Smoking time

[simwells]

As a relatively new smoker I have found myself surprised by the length that cigars smoke for compared to each other and how often size of cigar doesn?t indicate how long it will take to smoke.

For instance the little Liga flying pigs I could make last a couple of hours and they?re only 4? long. The epi 2 I recently had smoked much faster.

Is this down predominantly to how tight they are rolled? Or the kind of leaf used etc.? Lancero?s I find need to be smoked slow to keep them from overheating and to really get the flavours out of them.

How much does psychology come into it too? If it smokes well hotter and we?re really enjoying it do we subconsciously smoke faster?

Not sure if there?s any decent articles or anything on this but I?m intrigued!


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[kern47]

Arturo Fuente Short Story is another that springs to mind. Only smoked one and took about 40 minutes, but could probably stretch to an hour. Only a small perfecto, but more like a robusto in terms of smoke time.

I'm guessing maybe the weight and how much tobacco is in it would play the biggest part?

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[Simon Bolivar]

It's a good & valid question, without any fixed answers but here's a few rules: The larger the RG, the slower it will burn. The less densely packed, the faster it will burn. Indeed, slimmer cigars should be smoked more slowly to avoid over heating, to appreciate the flav's, especially the lighter marca's like Hoyo's, LGC & ERDM.
The World championship for making a Marvela (Petit Corona) last longest is over 168mins! For normal smoking they last 40-50mins. Robustos 50-60mins, Julieta No2 (Churchill) 90-100mins, Promernatie (DC) 100-120mins & Diademas (Giant Perfecto) 180-200mins.

[ha_banos]

How densely packed makes a difference. Although I expect if they are too densely packed to affect smoking time is a quality control issue!

Was just thinking over this topic during yesterday lunchtime smoke. Time is the biggest factor for me in choosing what to smoke!

Recent holiday gave me a chance to enjoy some bigger sticks. The biggest one I had in fact too! Nice to know I've got a couple of hours uninterrupted.

Not so back home...

[Emaresee]

It's a good & valid question, without any fixed answers but here's a few rules: The larger the RG, the slower it will burn. The less densely packed, the faster it will burn. Indeed, slimmer cigars should be smoked more slowly to avoid over heating, to appreciate the flav's, especially the lighter marca's like Hoyo's, LGC & ERDM.
The World championship for making a Marvela (Petit Corona) last longest is over 168mins! For normal smoking they last 40-50mins. Robustos 50-60mins, Julieta No2 (Churchill) 90-100mins, Promernatie (DC) 100-120mins & Diademas (Giant Perfecto) 180-200mins.

I'll never forget your advice to 'sip' slender cigars.... I tried it, and found it describes perfectly how best to get the best from the thinner vitolas!

[Simon Bolivar]

I'll never forget your advice to 'sip' slender cigars.... I tried it, and found it describes perfectly how best to get the best from the thinner vitolas!

Cheers Emaresee, appreciate that, glad to pass on the tip, the slimmer the cigar, the better it works.

[Kickback]

The type of leaves and the RH also impact the time.

I found sometimes when a stick really struggles to keep alight that it doesn't last as long as I'm constantly trying to get it to smoke and either overheat or relight.
Those that burn perfect but are lightly packed the time depends on whether you overheat it because you're enjoying it so much or are on a limited time to finish the cigar. Too many variables for a single answer.