CIgar Shapes

Cigar Shapes

 

Smoking cigars is one of the luxuries that men love to enjoy. The ideal way to categorize cigar is to distinguish it by its size and shape.

 

There are primarily three shapes of a cigar - pajero, figurado and little cigars. In the following lines, we have provided information about the different shapes and sizes of a cigar.

 

First there are the standard cylindrical cigars, called 'Parejos.' These more traditional cigars typically have an open 'foot' (the bit you light) and a closed 'head' (the bit you snip off before putting it in your mouth).

 

Then there are the more exotic and irregularly shaped 'Figurados'. From pyramid shaped to rope to torpedo, the Figurados are all good fun. Different manufacturers use different names, but the below should do you for starters.

 

Parejo Sizes

• Petit Corona: At the incy-end of town, we have the Petit Corona. It's usually only 4 1/2 inches long, with a ring gauge of 40 to 42.
• Corona: This is your stock-standard Parejo. Typical dimensions are 5 1/2 to 6 inches with a ring gauge of 42 to 44.
• Churchill: Essentially just a big Corona, usually 7 inches long with a 48 ring gauge.
• Robusto: Think of it as a stocky Churchill. Becoming increasingly popular, the Robusto is usually 5 to 5 1/2 inches long and has a 50 ring gauge.
• Corona Gorda: Kind of a long Robusto or Robusto 'extra', the Corona Gorda's popularity actually preceded that of the Robusto. Its traditional measurements are 5 5/8 inches long with a 46 ring gauge.
• Double Corona: The name says it all! Standard dimensions are an impressive 7 1/2 to 8 inches long with a substantial 49 to 52 ring gauge.
• Panetela: Like a long and slinky Corona, the Panetela was very popular in the 1990s. Length varies from 5 to 7 1/2 inches and diameter from 34 to 38 ring gauge.
• Lonsdale : Thicker than a Panetela and longer than a Corona, the Lonsdale is usually 6 3/4 inches long with a ring gauge of 42 to 44.

 

Figuardo Sizes

• Pyramid: Aptly named, the Pyramid has a broad, open foot, tapering sharply to a closed head. Pyramids are usually 6 to 7 inches long with a ring gauge of about 52 to 54 at the foot and about 40 at the head.
• Belicoso: The Belicoso used to be a genuine short Pyramid, 5 or 5 1/2 inches long with a slightly more rounded head and a ring gauge of 50 or less. These days, however, many are little more than Coronas or Corona Gordas with a tapered head.
• Torpedo: The imaginatively named Torpedo features a closed foot, a pointed head and a bulge in the middle.
• Perfecto: The Perfecto is similar to a Torpedo, with a closed foot and a bulging middle. The big difference is its rounded head. They vary in length more than just about any other cigar, starting at 4 1/2 inches and going all the way to 9 inches. They also vary considerably in thickness, from 38 to 48 ring gauge.
• Culebra: Somewhat rare, these days, the Culebra (or 'rope') is one of the more exotic Figurados. It's actually three Panetelas braided together and presented as one cigar. But it's not smoked as one; you unbraid it first (perfect for sharing with your two closest cigar-aficionados!!!). Culebras are usually 5 to 6 inches long with a 38 ring gauge.
• Diademas: The big daddy of the Figurado world! Diademas are a tapered cigar, usually 8 inches plus, with a closed head (ring gauge 40) and a foot that's sometimes open, sometimes closed (a hefty 52 ring gauge, or more).

 

Little Cigars

Just as the name signifies, little cigars are small in size and are quite unlike the regular ones. They are more like cigarettes in size, shape, packaging, and filters and weigh less than cigars and cigarillos.

 

If you wish to try some samples of these cigars, Bucanero cigars are very good option. They have nice sampler packs having a total of nine huge cigars of different flavors. All are packed in humidor plastic bags and in pristine condition.

 

References :

Sampler packs at Bucaneros : http://www.bucanerocigars.com/samplerpacks.html

World of Cigars review : http://www.worldofcigarsblog.com/2007/05/sampler-pack-from-bucanero-cigars.html