View Full Version : Favorite Vitola?
badbriar
07-15-2013, 06:14 PM
What's your favorite Vitola? Nice, fat 60 ring, or a thin Lancero?
Also, do you find that your favorite cigar has a different taste in different sizes?
One of my milder go- to sticks is a Cusano 18 Paired Maduro. My preference is for the Gordo, followed by the Toro.a I do not really care for the Churchill - find the flavors somewhat diluted or muted. Interesting that it's entirely possible for the size of otherwise identical cigars to have a bearing on the flavor.
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Porch Dweller
07-15-2013, 06:22 PM
Corona and Robusto. When I first started smoking I thought bigger would be better. Now I'm of the opposite opinion.
big_jaygee
07-15-2013, 06:24 PM
robusto, petit corona, toro is the order i prefer them
Buckeye Jack
07-15-2013, 06:38 PM
Corona Gorda, Corona Extra, Petit Corona, Corona, Robusto
icehog3
07-15-2013, 06:38 PM
Petite corona, robusto, mareva, lonsdale...depends on my mood.
CamoFlogged
07-15-2013, 06:42 PM
Robusto, torpedo, petite corona and toro for me.
kelmac07
07-15-2013, 06:43 PM
Corona, toro and lancero for me.
BHalbrooks
07-15-2013, 06:45 PM
Robusto or Lancero are my favorites it seems.
Lancero, corona, Robusto.
TJtorpedo
07-15-2013, 06:54 PM
Toro, corona gorda, robust in that order.
688sonarmen
07-15-2013, 07:16 PM
Petit Corona, Petit Lancero, Short Robusto, Robusto, Corona, Lancero
dvickery
07-15-2013, 08:00 PM
on any given night...the closer a cigar is to 42 rg x 5 1/8 inches...the better the chance I will smoke it.
marevas rule
derrek
MUNKY
07-15-2013, 08:19 PM
Robust, corona, lancero
Fordman4ever
07-15-2013, 09:16 PM
Lancero and Robusto
Adriftpanda
07-15-2013, 09:54 PM
on any given night...the closer a cigar is to 42 rg x 5 1/8 inches...the better the chance I will smoke it.
marevas rule
derrek
Marevas is pretty close up there, thanks to you.
AdamJoshua
07-15-2013, 10:00 PM
No. 1
Lancero
and now the Half Corona
pektel
07-15-2013, 10:10 PM
on any given night...the closer a cigar is to 42 rg x 5 1/8 inches...the better the chance I will smoke it.
marevas rule
derrek
This.
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Blak Smyth
07-16-2013, 05:21 AM
Lancero, corona, Robusto.
This. In this order. :tu:tu
maninblack
07-16-2013, 05:57 AM
Toro and robusto.
xFreebirdx
07-16-2013, 06:24 AM
Depends on the blend/brand of the cigar for me. ;)
shade
07-16-2013, 06:51 AM
My favorite changes frequently. Depends on the time of day, activity, and mood.
Anything from a TPC with morning coffee to a DC cutting the grass, works. :D
Dunkel
07-16-2013, 07:01 AM
Corona, Robusto, Belicoso, Toro. Not a fan of Lanceros at all.
Corona, Robusto, Belicoso, Toro. Not a fan of Lanceros at all.
I am with you Doug, except I like the lanceros :)
equetefue
07-16-2013, 07:21 AM
Corona, Belicoso and Lancero for me
Subvet642
07-16-2013, 09:59 AM
I like the smaller stuff: Petit cetros, Standards (4 3/4 x 39), Marevas and Creamas.
jonumberone
07-16-2013, 10:03 AM
Robusto and Coronas Gordas
shopkins82
07-16-2013, 10:25 AM
I'm shocked that 2-pages in there's not a single preference for larger ring gauges! I find the larger ring gauges burn cooler and smoother allowing me to smoke much closer to the nub before picking up harshness and pitching. I'd take a 4x60 over a 7x38 in the same brand/blend any day of the week... same smoke time but cooler, smoother, and the ability to smoke much deeper into the stick.
Blak Smyth
07-16-2013, 10:26 AM
I don't know why but there is something special about lanceros, they seem almost magical. Even though I have had better tasting vitolas, the lancero remains my favorite. This was the case with NCs and holds true now with CCs.
Don't know if I am the only one who feels this way, I never really thought about it before today.
pektel
07-16-2013, 11:23 AM
I don't know why but there is something special about lanceros, they seem almost magical. Even though I have had better tasting vitolas, the lancero remains my favorite. This was the case with NCs and holds true now with CCs.
Don't know if I am the only one who feels this way, I never really thought about it before today.
The smaller RG cigars are more difficult to blend, and to roll. The quality of leaf I would think has to be higher all around to get the blend to deliver with fewer leaves. Since they are also harder to roll, I would imagine that only the better torcedors in the factory are rolling them.
So, I would agree with your perception of lanceros, and smaller rg cigars in general.
Sweet_Leaf_PDX
07-16-2013, 11:42 AM
Corona, Robusto, and Toro are the sizes I find myself seeking out most often.
bstarrs
07-17-2013, 11:29 AM
I would have to say its a tie between a Robusto and a Corona Gorda, though I do always enjoy petit coronas and minutos for cc's
Simple1
07-17-2013, 11:32 AM
I'm a fan of anything around a 40 rg.
roro16
07-17-2013, 12:20 PM
Robusto and corona
systm
07-17-2013, 01:39 PM
Lancero is by far my favorite, the rest in no particular order: Churchill, Petite Corona, Robusto, Corona Gorda.
Heavy_d
07-17-2013, 02:45 PM
Coronas and toros seem to be my favorite sizes. I enjoy a Churchill every now and then, but with the heat and mugginess we're having, I almost hate to spend 2+ hours on the porch during the day.
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