I think there is not necessarily a  correllation. I like full bodied smokes when I smoke a pipe. I used to smoke cigars when good quality pipe tobacco was difficult to find where I live, and I only smoked Havana Cigars. Spain is the Havana Cigar Smoker´s paradise. Havana Cigars are classified in five strength levels from mild to strong. I changed, depending on the mood from mild to medium (2) to medium to strong (4). I still have three boxes open and I can´t find the occasion to smoke a cigar. I smoked my last cigar in February. Two and a half hours of smoke.

Well I really like both! Yesterday I realized that I smoked only Va and VaPe in flake for like a month, and I reached for the Latakia full smoke; heaven.

If you like bold cigars maybe you could try some Toscano (if you hadn't already!).

Pure Kentucky from Italy: they're beyond "strong", they're disrespectful 😎 

Have you had the Joya de Nicaragua Antaño? That was the first cigar that ever kicked my butt with flavor and Lady N. I have a box of them in my humidor that I get a hankering for every now and again. Lately I’ve been seeking out Rustica blends for my pipes, and it think it’s inspired by seeking the same butt kicking that a strong cigar offers, but also wanting the pleasurable flavors (and contemplative reflection) that only pipe tobacco gives. So you may be on to something, Relight.