Thin Cigars?

[misterbulgarin]

Im not a huge fan of smaller gauges, I take big draws on my cigars, I find when i smoke small gauges I 'rinse them' too much, they get too hot, purely smoking technique but I feel like im smoking a big fag or a hamlet, i like that gap to be FILLED with a big gauge, far away from any likeness of a hamlet or the sort.

dont get me wrong, Ive had a couple of nice ones, but It didnt really feel like the cigat experience to me. The cohiba exquisitos was nice, but again, i like a longer smoke. Its just me, im still exploring the waters in terms of brands and vitolas. When im a veteran smoker, im sure ill explore the smaller gauges

[ACMCC]

Yes Bolivar gold medals are very good, got a couple of boxes aging, technically regarded as a medium gauge at 42 (26 to 39 thin, 40 - 46 medium, 48 and above thick gauge....in europe) but they feel a little like a thin gauge due to the length, can be a little tannic when young, always look tempting with those shiny gold wrappers in the humi....

Do the charlottes taste similar to the conny 3's bnelly, if there the same, I'll strike them off me to find list!....

[TJCoro]

Don't Sell The Panatelas Short!

Good to know there are so many fans of the Bolivar GM. :

I bought my first boxes about a year ago and mi amigo returned his to me because they were a little plugged.

His loss! A few months of quite time in the humi did the trick and now they are excellent puros!.

If you seen the pics of my humi I've include in some of my posts, you may have noticed a row of the golden skins hangin' on the wall.

TJ

[bnelly]

Do the charlottes taste similar to the conny 3's bnelly, if there the same, I'll strike them off me to find list!....

Remind me closer to the time, I might bring one to the London Herf for you

[ACMCC]

Thanks, thats very kind...

[jkim05]

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.

[HabanoSy]

Must admit that I do tend to smoke the larger ring gauge cigars...

But every so often I have a thin cigar and enjoy it so much I always think why don't I smoke these more often...!?!

Cheers, HabanoSy

[TJCoro]

Little Girl Puros!

Must admit that I do tend to smoke the larger ring gauge cigars...

But every so often I have a thin cigar and enjoy it so much I always think why don't I smoke these more often...!?!

Cheers, HabanoSy

...BECAUSE YOU'RE A REAL MAN, PERHAPS???

TJ

[MaledettoToscano]

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

[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!

[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?

[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.

[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...

[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!

[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!)