Choosing your Companion
Choosing the right cigar is not an easy task, The choice reflects the mood of the smoker and the time and place, it remains very personal , that's why will not recommend anything specific instead we will go through the different aspects of a cigar guiding you to make your proper choice.
The shapes and Sizes
Parejos and Figurados are the main 2 shapes, the Parejos are the straight cigars like Robustos or Churchills ..., the Figurados are all the rest including the snake shape Culebra, and they range in size from the tiny Cigarillo to the large Giant Perfecto as follow:
The Parejos
- Giant Corona
- Double Corona
- Churchill
- Giant Robusto
- Double Robusto
- Robusto Extra
- Robusto
- Petit Robusto
- Long Panetela
- Slim Panetela
- Panetela
- Short Panetela
- Small Panetela
- Lonsdale
- Long Corona
- Grand Corona
- Corona
- Corona Extra
- Petit Corona
- Cigarillo
The Figurados
- Giant Perfecto
- Double Perfecto
- Perfecto
- Petit Perfecto
- Double Pyramid
- Pyramid
- Petit Pyramid
- Culebras
The color
There are over 50 shades of brown going from Double Claro (the lightest) to the Oscuro (the darkest) and they are classed in 7 major categories:
- Double Claro
- Claro
- Colorado Claro
- Colorado
- Colorado Maduro
- Maduro
- Oscuro
Depending from the darkens of the wrapper, the influence on the taste of the cigars vary between 7 and 15%, that's why usually the darker the wrapper is the more influence it has on the taste, the case of most Limited Editions.
The strength
Here also we can classify the cigars in 5 major categories:
- Mild
- Mild to Medium
- Medium
- Medium to Full
- Full
It is very common to start with mild cigars when you try your first smokes and you can go up in power until you find what suits you best.
The flavor
It's all about the taste, after few boxes, your palette will develop and start to recognize the different aromas such spice, earth, leather, bean, coffee, cocoa, wood and red fruit.
Every cigar has its own story to tell, even in the same box every cigar is unique and with time you will be able to find the best combination between size, color, strength and flavor and decide what are the cigars that match your taste.
