Lancero cigars are perhaps less in demand today than in the past, although the shape remains sought after among boutique enthusiasts. Lancero cigars offer an extraordinary concentration in a given blend with dimensions that hover around 7 to 7.5 inches in length and an approximate 38 ring gauge. Many Lancero cigars are rolled with a pigtail cap, which is an extra strip of tobacco curled on the head of the cigar. A Lancero cigar is a great option for cigar lovers who crave an abundance of more intense, direct flavor from the wrapper leaf in a format that will burn for a good amount of time. Many cigar-makers are fond of the Lancero shape for its unique, Cuban nuances, though the format debuted only as recently as the 1960s.