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The Tasting Lab

Four interactive tools to sharpen your palate, decode cigar anatomy, and find your perfect smoke — powered by data from our 291-cigar database.

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40Tasting Notes
291Cigars Analyzed

The Flavor Wheel

Explore 8 primary flavor categories and 40 specific tasting notes found across our 291-cigar database.

Tap a flavor category to explore its tasting notes and top-rated cigars.

Strength × Body Matrix

Map 291 cigars across a 4×4 grid of strength and body — discover where your favorites cluster and find your next smoke.

Strength ↓  Body →
Light
Medium
Medium-Full
Full
Mild
124.2 avgcigars
184.3 avgcigars
84.3 avgcigars
44.2 avgcigars
Medium
104.3 avgcigars
424.4 avgcigars
224.4 avgcigars
144.4 avgcigars
Medium-Full
54.3 avgcigars
184.4 avgcigars
584.5 avgcigars
124.5 avgcigars
Full
24.3 avgcigars
84.5 avgcigars
204.6 avgcigars
384.6 avgcigars

Ring Gauge Visual Guide

See exactly how thick each cigar size is — from the elegant 38-gauge Lancero to the massive 60-gauge Gordo.

38
Lancero / Panatela38 RG0.594" diameter
Elegant and thin — intense, concentrated flavor with a higher wrapper-to-filler ratio.
12 cigars in databaseTop pick: Cohiba Lancero
42
Corona42 RG0.656" diameter
Classic size — balanced burn with focused flavor. The original benchmark format.
24 cigars in databaseTop pick: Arturo Fuente Hemingway Short Story
46
Corona Gorda46 RG0.719" diameter
A step up from Corona — more complexity with the same elegance and refinement.
28 cigars in databaseTop pick: Padrón 3000
50
Robusto50 RG0.781" diameter
The most popular size — perfect balance of flavor, body, and smoke time (~60 min).
102 cigars in databaseTop pick: Oliva Serie V Melanio
52
Toro52 RG0.813" diameter
Slightly thicker than Robusto — cooler smoke, fuller body, ~75 minute experience.
58 cigars in databaseTop pick: My Father Le Bijou 1922
54
Toro Grande54 RG0.844" diameter
Big ring — generous filler capacity creates a complex, layered experience.
32 cigars in databaseTop pick: Liga Privada No. 9
56
Gordo / Double Toro56 RG0.875" diameter
Wide gauge — cool, slow burn with maximum complexity. Up to 90 minutes.
22 cigars in databaseTop pick: Cohiba Behike 56
60
Gordo 6060 RG0.938" diameter
The thickest common size — massive ring for bold, cool smoke with full flavor.
13 cigars in databaseTop pick: Asylum 13 60x6

Wrapper Spectrum

From Connecticut Shade to Oscuro — see how wrapper color influences flavor, strength, and price across 259 wrapped cigars.

Connecticut Shade
Connecticut Broadleaf
Cameroon
Corojo
Habano
Rosado
Maduro
Oscuro
Tap a section of the spectrum above to learn about that wrapper type.

Recommended From the Lab

Liga Privada No. 9
Drew Estate · Full
Flavor 4.7
Padrón 1964 Anniversary
Padrón · Medium-Full
Flavor 4.7
My Father Le Bijou 1922
My Father · Full
Flavor 4.7
Davidoff Grand Cru
Davidoff · Mild
Flavor 4.5
Oliva Serie V
Oliva · Medium-Full
Matrix 4.6
Padrón 1926 Serie
Padrón · Full
Matrix 4.8
Ashton Classic
Ashton · Mild
Matrix 4.4
Romeo y Julieta Reserva Real
Romeo y Julieta · Medium
Matrix 4.4
Oliva Serie V Melanio
Oliva · Medium-Full
Gauge 4.7
Arturo Fuente Hemingway Short Story
Arturo Fuente · Medium
Gauge 4.5
Cohiba Behike 56
Cohiba · Medium-Full
Gauge 4.8
Padrón 3000
Padrón · Medium
Gauge 4.5
Arturo Fuente Fuente OpusX
Arturo Fuente · Full
Wrapper 4.9
Macanudo Café
Macanudo · Mild
Wrapper 4.2
Drew Estate Undercrown Maduro
Drew Estate · Medium-Full
Wrapper 4.4
Ashton VSG
Ashton · Medium-Full
Wrapper 4.7

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