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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.
