Free cigar tools and plain answers
Know yourcigar.
Sizes, ring gauges, humidity and smoke time, worked out for you. Twelve free tools, no sign-up, nothing for sale. Drag the cigar to turn it.
The toolbox
Twelve tools, all free.
Every tool runs in your browser and shows its working. The numbers behind each one are written out on its page, with sources.
Every common vitola in one sortable chart, with two cigars drawn in proportion to compare.
02Ring Gauge ConverterRing gauge to millimeters and inches, both ways, with a chart from 26 to 70 ring.
03Humidor Capacity CalculatorType the inside dimensions. Get a real count for robustos, toros or a mix.
04Humidity Pack CalculatorHow many two-way packs a box of your size needs, and which RH to pick.
0570/70 Humidity CalculatorYour room is warmer or cooler than 70°F. Find the RH that holds the same moisture.
06Humidor Seasoning PlannerA day-by-day plan for bringing a new cedar box up to humidity without warping it.
07Smoke Time EstimatorLength, ring and pace in. A realistic window out, so you pick a cigar that fits the evening.
08Cost per Cigar CalculatorBox against five-pack against singles, with tax and shipping, per cigar and per hour.
09Wrapper Shade ChartCandela to oscuro on a real cigar photo, with what each shade tends to taste like.
10Interactive Flavor WheelTap a family, then a note. Every note defined in plain words, not a PDF.
11Strength and Body ScaleStrength and body are two different dials. Set both and see where a cigar sits.
12Tasting JournalLog a cigar by thirds, rate it, print it. Saved in your browser, nowhere else.
Size explorer
Compare sizes in proportion.
Slide length and ring gauge. The cigar is drawn in proportion, so a 60 ring gordo looks as fat next to a lancero as it does in your hand. It is not actual size, since screens differ.
Straight answers to the usual questions
Short versions here. Each tool page carries the long one, with the math and the sources.
What does ring gauge mean?
Ring gauge is a cigar's diameter in 64ths of an inch. A 64 ring is one inch across, so a 50 ring is 50/64 of an inch, about 19.8 mm. Convert a ring gauge.
What humidity should a humidor be?
Most humidor guidance aims for 65 to 72% relative humidity with the room near 70°F. Lower in that range burns a little easier; higher keeps cigars softer. Size your humidity packs.
How long does a cigar take to smoke?
Length and ring gauge decide most of it. At a relaxed pace our estimator puts a 5 x 50 robusto near 50 minutes and a 7 x 48 Churchill past an hour. Estimate yours.
Cap, head, body, foot. Wrapper, binder, filler. What each part does once it is lit.
SmokingHow to cut a cigarStraight cut, V-cut or punch, and how much cap to take off without unraveling it.
SmokingHow to light a cigarToast the foot, then draw. Why a torch scorches and a cedar spill does not.
StorageHow to season a humidorBring raw cedar up to humidity slowly, so it stops stealing moisture from your cigars.
StorageStoring cigars without a humidorA sealed container and a two-way pack go a long way. What fails, and why.
StorageCigar beetlesPinholes, dust, a temperature that crept up. How to spot them and what freezing does.
Six quizzes
Test your eye and your palate
Name a vitola from a cigar drawn in proportion, call a wrapper shade, or find the size that suits your evening.
Six questions about your time, taste and setting. Out comes a vitola, with the reasons.
02Name that vitolaA cigar appears, drawn in proportion. Is it a corona, a toro or a lancero? Ten rounds, scored.
03Guess the wrapper shadeClaro, colorado or maduro? Read the leaf and call it before the reveal.
04Cigar knowledge quizTwenty questions from cap to foot. Every answer explained, every fact sourced.
05Cigar lounge etiquette quizAsh, cut, relight, share. Do you know the unwritten rules of the lounge?
06What is your flavor profile?Coffee, spice, sweet or earth. Find the wrapper and strength that match how you taste.