COMMON CIGAR SHAPES, LENGTHS & SMOKING TIME
| Gauge/Rings | Short under 5 1/2" | Meduim 5 1/2"-6 3/4" |
Long over 6 3/4 | |
| Skinny/Thin | Under 40 | Short Panatela, Belvedere, Ascot, Demitasse (15-20 min) |
Medium Panatela (35 -45 min) |
Long Panatela (45 - 60 min) |
| Medium | 40-48 | Petite Corona (25 min) |
Corona (30 - 45) Lonsdale (45-50 min) |
Double Corona (45 min) |
| Fat/Thick | Over 48 | Robusto, Rothschild (25-40 min) |
Gran Corona, Toro | Churchill, Diademas, Gigante, Presidente, Immensa (60-90 min) |
UNCOMMON CIGAR SHAPES A.K.A. FIGURADO
Belicoso & Petite Belicoso: have a pointed, cone-shaped head; the belicoso is roughly 6 inches long with a ring gauge of 48 while the petite is 5 inches long with a 40 ring gauge.
Culebras: Three Panatelas (or 5 - 6 inch cigars with a ring gauge of 34 or 1/2 inch) braided together.
Perfecto: A rounder cigar which is similar to the torpedo, but with two closed ends.
Pyramid: roughly 6 - 7" long with 52 ring gauge at the foot to a 42 gauge at the head (cap); it has a pointed, coned and closed head.
Torpedo: has a pointed head, closed foot and a bulge in the middle; it varies in length and ring gauge.