Different Cigar Shapes and Sizes — Cigar Reviews

Cigars come in many shapes and sizes and it is quite a chore to remember all the different sizes of cigars being produced. But we here at Fire Up That Cigar have sharpened our pencil and have all the information you need about the different sizes of cigars all in one place. The size of your cigar is measured by length, either by inches or Centimeters; and also by Ring Gauge which a diameter in sixty-fourth of an inch.

The size and shape of your cigar can affect the flavor and smoking time of your cigar. The different sizes, or vitolas as they are often referred to often have subtle differences within the same line of cigars. For example, a Fuente Funete Opux X Corona can taste different than the same cigar from the same year, but in a Torpedo Shape, or any shape for that matter. This is because of several reasons. The filler, to wrapper ratio and the way the smoke may be channeled into your mouth. Some companies even blend cigars to taste slightly different in different sizes and others cigar manufactures just let it happen naturally. But generally speaking, there will not be a huge difference in flavor due to the differenct size, more of a subtle difference. There are three categories which cigars fall under. Parejo, Figarado, and Little Cigars. From there they are then designated with different names within those the categories.

Parejo

Parejo’s are the most common shape of cigars. They have a cylindrical body with straight sizes, one end left open, and the other that is closed off with what is called a cap (the cap is the part you cut).

Term	Length in inches	Width in 64ths of an inch	Metric length
Rothschild	4 + ½	48	11 cm
Robusto	4 + ⅞	50	11 cm
Small Panatela	5	33	13 cm
Petit Corona	5 + ⅛	42	13 cm
Carlota	5 + ⅝	35	14 cm
Corona	5 + ½	42	14 cm
Corona Gorda	5 + ⅝	46	14 cm
Panatela	6	38	15 cm
Toro	6	50	15 cm
Corona Grande	6 + ⅛	42	16 cm
Lonsdale	6 + ½	42	17 cm
Churchill	7	47-50	18 cm
Double Corona	7 + ⅝	49	19 cm
Presidente	8	50	20 cm
Gran Corona	9 + ¼	47	23 cm
Double Toro/Gordo	6	60	15 cm

Figarado

Figarado’s are irregularly shaped cigars and are usually a little more expensive to to the difficult nature of rolling a figarado. Most times Figarado’s are also made along with Paraoes within the same line of cigars, although sometimes companies produce special Figarado’s that are limited in availability. Also some companies create cigars that don’t fit into any of the descriptions below. Cigars that are shaped like footballs, baseball bats, chili peppers and other random shapes. These cigars would be considered a figarados.

Figurado	Description
Torpedo	Like a parejo except that the cap is pointed.
Pyramid	Has a broad foot and evenly narrows to a pointed cap.
Perfecto	Narrow at both ends and bulged in the middle.
Presidente/Diadema	shaped like a parejo but considered a figuradobecause of its enormous size and occasional closed foot akin to a perfecto.
Culebras	Three long, pointed cigars braided together.
Tuscanian	The typical Italian cigar, created in the early 19th century when Kentucky tobacco was hybridized with local varieties and used to create a long, tough, slim cigar thicker in the middle and tapered at the ends, with a very strong aroma. It is also known as a cheroot, which is the largest selling cigar shape in the United States.