Is this true or matter of opinion?

Denero

Does the flavor of a cigar decrease as it gets larger in ring size? because I'm thinking of getting some 601 La Bomba's in the 7 x 70 size but a buddy suggested I get it smaller to enjoy the flavor more....what do you guys think?

Chuck N

Ring gage is a personnal prefrance, but generally your friend is correct. The bigger the ring gauge the more filler. The smaller the ring gauge the less filler and you taste the leaf more.

Denero

bigharpoon

Totally depends on the wrapper and the filler. If you want to taste more wrapper go for the smaller rg. If the cigar is using tasty filler leaves than a bigger cigar may be very tasty indeed. It's all personal preference, you should try them all and decide for yourself.

kuzi16

Schrooz

Try the Partagas 1845 robusto which is a 49 ring size. It's listed as a medium bodied smoke. For me, its a full on full-bodied smoke. Really flavorful. Then try the 6x60 gigante. It would make a good experiement because the 49 ring size packs a punch. I find it a flavorful stick and would provide a good base for comparison of size with flavor. I have yet to try the gigante but it's on the list for me. I guess it depends on the blend too. Smoke time changes the character of the cigar too, you may get more complex flavor from the larger cigar at different points of the smoke.

Bob Luken

Here's the cliff notes - The flavor does not increase with a smaller ring gauge so much as it simply,.....changes. You will get more wrapper flavor with smaller ring gauges but, the blend ratios of the filler and binder will change too.

90+ Irishman

Not saying right or wrong one way or the other but the general rule of thumb that I've heard (not sure how accurate but meh), is that more than glad the "flavor" comes from the wrapper while a good portion of the body comes from the filler. So smaller RG sticks have a better ratio or wrapper to filler. I prefer small RG but that's simply my preference. I don't think you'd notice too much of a difference either way honestly.

Chuck N

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Chuck N

Sorry I cant recommend any 70 ring gauge cigars. Maybe someone else can.

First Warrior

I like ring sizes 38 to 52 for flavor. There is always exceptions though. I smoked a Viaje 58 yesterday and it blew me away and I smoked a Nub 60 this AM that was very nice. The Viaje was released as a single ring size and the Nub was blended as a 60 and a 64. I've found that a cigar released in a single ring size has more flavor than the larger rings in a cigar released in several ring sizes.

brianetz1

YankeeMan

Denero

My fellow lovers of the leaf.....thanks for all your inputs I have read all the comments and it really helped.