| Cigar Flavors | | | | - Corona Gorda (5 5/8? x 46) |
| Cigar smokers generally don't smoke artificially | | | | - Toro (6? x 50) |
| flavored cigars. One exception is the search for a | | | | - Corona Grande (6 1/8? x 42) |
| good daily cigar, but you should be able to find one | | | | - Cervantes/Lonsdale (6 1/2? x 42), named for Hugh |
| that is naturally flavored at a reasonable price. | | | | Cecil Lowther, 5th Earl of Lonsdale |
| | | | - Dalia (6 3/4? x 43) |
| The following are the common flavors to expect | | | | - Julieta, also known as Churchill (7? x 47), named for |
| from cigars: | | | | Winston Churchill |
| - Spice | | | | - Prominente/Double Corona (7 5/8? x 49) |
| - Cocoa / chocolate | | | | - Presidente (8? x 50) |
| - Peat / moss / earth | | | | - Gran Corona ("A") (9 1/4? x 47) |
| - Coffee | | | | - Panatelas – longer and generally thinner than |
| - Nut | | | | Coronas |
| - Wood | | | | - Small Panatela (5? x 33) |
| - Berry | | | | - Carlota (5 5/8? x 35) |
| - Honey | | | | - Short Panatela (5? x 38) |
| That wraps up this short educational article about | | | | - Slim Panatela (6? x 34) |
| cigar flavors. For more information please see my | | | | - Panatela (6? x 38) |
| website link below | | | | - Deliciados/Laguito No. 1 (7 1/4? x 38) |
| | | | Figurado is the term used for irregularly-shaped cigars. |
| Cigar Classification | | | | They're sometimes considered higher quality because |
| Cigars are generally classified by their shape and size. | | | | they are more difficult to make. |
| These two combined are known as vitola. | | | | Figurados include the following: |
| Two factors determine the size of the cigar, the ring | | | | - Torpedo - Like a parejo except that the cap is |
| gauge and the length. The ring gauge is the diameter | | | | pointed. |
| sixty-forths of an inch and the length is measured in | | | | - Pyramid - Has a broad foot and evenly narrows to |
| inches. | | | | a pointed cap. |
| The common shape of the cigar is called parejo. The | | | | - Perfecto - Narrow at both ends and bulged in the |
| following are the term sizes related to parejo: | | | | middle. |
| - Coronas | | | | - Presidente/Diadema - shaped like a parejo but |
| - Rothschilds (4 1/2? x 50) after the Rothschild family | | | | considered a figurado because of its enormous size |
| - Robusto (4 7/8? x 50) | | | | and occasional closed foot akin to a perfecto. |
| - Hermosos No. 4 (5? x 48) | | | | - Culebras - Three long, pointed cigars braided |
| - Mareva/Petit Corona (5 1/8? x 42) | | | | together. |
| - Corona (5 1/2? x 42) | | | | |