Is A Churchill Sized Cigar The Best Value For Your Money Compared To The Robusto Size?
February 7, 2010 by MBC Staff
Filed under Afficianado
Don’t know if I spelled those right lol. I started smoking cigars fairly recently, and today I bought a Churchill sized El Camino for 7.20, where the robusto size of the same cigar was 5.00. I noticed it lasted about twice as long as a robusto would, but I did not pay twice as much, so is it generally true that the churchills are the best for your dollar?
No, Churchills are not the best for your dollar.
Cigars have different vitolas for a couple of reasons. Different lengths and ring gauges allow for different blending of the filler – Churchills are the same length as Double Coronas, however they taste different. The same goes for figurados vs. parejo shapes. Figurados are much more difficult to roll and require an expert torcedor.
While each vitola tastes different, robustos and toros smoke differently even thought they have the same ring, just different lengths – the sweet spot comes in differently.
So, while you get the most smoke time wise for a churchill length stick, its not necessarily the best value.
Each company prices their cigars in different ways but it usually based on length, gage, and how rare/aged is the tobacco. Depending on the cigar line, yes but the more you shop you will find a couple of brands that charge a lot more for a churchill vs a robusto.