A toro is a medium-to-large cigar measuring roughly 6 inches by a 50 ring gauge — the format that has quietly become the modern smoker's favourite. Here is what defines it, how it smokes and which toros are worth lighting.

A practical guide to how long a cigar lasts — from a 30-minute petit corona to a leisurely two-hour double corona — and how vitola size, ring gauge and your own pace shape the experience.