Do you like figurados? I've mostly smoked parejos - toro and robusto. But, I've had a few torpedos and today I puffed my first perfecto. I found it to be - well, nearly perfect. I enjoy the torpedo shape too. What do you think about them?

I'm with you on torpedos, I really enjoy them, but I also prefer smaller ring gauges. Like 46-48 so a torpedo kind of fits. I've been hot or miss with perfectos. Could be my lighting technique. Often times I find them to be too tight to start with until it burns down past the point, then I wonder why bother. Some bad and some good though.

Because they typically cost more than the next nearest size,  I don't typically purchase figurados.  The perfecto/salomon type shapes are more prone to burn issues due to the tricky construction.  Pyramides, belicosos,  and torpedos are the figurado shapes I like the most since you can control the cut and draw extremely well.

Try a v-cut on one next time.

I like Perfectos. To me they are just classic looking.

I do like figurados for how the flavor can morph, but I don't have a strong preference on shape, I care more about overall size these days.  I don't want a tree trunk or a toothpick, something right down the middle that doesn't take 3 hours to smoke and doesn't burn my mouth either and I'm happy, no matter the shape...

Quoteheadfirst - 11/16/2018  6:11 AM

I do like figurados for how the flavor can morph, but I don't have a strong preference on shape, I care more about overall size these days.  I don't want a tree trunk or a toothpick, something right down the middle that doesn't take 3 hours to smoke and doesn't burn my mouth either and I'm happy, no matter the shape...

Yeah, the perfecto did add transitions to the smoke. It lasted just over an hour.