From the M*A*S*H episode"Fade Out, Fade In:" COL. POTTER: Cigar? RADAR: Will it stunt my growth? COL. POTTER: Whattya got to loose? RADAR: Is it Habit forming? COL. POTTER: Nah, I've smoked 5 cigars a day and never got the habit! RADAR: That's good to know! (After lighting cigars, Radar makes a puzzled look) COL POTTER: Nothin' like a good cigar on a clear morning! RADAR: Or Cream of Wheat. Later, Radar was found over the hill, sick from his first cigar...
The images below will give rough visual guidance in helping to determine a size or shape of a particular cigar. Because many computer monitors are displayed at different resolutions, you should print this page out for doing a true comparison of a cigar. NOTE: Some figurado sizes will taper the ring gauge either towards the head (Belicoso or Torpedo), tapers along the entire body (Pyramid), or tapers at both the head and foot (Perfecto).
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| Churchill | 7 x 47 |
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| Cigarillos | 4 x 26 |
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| Corona | 5.5 x 42 |
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| Corona Extra | 5.5 x 46 |
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| Corona Gigante | 7.5 x 44 |
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| Corona Grande | 6.5 x 46 |
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| Double Corona | 7.75 x 49 |
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| Gigante | 9 x 52 |
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| Long Corona | 6 x 42 |
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| Long Gordo | 7 x 60 |
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| Long Panatela | 7.5 x 38 |
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| Lonsdale | 6.5 x 42 |
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| Panatela | 6 x 38 |
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| Petit Corona | 5 x 42 |
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| Robusto | 5 x 50 |
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| Robusto Gordo | 5 x 60 |
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| Rothschild | 4.5 x 50 |
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| Short Gordo | 4 x 60 |
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| Short Panatela | 5 x 38 |
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| Slim Panatela | 6 x 34 |
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| Small Panatela | 5 x 33 |
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| Toro | 6 x 50 |
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| Toro Gordo | 6 x 60 |
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| Torpedo | 6.5 x 52 |
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