.
So, wondering who is smoking all those 6 x 60s, I'll ask here: Is it the smoke for you?
Do you smoke or buy much in the 60 or greater ring gauge?
Do you prefer a smaller ring gauge than 60?
For me, the answers are no, no and yes.
Carillo has the new INCH line - I don't anticipate smoking this cigar, I don't like 'em that fat. I bought a box of 10 Nat Sherman maduro Bankers some few years ago, still have half probably.
When the question has been asked on another couple cigar boards, the 60 ring gauge doesn't seem all that popular.
So, wondering who is smoking all those 6 x 60s, I'll ask here: Is it the smoke for you?
Do you smoke or buy much in the 60 or greater ring gauge?
Do you prefer a smaller ring gauge than 60?
For me, the answers are no, no and yes.
Carillo has the new INCH line - I don't anticipate smoking this cigar, I don't like 'em that fat. I bought a box of 10 Nat Sherman maduro Bankers some few years ago, still have half probably.
Comments
Think about it, a fairly new aficionado walks into a humidor and a fat 6x64 is $8.00 and a skinny, wimpy 6x38 lancero shape is $7.75. Anyone without having a preference for size will pick the big honker. Lanceros can be pricey because they're tough to roll, so they usually do rival the big rg's in price, even though you do get "less cigar."
As for me, I am only looking for rg's under 50 right now. Usually closer to 40. My humidor is mostly full of 50-54's which are a little bigger than I am looking for now. I will occasionaly smoke a biggie size... some cool summer nigts, hanging out, you just want a real long smoke with tons of smoke. I think all rg's have their place. I really enjoy the fat Gurkha Titans and the fat Undercrown size, I enjoy how smooth they can be.
of course there is also one other theory. this is that larger rings gauge cigars smoke cooler and therefore the newer smokers and infrequent smokers like them more because they dont turn bitter if they are smoked too fast. there is a learning curve in smoking small ring gauge cigars. lets face it, there are way more casual cigar smokers than die-hard nerds like us.
Mandingoes deliver too much filler, not enough wrap. Robusto is just right and available in most every blend. To compare one blend to another, you need a consistent size. Problem with lanceros and such is they are hard to find if you want to compare blends as a relative beginner like me. So I am trying to concentrate on all robusto all the time.
So no, no, yes.
I don't mind something right around 50, but much bigger and it's not as mouth-comfortable. On occasion, I'll smoke something bigger, and smaller is almost always acceptable.
Puros Indios "Chief" It's a 18" by 66 rg
Could also be due to the fact that it has been winter and I don't want to be outside for very long. If I could smoke indoors it would be a different story.
I do smoke stuff in the mid 50's.
I find the smaller ring guage and smaller sticks I smoke to fast
therefor they get to hot and bitter on me. Just my 2 cents
Well, she looks pretty excited about it. Also, it looks like that thing ate one of her fingers.
As far as 6x60 goes, I will go there when I'm doing something that takes awhile and I dont want to smoke multiple cigars. Hangin out on the patio all night with friends for example.
i like the bigger ones. I think it has more to do with the look and feel of a big cigar at this point. To me smoking a cigar is a luxury time and it just feels more luxurious and manly to be smoking a nice big ring gauge. it gives me more time to pick out flavors (which i am horrible at right now), and in general just "feels" like i am smoking a cigar.
secondly at times the smaller ring gauges feel like i am smoking a cigarette.
lastly i smoke WAY too fast and the small ones get bitter quick.....that's why i am saving a lot of the small ones i have gotten in bombs for a year from now when i get my smoking pattern down
I think this makes sense.
I started smoking cigars a few years after quitting cigarettes and it took quite some time before I found the real flavor of cigars and why people enjoy them. Since cigarette flavor doesn't change no matter how fast you smoke I didn't consider the fact that it has a drastic effect on cigars, so I was smoking them waay too fast. Due to that a larger rg tasted better because it burned cooler.
it usually takes me 4+ hours to smoke an "A" and thats 9x50