Size and shape: effects on taste and strength?

[daverave999]

Smoking an SLR Regio over the weekend and comparing how it smoked to the Serie A, I wondered if there was a general trend how size and shape affect taste.

Anyone have any thoughts?

[tippexx]

I think the thicker gauge cigars are meant to provide a 'cooler' smoke and allow a greater diversity of tobaccos to be blended into the cigar. The Regios at 48 gauge is a comparative tiddler though compared to some NC's. So, maybe our America BOTL are best for this one Dave.

[eggopp]

I would have thought that the thicker the gauge the more flavour you would get from the draw, seems to make sense to me that if your taking in more leaf, then surely there must be more flavour? Or not?

[LukeBird]

I tend to prefer slightly narrower gauge cigars.
Had exactly the same discussion on here regarding Siglo V vs. Siglo VI.
I prefer the V because of it's slightly easier draw and I prefer the way it burns. Sometimes a wide-guage cigar can be a bit tough to smoke because of a tight draw!

[G-man]

MHO is with NC cigars the robusto is the best way to taste the flavor profile of each and every cigar . The longer the cigar some how or other the taste gets lost and it becomes spotty . I like all sizes but the robusto is the true taste of any cigar !
$.02

[Lee Nub]

100 percent agree mike

[SeanP]

I find several factors at work here.

1. Ratio of filler to binder/wrapper. The wrapper/binder attribute more to the overall flavor in a 44 ring then they do in a 54 ring.

2. Method of smoking. Larger ring cigars are more forgiving to the fast smoker and will smoke cooler. Thinner rings are easy to get hot (carbonize Vs. caramelize)

3. Length. This is where I differ in opinion with Mike & Lee. I find that the flavors of a churchill with evolve much slower then a robusto. I love robustos but find that I often get fleeting flavors that are gone in a draw or two where as they linger longer in a churchie.

But, I could be imagining all of this

[G-man]

Your not imagining all of this

I find several factors at work here.

1. Ratio of filler to binder/wrapper. The wrapper/binder attribute more to the overall flavor in a 44 ring then they do in a 54 ring.

2. Method of smoking. Larger ring cigars are more forgiving to the fast smoker and will smoke cooler. Thinner rings are easy to get hot (carbonize Vs. caramelize)

3. Length. This is where I differ in opinion with Mike & Lee. I find that the flavors of a churchill with evolve much slower then a robusto. I love robustos but find that I often get fleeting flavors that are gone in a draw or two where as they linger longer in a churchie.

But, I could be imagining all of this

When A cigar prototype is blended it is usually with a 44 to 50 ring
And the length is usually no longer then a 5" at most. Thus the flavor profile will change the longer the cigar . I was once told this by the owner of a major cigar company in the NC industary !

[saggel]

MHO is with NC cigars the robusto is the best way to taste the flavor profile of each and every cigar . The longer the cigar some how or other the taste gets lost and it becomes spotty . I like all sizes but the robusto is the true taste of any cigar !
$.02

With Mike on that too...