Help me understand these vitolas!!

[Brimy623]

OK!

I understand the different vitolas give taste variations.

But I don't understand the Belicosos & Torpedoes. Of the "non-standard" vitolas, your pyramides decrease in RG from foot to head; your figuardos increase quickly and then decrease gradually; your double perfectos/preferidos gradually increase then gradually decrease. So I see the taste variation based on RG change.

What is it to the Belis & Torps??

 

[ZaneG]

My understanding is a Beli is pretty much the same as a torp but the taper isn't as drastic and it tapers very quickly.

 

[CWS]

Quoted from Cigar Magazine:
Belicoso
Traditional belicosos are short pyramids, often with a slightly rounded pyramid head. They often measure from 5 to 5 1/2 inches, with ring gauges of about 50. Today's belicosos, however, are often coronas or corona gordas with tapered heads. Recent years have also seen the production of mini-belicosos, short cigars with small ring gauges and tapered heads. Example: Bolivar Belicoso Fino

Torpedo
Although many companies include cigars called torpedos in their portfolios, the cigars are often pyramids. A true torpedo is a rare cigar today, a smoke with a closed foot, a head tapered to a point, and a bulge in the middle. Example: Cuaba Millennium

 

[mjohop]

For me, belicosos and torpedoes have always been a way to enjoy a longer, thicker gauge cigar without having to smoke a bigger ring gauge than I would normally. Most of what I smoke is under a 50 ring gauge, so a 6x54 torpedo is a good option for me if I want to smoke something bigger without that bigger mouth feel.

 

[javajunkie]

i have always thought of figurados that affect the head of the cigar (beli and torp/ pym cheif amongst them) like the differences in wine or spirits glasses: they change the way the sustance hits your palate, and thereby the way it tastes to you. big difference between vitolas and glasses is the user interface, as YOU chose how to cut it, and how the final delivery of flavor presents itself.

also, even basic figurados are tougher to roll (or so i have always heard), and their better rollers are on them, so the torpedo or beli should be one of the best performers out of the line.

 

[StogieNinja]

Its just the ability to decide how open you want the draw. A lot of guys love punch cuts for the same reason. I hate the punch cut, but I very much enjoy a belicoso. The taper is just better, and has a better mouth-feel than a punch cut.