Quote Originally Posted by rodwha View Post
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.