Thin Cigars?

[El Greco]

I am not a fan of thin vitolas either.

But I strongly recommend that you try Por Larranaga Monte Carlos. They are excellent. Rather inexpensive, real cuban taste, top construction and burn.

Just give them some time to rest.

[HabanoSy]

I find the smaller rings need to be smoked a lot slower and are a lot less forgiving.

There certainly is an art to smoking the thinner gauge cigar to fully appreciate what they have to offer...

Unfortunately, I tend to quaff my smokes rather rapidly which always leaves me feeling 'Im sure that had much more to offer...!!!' when I smoke a thin gauge cigar...

Cheers, HabanoSy

[SeanP]

I like a thinner gauge cigar now and again. Usually when I have time to smoke and really enjoy it as I find the smaller rings need to be smoked a lot slower and are a lot less forgiving.

[lakeside toker]

I am smoking more of the thinner ring cigars lately. Most have a few years on them and have really tasted and smoked great.

[Big J]

I really don't care for thin cigars. I prefer a 46-52 ring gauge.

[Kdot]

always saw thin cigars as a bit girly when out in public, even though i do enjoy a fundadores...I'm not that particularly fond of the mega thick cigars either, i.e Nub, a bit to butch...

im happy with a 47rg Churchill the perfect balance between macho and feminine...(does that mean its some sort of hermaphrodite stogie???)

[Lee Nub]

LOL

[tippexx]

i prefer something 50 plus, and 60 plus is even better

They've specialist sites for that sort of thing these days Lee!

[Lee Nub]

I dont seem to get on with thinner gauge either, i prefer something 50 plus, and 60 plus is even better

[misterbulgarin]

I have three lanceros left, I dont mind em, but I do prefer to rag a larger gauge, theres too much room for error with the smaller guages imo (if you smoke it too quick, oooh oohhhh!)

[cjlawrie]

I quite like the lower ring gauges too - mainly for the 'smoking time' perspective. I'll need to note down a couple of the ones mentioned here and give them a go!

[jacques]

There has been a trend in favour of large ring gauge for some time. But the thin ones, which were more sought after in the 70s apparently, are coming back. As mentioned above, MRN and other connoiseurs praise them because they can be very flavourful when smoked corrctly (ie, slowly). The thing is also, larger ring gauge cigars conatin mor volado tobacco levaes. These are just filling material in order to insure good burn characteristics but they don't have much aroma. Hence the negative term "volado rolls" used on some boards...

I think the situation can be compared to wine, where there is a global tendency away from Parkerized wine towards terroir etc. Same thing will happen with thin ring gauge cigars...

[tippexx]

I prefer thin ring gauge cigars over larger ring gauges. Unfortunately many of them are being rapidly discontinued. If I had my way, I'd bring back all the old long panatelas and ninfas.

A sentiment echoed! Would be nice to know what's available NC though. But I guess the US taste for bigger cigars dictates to a fair extent.

[deltawhisky]

There is no such thing as a little girl cigar, gentlemen! How many young ladies do you see blazing lonsdales in the summer sun?

[TJCoro]

There are exceptions, of course!

TJ, to quote nic, you're telling me he's not a real man?

Well....maybe senor Eastwood, BUT THAT IT's !!!

Names TJ, TJCoro, and I love spaghetti westerns!