I avoid BP cigars whenever possible. Don't like 'em. Haven't had one in three decades or so. Is there a reason for their existence, other than maybe fitting the box better?
Boxpressed: What For?
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Obviously enough other folks like 'em enough that there is an incentive to manufacture and then sell 'em. Duh!
I like them. They don't roll away when I set them down.
I like them quite a bit and enjoy the feel in hand; I was especially saddened to see that Henry Clay cigars are no longer box pressed. I also like that they don’t roll.
Good question. I don’t have an answer. I can say the COA Brazilia BP didn’t strike me as being different than non-BP.
I would like to here an industry professional’s take though.
I would like to here an industry professional’s take though.
I don't go out of my way to get them, but my favorites are the same Oz likes - Padron Anniversary - and they are box pressed. It is nice that they don't roll.
I don't like 'em much either... Not even sure why. I smoke them if I'm forced to.
Allows slightly smaller boxes, reducing manufacturing costs. All other claims regarding burn qualities, feel in the hand, etc were an afterthought/marketing BS
I think the box press goes back when every cigar was hand rolled, and the ones pressed in the box represented more tobacco for the money.
Were the elite Havanas box pressed?
Were the elite Havanas box pressed?
I like them. They don't roll around. It's like smoking a home depot pencil.
Those are exactly the ones that just ticked me off and prompted my post. I wanted to try them but didn't order. It's the way they handle and feel in the mouth that flummoxes me. What's the word I want? Oh yeah, stupid. They don't fit my pie hole. It's like sucking on a square straw, except bigger. Hardly a concern for anyone else, but curiosity made me wonder if I was missing something provided by the shape. Apparently not--or at least nothing I care about. They don't roll?
We sure love complaining about options. Look at the least it's novel. Not what you see often. And man cigars seem like a hard market for a product to stand out. If people think chamber shape makes a difference then people will think box pressed does too. And maybe someday on a forum like this people will be like why do they make those round cigars?
And end with a joke.... Gay Panic maybe?
And end with a joke.... Gay Panic maybe?
I just think they wanted to save money and use smaller boxes. They sure weren't rolled square! I'm not saying there aren't any, but I've not seen a box pressed Cuban, or cello wrapped for that matter.
I’ve never bought one. I don’t have a reason not to like them, other than I usually just buy the ones I’ve been suggested.
Do they burn evenly?
Do they burn evenly?
The square bottle of Jack Daniels was supposedly to protect it during shipping, and more bottles per wagon.
Let’s say it’s 1888, and you have a cigar factory. There’s no cellophane to wrap the product. There’s likely no cardboard, just cedar boxes.
If the rollers press the product into rectangular boxes there’s more pounds per wagon load to the railroad or the docks.
If you use circles for boxes and/or cigars there’s more shipping loss, because they roll around.