I like the 6X52 the best. But I also like the padron 5X50's as well. The 60 ring gauge is just too damn big for me. I have a few 60's but after I smoke them i feel I need my jaw set back in place.
Generally I prefer a 6x52 or 54 gage. But there are lots of 60's that I just love, especially perfectos.Gurkha Vintage 2001, Graycliff turbo Limitada, Gurkha Centurian, Obsidian are great 60 rings.
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.
This is absolutely true as well. I only mention the "bang for the buck" theory because I have seen it firsthand with some friends who are more casual smokers. It definitely takes a little more "practice" to get your pacing down to smoke a smaller rg.
I agree with RampMonkey. Larger ring gages are perfect for when smoking is a secondary activity like when playing golf or fishing. They require less attention. I usually reach for something Toro sized for golf or occasionally a churchill. When I'm home and can focus more on the cigar I go with something 52 or smaller and usually a shorther length as well.
When I'm home and can focus more on the cigar I go with something 52 or smaller and usually a shorther length as well.
thats interesting. i usually go for the longest cigars i can find. i have been a big fan of the lonsdale for this reason. i get coplexity of the longer filler and a good wrapper to filler ratio. its more often than not a complex very flavorful cigar.
It probably did. At first I thought, "Oh, that'd be fun to smoke maybe with a group of guys just cause they're soridiculous!". But I am pretty sure I'd vomit... that article where I found the pic said the quickest smoke time was 2:45... that's really damn quick.
I generally enjoy anything larger than a robusto. There are a few blends that I enjoy more as a 6x60 than a smaller size. (The Gurkha Royal Challenge and Rocky Patel - Patel Bros.)
When I started smoking cigars, I loved 60 ring gauges - never knew the were popular, it was just what I liked to smoke. Lately though I've been transitioning; now I like 52 gauge, but can't really stand anything smaller. Go figure.
What I'm getting from this, and my extreme hatred of 60rg bulls hit fad, is that newbs smoke our puff entirely to fast and often. I did it my first few months, until I learned to sit back and relax and treasure the flavors. Plus learning your own puff method of preference. Mines 2 short to heat her up, then one long to enjoy the flavors. Never realized how much newer smokers go bigger because of "bitter flavors". That means you're puffing to fast show down and relax. Reminds me of the first time in high school with my female friend...oh wait too much.
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