Least favorite vitola?

[SergeantStogie]

Tonight I smoked a stogie from one of my favorite lines, Joya De Nicaragua Antano 1970. I've had a ton of the Consuls, Gran Consuls and Robustos but, tonight it was a Churchill. I have never liked Churchills. The draw tight, they smoke FOREVER, the ratio of wrapper to filler just never works for me.

What about you? Is there a size/vitola you really don't like?

 

[MU Mike]

Big fat cigars (6 x 60's and the like), and little fat cigars (nub-style). Both are awful.

 

[pnoguy]

For me, it really depends on how the blend works with the vitola. I mostly don't like rings over 60, but that's just because they aren't that comfortable to smoke for me. I have had cigars that were great for me in robusto, but the churchill of the same blend didn't work for me and vice-verse, but I can't say there is a particular vitola that's my least favorite.

 

[tobii3]

there is a point, when you are smoking a cigar for 2 or more hours, that you just become bored with it.

 

[iCraig]

Just not a big fan of churchills or the longer sticks... Im much happier with a smaller beli or robusto. Even Toros I don't usually smoke, but I prefer them to the Churchills.

 

[Le Buzz]

Churchills are nice if they are 47 rg (or would that make it a Julieta?) The 7 x 54 churchills and the like are just too much leaf thou.

 

[Farani]

there is a point, when you are smoking a cigar for 2 or more hours, that you just become bored with it.

Amen to that. Not to mention, if you're smoking something really strong, 7" of stick is just too much. I also don't like the huge ring gauges. A stick that produces a ton of smoke with an easy draw will compensate for this, though, for me.

 

[mwlabel]

Large sticks like Churchills, double coronas, etc etc are not for me. Mainly because I usually smoke by myself these days, and the weather is getting chilly - so I don't want to be out there forever

 

[SkinsFanLarry]

I'm not a big fan of the Presidente's myself.

 

[dpricenator]

Big fat cigars (6 x 60's and the like), and little fat cigars (nub-style). Both are awful.

I'm with you Mike. I have a couple 6x60 7x60 sticks that I will never touch. Just can't do the fat RGs stuff

 

[Bowhnter]

I usually base on how much time I have, which may be wrong...

So with this being said, how do you find out which vitola the blender actually had in mind for the taste he was going for in a particular brand?

Being rather new with a limited palate, I would rather start there when trying new cigars.

 

[tmoney2007]

No fatties!

I really don't mind churchills if I am going to be smoking that long anyway. Big RG stuff just doesn't do it for me.

 

[dpricenator]

So with this being said, how do you find out which vitola the blender actually had in mind for the taste he was going for in a particular brand.
Being rather new with a limited palate, I would rather start there when trying new cigars.

Honestly, I aim at the size I like, Lancero or Petite Corona, maybe a small figurado or perfecto. If I don't like It, it does not matter if the blender was going for a perfect Churchill. I don't generally like Churchills and won't buy one even if that's supposed to be the best in the line.

 

[danthebugman]

Small, long cigars (lancero, panatela) have never really done it for me :dunno:. I keep trying them, but they just don't feel right and I've had some burn issues with them.

Dan

 

[Lorax429]

Anything over a 56 ring falls into the category of least favorite for me.

 

[elderboy02]

I hate Churchills

 

[Alwayslit]

Big fat cigars (6 x 60's and the like)

.....x2

 

[Private Yesman]

Anything over a 56 ring falls into the category of least favorite for me.

Amen! I second this.

 

[COYOTE JLR]

Big fat cigars (6 x 60's and the like), and little fat cigars (nub-style). Both are awful.

That's one of my favorite sizes and I've found them to be quite delicious. :tiphat:

I'm not a fan of particularly thin ring gauges most of the time, though there are some lanceros out there that I enjoy occasionally.

 

[SuperKrishna]

I like Lanceros and Perfectos, but prefer 6x60s. My favorite cigar of all time is the LFD DL 700. It's a 6.5x60.
But . . .
I'm a big guy. 6'5" 350lbs. If I spread out my hand, from pinky to thumb is 11". My ring size is a 15. I have very large hands and the big sticks fit me better. I also prefer the complex flavors I can get out of a larger ring gauge.