"Cuban cigars are an acquired taste, like Scotch whisky. If you’re not used to them, you’ll get a headache, you’ll find them much too strong. But to a cigar connoisseur, a longtime smoker, if you have a well-made, well-aged one, there is nothing like a Cuban cigar. Getting them is the ultimate mission; any cigar lover would do anything" - Marvin Shanken
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).
Shape | Classic Size |
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Churchill | 7 x 47 |
Cigarillos | 4 x 26 |
Corona | 5.5 x 42 |
Corona Extra | 5.5 x 46 |
Corona Gigante | 7.5 x 44 |
Corona Grande | 6.5 x 46 |
Double Corona | 7.75 x 49 |
Gigante | 9 x 52 |
Long Corona | 6 x 42 |
Long Gordo | 7 x 60 |
Long Panatela | 7.5 x 38 |
Lonsdale | 6.5 x 42 |
Panatela | 6 x 38 |
Petit Corona | 5 x 42 |
Robusto | 5 x 50 |
Robusto Gordo | 5 x 60 |
Rothschild | 4.5 x 50 |
Short Gordo | 4 x 60 |
Short Panatela | 5 x 38 |
Slim Panatela | 6 x 34 |
Small Panatela | 5 x 33 |
Toro | 6 x 50 |
Toro Gordo | 6 x 60 |
Torpedo | 6.5 x 52 |