Box Press vs. Regular
 

I seem to enjoy a box press cigar over a regular round cigar.
I just like the way it feels in my hand. My first impression as a newbie was that box pressed cigars would be less desireable, but after smoking a few my opinion has changed.
What is your opinion?

(And I mean two identical smokes, one box pressed and the other one is regular round.)

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LOVE the Padron 3000 box-press!!!!

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I voted other. While I do like some box-pressed sticks I would not go so far as to make a generalization that box-press is a preference. Like everything else I have had box-press sticks that I did not care for...

What can I say, I like what I like... :)

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The BOX has a feel of it's own... :tu I lean towards the box if given the choice.

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I can honestly say that I cannot recall ever having a box pressed cigar to burn correctly. The worst were the old Onyx's. No matter what they would burn down one side.

Btw, how many cigars are offered in both a box press and non box press? I mean there are certainly marca's who offer both, but are they of the same blend or vitola?

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My experience with both styles was with a Man O' War, I was certain they were the same but now you have me second guessing.

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601 Blue Maduros are a great example of a perfect burn, awesome tasting box press stick!! :dr :dr

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I prefer my cigars from a cab or SLB, and thus round.

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Completely agree....Love the 601 Blues :dr:dr:dr

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Have to say I am not a fan of box pressed sticks. Not really sure why either. I guess its just a weird preference.


On another note, have you 601 blue box pressed fans ever had a batch that were gritty? I have a fiver now that almost seem like there is a fine sand in them? Not bad sticks, but that is just a turn off. Sorry for the hijack.

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Me, too. As a general rule, I don't really like a box-press (especially a strong one), but with some vitolas in particular (lonsdales, for example), I have a sentimental appreciation for it.

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Do they even make box-pressed CC's?

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There are a lot of CCs with a mild box-press, but none I'm aware of with a strong one.

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Just wondering if Tom every had one :D

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:rolleyes:

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I know the La Riqueza PCs came in both box and non-box press.... I actually ordered a sampler of them that were called "Circles and Squares" or something like that. Half of the sampler from a dress box, the rest from a cab.

Not so shockingly, I liked the cab version more because of burn issues.

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Both...

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I don't have a preference.

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Both. :ss

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Every dress box CC that I've smoked has a slight box press, and it's just a byproduct of the way they are packaged. Cab CC's do not. Of course, the only exceptions I can think of for dress box cigars not being box pressed are tubos and en cedros (cedar wrapped).

NC box pressed are done intentionally, I think. I'm not sure though.

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Given a choice I'll always leave a box-pressed cigar in the box and smoke the round cigar.

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Like others pointed out, not a true "box press" perhaps, but certainly not truly round in the dress boxes.

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i Prefer the Box press cigar. it just sits in my hand and mouth better.

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CAO Brazilias are one cigar that come in multiple sizes and shapes including the box press. great cigar either way you go.

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The term box pressed describes Cubans in dress boxes, some of these NC "box-pressed" cigars are pressed into squares before putting them in the box.

I, like Tom, prefer cigars out of Cabs and SLBs so I like round. To answer Wayne's question about whether or not marcas make round and box pressed or the same vitola the answer is yes when the vitola is offered in a dress box and a cab of 50. Examples: Party Shorts, RASS, Punch Punch

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Box Pressed are easy to sit down almost anywhere!:tu

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I'm not partial to either I love the Padron 64 and 26's and the RP Edges

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Show me a man that has trouble with box pressed cigars, and I'll show you a man that hasn't had a Padron Anniversary.:p

If you haven't guessed, I prefer box pressed cigars.

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Went with round. DBs come in second followed by box pressed in distant third.

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That's funny. When I read Wayner's post, I thought, "Huh. I don't recall ever having burn issues with box-pressed cigars in particular" and a memory came immediately to mind of the last box-pressed stick I smoked, a Padron 64 Anniversary. It burned perfectly, top to bottom. :tu

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DBs?

Diamond-boxed?

Double-boxed?

Dime-bags?

Dual-burners?

Death-bricks?

:confused:

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My guess would be "dress boxed". different than the NC "box-pressed."

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I'm guessing he's referring to the slight box press of a dress box....

I prefer round.

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Yep, even the Padron's burn funky with me.

I guess the terminology can be a bit loose. When I think of box press, I think of LFD's series or the Onyx series where box press is in the actual name. I don't necessary think of a dress box that has cigars which are tightly packed together because of the way they are inserted into the dress box. The Punch Ninfa's come to mind as a great example of this, however I wouldn't consider them box pressed.

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Couldn't agree more. Probably the best box press cigar I have ever smoked. I prefer round torpedos though given a choice in any other cigar.

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Sounds like a personal problem... :)

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Both.

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I have only had a couple cigars that come in both box press and round... And I have to say the traditional round has always been the best shape for me.

With the box press cigars I always get weird tastes and the burn is always funky.

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Most of the Oliva G vitolas are box pressed but they also offer a round robusto. A couple of my favorite smokes are box (or factory) press but I can't really say I prefer them to round as a rule.

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Not a huge fan of box pressed cigars, never really was. /shrug

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I do enjoy box pressed cigars. But I chose round because my favorite size is robusto.

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I prefer dodecagonal pressed cigars
but really it doesn't matter to me that much because for aging its cabs for short term smoking DB's

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I prefer cigars that have their pressing caused by being forced into an irregular edge tessellation in the box.

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No tessellation for me. I prefer round from SLBs and Cabs. Ahbroody likes his in odd form, culebras.
I do like cheese! :dr tesselated on my hoagie

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I chose round mainly because the tastiest sticks I've had have been traditional round smokes. That could change with a tasty stick though...

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I don't like box pressed just because I don't like how they feel in the hand or mouth.

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mmm henry clay :dr

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I've always enjoyed a box press better. That or a small rg, somewhere under 50. I won't turn my nose up at other stuff though. It's far from a rule.

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Prefer round but I wouldn't pass up a nicely trimmed box.:sl

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I prefer them with a natural finish. :noon Makes bananas dance!