Round vs Box press vs Triangle press

I have never had a problem with a box press.
ever
maybe your problem isnt with the shape but with how fresh they are. I recently had a few rounds that wouldnt burn well, and that was my problem. currently they are sitting. with any luck they will be better soon.
as for the triangle press... never had em.

I have never had a problem with the Punch Rare corojo burn. In fact I have found them to always burn perfect or very close to perfect. Might just be to much humidity or a bad batch of them. I wouldnt give up on the box press.

I've never had problems with the Punch Rare Corojos. I love 'em.

I believe Box pressed cigars are good for aging.
The removel of air slows the aging process, but given enough time
it creates a superior cigar in flavor.
Not all & every, but I think it would move along the same line as
tubed cigars -
I also think time makes all cigars smoke better!
CC

I took a CAO L'Anniversaire Churchill out of Desk Top I the other night. I thought it was a Cameroon, but after reexamining the band, I realized it was the eXtreme. In any event, Desk Top I is the humidor that I use to keep short cigars, Cuban cigars, and other cigars, with thick tobacco or in many cases, box pressed cigars. This humidor does not keep humidity as well as my others, and averages on a year round basis, about 65%.

This is actually fine for most cigars, and I will indeed, tolerate my humidors getting down to 60-62% for a couple days here and there throughout the year. 60-65% humidity levels usually cure most cigars that are known to have burn problems. It also doesn't cause anything except perhaps, a slightly faster aging process.

The eXtreme Churchill I had the other night burned great throughout, except for the last half inch or so. At that point I was done anyway, because "Earnie Shavers" was beating the crap out of me. That was a really stupid mistake on my part, picking the eXtreme, but I really thought it was a Cameroon. I've had it for a while, but perhaps not all that long, and it kicked the heck out of me.

Many CAO's are box pressed, and if kept above 65% will not burn well. I've smoked many of the different CAO lines, and they are fantastic tasting cigars, but if you don't keep them down around 60-65%, you may be disappointed in the burn and the overall flavor.

I smoke the Gispert maduro and they are also box pressed and never had a problem with the burn. My humidor seems to like to stay around 65% humidity most of the time and i always try to let my smokes "rest" for atleast a month, usually longer after purchase before i smoke them.

thats what I do

Me too. :thumbsup:

I love the Padron Anniversary 64 Principes. This box press has an excellent burn and is loaded with flavor.

I've never had a problem with a box press. I smoke Reo's and Juan Lopez's (both box pressed) and have never had those give me problems. I've never had a triangle press though. I'm with the rest theory though I know that sometimes the torcedor can roll the fillers so that they burn hotter closer to the wrapper causing an uneven burn.

I had a Trilogy tri-press last night, and I did notice that it seemed to burn hotter than usual cigars.