Boxpressed

[Renefatdude]

Is there a reason for boxpressing cigars, or is it just for the sake of it?

Thanks in advance,

 

[Q_The_Cop]

Your Google-fu must be strong Grasshopper.

According to Cigar Advisor:

What are "box-pressed" cigars?
"Box-pressed" or "square-pressed" is when the cigars are literally "pressed" into the box so the box pressure creates a perfectly square shape. This was done originally to save shipping space and as a result, the process supposedly causes the cigars to burn longer, giving the smoker a more flavorful smoke. Good examples of box-pressed cigars include, Aspira, Don Tomas Dominican Selection, Padron Anniversary, Perdomo La Tradición, and Sancho Panza, to name a few.

 

[Petthefish]

if I remeber right from the Ultimate cigar book it was origanly done to stop the cigar from rolling off the table rp

 

[Renefatdude]

Thanks, I did a search at CP that was not satisfactory! Forgot about googd old Google :laugh:

 

[Renefatdude]

if I remeber right from the Ultimate cigar book it was origanly done to stop the cigar from rolling off the table rp

That makes sense, happened to my a few times!

 

[MadMonk]

Well, I'm sure Lew Rothman invented it. :sign:

 

[Q_The_Cop]

Well, I'm sure Lew Rothman invented it. :sign:

After a bit of further digging, it seems that Al Gore did indeed invent box pressing. This man is a genius. :sign:

 

[The Black Cloud]

Call me crazy, but isn't box-pressing and square-pressing different? Square-pressed cigars are intentionally pressed, whereas box-pressed just means that the cigar has been "misshaped" by the confinement of the box it's in. At least, that's what I've heard.

 

[MoeCizlak]

Your Google-fu must be strong Grasshopper.

According to Cigar Advisor:

What are "box-pressed" cigars?
"Box-pressed" or "square-pressed" is when the cigars are literally "pressed" into the box so the box pressure creates a perfectly square shape. This was done originally to save shipping space and as a result, the process supposedly causes the cigars to burn longer, giving the smoker a more flavorful smoke. Good examples of box-pressed cigars include, Aspira, Don Tomas Dominican Selection, Padron Anniversary, Perdomo La Tradición, and Sancho Panza, to name a few.

Mmmmm, Aspira.