Cigar Size - Shape of Cigars

The finest Havana cigars differ widely in size, and shape ranging from 9x64 (one inch wide) to around 4x30.

Without knowing what that means, it’s difficult to calculate the size and shape of a cigar, but it is easily explained. The first digit refers to the length, in inches, of the cigar while the 2nd digit represents the ring gauge or the thickness of the cigars. These are measured in sixty-fourths of an inch.

It’s common for most cigar smokers to lean towards a particular size, making it easy for your sense of comparability can be confused. This makes it harder to judge fairly unless you’re smoking a cigar which has a size and shape that you are used to.

Because of the various cigar ring sizes and lengths, the blends taste very different. A big ring gauge of 50 or 52 will produce a vast volume of smoke compared to a ring gauge of 28, 36 or even a 42.

• Heavy Ring Gauge - All cigars with a ring gauge of 45 and up.
• Standard Ring Gauge - All cigars with a ring gauge of 40 to 44 inclusive.
• Slender Ring Gauge - All cigars with a ring gauge of 39 and under.