Torpedo or Belicoso?

FriskyDingo · 10-16-2008, 02:23 PM

By those definitions it would really seem that some confuse the Pyramid and Torpedo vitolas.

kgoings · 10-16-2008, 02:26 PM

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Originally Posted by FriskyDingo

By those definitions it would really seem that some confuse the Pyramid and Torpedo vitolas.

True True, most all of the torpedo's I see advertised are not torpedos by those definitions but Pyramid's

Mugen910 · 10-16-2008, 02:27 PM

Great definitions...Thanks...

JohnnyFlake · 10-16-2008, 02:35 PM

This LINK should be very helpful as well!

http://www.aficionado-a-havanas.com/...cgi/shape.html

Mark C · 10-16-2008, 05:34 PM

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Originally Posted by JohnnyFlake

This LINK should be very helpful as well!

http://www.aficionado-a-havanas.com/...cgi/shape.html

I'm confused, looks like an open foot in the pic for 'torpedo', am I missing something?

JohnnyFlake · 10-16-2008, 07:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Mark C

I'm confused, looks like an open foot in the pic for 'torpedo', am I missing something?

It is an open foot, the same as all the others except the Culebra and Perfecto!

Scottw · 10-16-2008, 07:56 PM

thanks for the info!! me likes the belicoso

RevSmoke · 12-05-2008, 01:58 PM

Here they are as I have always thought of them.

Pyramid - Tapers continually from head to foot, the foot may be very wide.

Torpedo - Tapers from head to main body of cigar, but is a gradual taper and then parallels.

Belicoso - Tapers from head to main body, but does so very quickly, not quite a rounded head, but very close, and then it parallels.

Perfecto - Tapers at both head and foot. The taper at the foot may be gradual or sharp.

csbrewfisher · 12-05-2008, 03:41 PM

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Originally Posted by JohnnyFlake

This LINK should be very helpful as well!

http://www.aficionado-a-havanas.com/...cgi/shape.html

Even in these pics I fail to see the difference between the torp and the beli

DrDubzz · 12-05-2008, 04:01 PM

my understanding is a beli and a torp are the same shape, but a torpedo is a set size, I believe a 6.xx X 52 whereas a belicoso is generally a smaller cigar

bobarian · 12-05-2008, 05:08 PM

These are all simply descriptive terms used rather loosely by manufacturers. Outside Cuba, there are no "standard" sizes or names. Even within Cuba some terms are used to describe more than one size cigar. Although generally a Belicoso is shorter than a Torpedo, there is no specific size that would prevent a manufacturer from calling any cigar a specific name.

Yazzie · 12-05-2008, 09:05 PM

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Originally Posted by RX2010

my understanding is a beli and a torp are the same shape, but a torpedo is a set size, I believe a 6.xx X 52 whereas a belicoso is generally a smaller cigar

I agree. I just pulled out an Oliva V Torp and a Don Carlos Belicoso out of my cooler and best I could tell the structure and shape were the same with the Torp being about 1/2 inch longer

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JohnnyFlake Just an old Wiseguy! Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: John Location: Henderson, Nevada Posts: 534 Trading: (18)	Re: Torpedo or Belicoso? This LINK should be very helpful as well! http://www.aficionado-a-havanas.com/...cgi/shape.html __________________ A real man only needs Seven things in his life, Cigars, Women, Guns, Whiskey, Beer, Beans & Bacon!

10-16-2008, 07:56 PM	#7
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12-05-2008, 01:58 PM	#8
RevSmoke Ain't Never Gonna Leave Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Todd Location: Northcentral woods of Wisconsin Posts: 6,875 Trading: (51)	Re: Torpedo or Belicoso? Here they are as I have always thought of them. Pyramid - Tapers continually from head to foot, the foot may be very wide. Torpedo - Tapers from head to main body of cigar, but is a gradual taper and then parallels. Belicoso - Tapers from head to main body, but does so very quickly, not quite a rounded head, but very close, and then it parallels. Perfecto - Tapers at both head and foot. The taper at the foot may be gradual or sharp. __________________ Todd__ "Smoke what you like, and enjoy it!"

12-05-2008, 04:01 PM	#10
DrDubzz Formerly RX2010 Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Tim Location: Virginia Posts: 2,201 Trading: (34)	Re: Torpedo or Belicoso? my understanding is a beli and a torp are the same shape, but a torpedo is a set size, I believe a 6.xx X 52 whereas a belicoso is generally a smaller cigar

12-05-2008, 05:08 PM	#11
bobarian Cranky Habanophile Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Wine Country Posts: 8,869 Trading: (51)	Re: Torpedo or Belicoso? These are all simply descriptive terms used rather loosely by manufacturers. Outside Cuba, there are no "standard" sizes or names. Even within Cuba some terms are used to describe more than one size cigar. Although generally a Belicoso is shorter than a Torpedo, there is no specific size that would prevent a manufacturer from calling any cigar a specific name.