Cigar Ratings of Same Blend dif Sizes???

[tsimonitis]

This has been a question that i have always had and was wondering if anyone could shed some light on it? If all the sizes of a cigar are the same blend why doesn't each size get the same rating? i.e. Why would a robusto get a 90 and a lancero get a 85 if they are the same blend?

Thanks for any input you have to offer.

 

[twenty5]

Different sizes make for different combinations of ingredients..

Ex. Lancero - small amount of filling, large amount of binder/wrapper

nub sized cigar - large amount of filling, smaller amount of binder wrapper

 

[njstone]

In some cigar lines, the ingredients are the same, just present in different proportions depending on the size, as twenty5 said.

In other lines (Tatuaje brown label, Illusione, and many Habanos) each size represents a slightly different blend (tweaked for the size, more than a simple proportion difference).

Also, the actual shape of a cigar effects the flavors. In my experience, boxpress cigars tend to have more cedar than their cabinet (round) counterparts. Lanceros and torpedos can focus the smoke on a smaller area of the palate than a fatter cigar/cut, etc.

 

[SkinsFanLarry]

"Also, the actual shape of a cigar effects the flavors."

And for me, I believe it also effects the strength of said cigar.

There are some cigars, to me, that are heartier in the form of a robusto than they are in the form of a churchill....but that's just me.

 

[Simoun]

Yeah. Some smaller ring gauge sticks pack a stronger punch than their fatter counterparts (assuming, of course, that we're talking about two sticks of the same blend) because the heat (and hence the body and strength) is concentrated a little more by the thinner format.

 

[kuzi16]

the smaller the ring gauge, the better the wrapper to filler ratio.

in other words, you taste more of the wrapper because there is more of it burning compared to the amount of filler burning.

 

[njstone]

"Also, the actual shape of a cigar effects the flavors."

And for me, I believe it also effects the strength of said cigar.

There are some cigars, to me, that are heartier in the form of a robusto than they are in the form of a churchill....but that's just me.

I'm with you on this one too

 

[whodeeni]

Me too! read an article about this from another forum where Espinoza of
EO cigars was interviewd.... I agree!

I'm with you on this one too

 

[vperlman]

"Also, the actual shape of a cigar effects the flavors."

Definitely --- try a taste test some time. The results are fascinating.