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Gordo Cigars
A gordo cigar measures 6 inches by a 60 ring gauge, which is 152 mm long and 23.8 mm thick, and it smokes for 75 to 105 minutes. At a 60 ring gauge the cigar is 60/64 of an inch across, just under a full inch.
Also sold as a gigante, or simply as a sixty, it is the thickest format in regular production and the one that reshaped the modern market. Most run 6 to 6 1/2 inches at a 60 to 64 ring gauge.
A thick cigar holds far more filler relative to wrapper, and since the wrapper carries much of a blend’s spice and sweetness, a gordo usually tastes rounder and less sharp than the same tobacco in a slimmer size. The wide foot draws more air, so it burns cooler and slower. If a blend has ever struck you as too aggressive, the gordo is the format that softens it.
One practical note: many standard guillotine cutters stop around a 54 ring gauge. A 60 needs a wide-gauge cutter or a V-cut. Compared to a toro, same length, ten more ring gauge, and roughly twenty to thirty minutes longer.
