Box Pressed

[rodwha]

Not sure if there is a reason for doing this but I find it sure helps with larger ring sticks for my small frame. A 54 ring is a bit on the large side but ain't nothing when box pressed.

Is this the reason for doing this?

[Sir Lancerolot]

Keeps your cigar from rolling off the table.

Most "box pressed" cigars are actually molded square. Originally the term came from cigars that were packed so tightly in the box that they got pressed into the square shape.

Probably it's done now for aesthetic and marketing reasons.

[Ropey]

I find that it does make them burn very slightly slower and perhaps changes the flavor to a very small degree.

[allusred]

I find that it does make them burn very slightly slower and perhaps changes the flavor to a very small degree.

Recall having read some where that a blender or owner said the Box Press allows the wrapper leaf and to a slightly lesser degree the binder (s) to shine a bit more.

[allusred]

I find that it does make them burn very slightly slower and perhaps changes the flavor to a very small degree.

Recall having read somewhere that a blender( or maker) said the Box Press allows the wrapper leaf, and to a lesser degree the binder(s) to shine a bit more.

[rodwha]

I must admit, though I have nothing to backup on, that I'm a bit skeptical that being in the shape of a rectangle vs a circle impacts the taste. How can this be?

[Sir Lancerolot]

I must admit, though I have nothing to backup on, that I'm a bit skeptical that being in the shape of a rectangle vs a circle impacts the taste. How can this be?

I'm still working on it ...

[Nature]

Recall having read somewhere that a blender( or maker) said the Box Press allows the wrapper leaf, and to a lesser degree the binder(s) to shine a bit more.

I must admit, though I have nothing to backup on, that I'm a bit skeptical that being in the shape of a rectangle vs a circle impacts the taste. How can this be?

A circle has a lower circumference to area ratio. With a rectangular cigar of similar fill area, you will have more wrapper to surround it.....

Stated another way, given the same cross sectional area, it takes more binder & wrapper to surround a rectangle than a circle.

Theoretically. Whether it is significant enough to make difference in taste.. ?

A larger RG box press cigar is more comfortable to smoke.

[rodwha]

A circle has a lower circumference to area ratio. With a rectangular cigar of similar fill area, you will have more wrapper to surround it.....

Stated another way, given the same cross sectional area, it takes more binder & wrapper to surround a rectangle than a circle.

Theoretically. Whether it is significant enough to make difference in taste.. ?

A larger RG box press cigar is more comfortable to smoke.

This is certainly an assumption, but isn't a 54 ring cigar rolled round and then box pressed? If so it shouldn't change anything but the shape, right?

[TreySC]

This is certainly an assumption, but isn't a 54 ring cigar rolled round and then box pressed? If so it shouldn't change anything but the shape, right?

I remember someone explaining this before that most of the box pressed cigars these days aren't a true box press. Meaning they are packed tightly in boxes and that's what squares them off a bit. They are rolled round but then put in a mold to get the desired shape. After they've sat in the mold for a specified amount of time then the wrapper is put on. Which would give credence to Nature's theory of there being a little more wrapper to influence the flavor. Hopefully someone more experienced can explain better.