Fat Cigar Fad

[djs134]

Its not a fade but a preference. I prefer larger RG cigars....50 and up. The best cigars I have had were over 50 RG.

Larger RG cigars smoke cooler and are blended better. But for me its the cooler smoke that is most important. Once the tobacco is too hot, the cigar is simply unsmokable (imo). Sometimes I can recover it by letter it go out....sometimes not.

I also prefer longer cigars. I rarely smoke past 1/2 way....and nubbing is a once in a blue moon event. Most cigars become acrid and bitter past the halfway point.

After reading this Kramer, I couldn't help but think of others I've run across that say something similar. You might find an added dimension to your smoking if you slow down a little more. I know that there is a lot of fun made of the 1 minute per draw suggestion, but there is something to be said for it, especially for smaller ring gauge sticks. One advantage of smaller ring gaugers is that there is a higher percentage of wrapper to filler. Just a thought. Oh and btw, Welcome to the board bro!

 

[Pendaboot]

I think that in addition to more wrapper, larger diameter allows for the addition of another filler leaf. I read somewhere where some expert cigar producer said he went to larger RGs to break out of the tyranny of the four leaves. That lets the tobacco blender to do his work with more ammunition. Kinda like a Cognac blender who gets to use 10 or 20 or even more vintages to get the blend perfect.