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Cigar Smoke Time Calculator
Get a range for calendar planning—not a guarantee about a particular cigar.
Estimate your time window
How the estimate works
The Cigar AI model starts with a 5 × 50 cigar at an unhurried 50-minute midpoint, then scales by length, ring gauge and selected pace. It shows a ±25% planning band and rounds to five minutes. This is our transparent heuristic, not a published industry standard.
What changes the result
- Construction and draw resistance
- Wind, temperature and relights
- How often you puff
- Whether you stop early when flavor or burn deteriorates
Large cigars can take one to two hours according to the CDC, which is useful as broad context—not a timer for every cigar.
Turn the decision into a memory
Use Cigar AI to keep a private log of what you chose, how long it took and whether it was worth repeating.
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Sources and method
This page separates sourced definitions from Cigar AI planning models. Calculated results are estimates, not product guarantees.
- CDC — Cigars — Health and nicotine-risk context, plus the broad duration of large cigars.
- Cigar Aficionado — Ring Gauge Glossary — The standard definition of ring gauge as sixty-fourths of an inch.
- Cigar Aficionado — Cigar Shapes, Sizes and Colors — Common size conventions and the distinction between size and strength.