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Torpedo Cigars
A torpedo cigar measures about 6 to 6 1/2 inches by a 52 ring gauge at its widest, which is 152 to 165 mm long and 20.6 mm thick, and it smokes for 60 to 90 minutes. Unlike a straight-sided cigar it tapers to a pointed head.
The torpedo belongs to the figurado family, meaning a shaped cigar rather than a parejo. The point does more than look sharp. It concentrates the smoke into a narrower stream before it reaches your palate, which sharpens the blend’s detail.
It also hands you control that a rounded cap cannot. Cut a little for a tighter, more focused draw, or cut lower for a fuller, looser one, so one cigar can be adjusted to taste.
On cutting: take a quarter inch off the tip first and test the draw. You can always cut more, and you cannot undo a cut. A straight guillotine works well; a punch does not suit a tapered head. A belicoso is generally shorter with a smaller, rounder taper, and a pyramid widens steadily from head to foot rather than tapering only at the top. For how the torpedo compares with every other shape, see our cigar shapes guide. See how the torpedo measures up against every other size in our cigar size chart.
