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The Shape of Things to Come?

Posted: Thu Sep 06, 2018 8:38 am
by Stewmuse
We got in a few new cigars from Plasencia at the store yesterday, including some attractive shapes and sizes. Like this one. More pics and info later...

Re: The Shape of Things to Come?

Posted: Thu Sep 06, 2018 9:48 am
by The Banker
These would make my mild OCD very happy with everything sitting flat and not rolling around in the humi screwing up the label directions.

Re: The Shape of Things to Come?

Posted: Thu Sep 06, 2018 1:42 pm
by kurtdesign1
That is absolutely beautiful. Report back on the experience of smoking them too.

Re: The Shape of Things to Come?

Posted: Thu Sep 06, 2018 1:42 pm
by 815DC
Shape is a gimmick in cigars. There was perfectos and box (square pressed) cigars. Extreme square pressing resulting in the wafer looking cigars Rocky and Acid put out. Alec Bradley put out a cigar that was triangular. The soft square press popularly used in the Oval of San Lotano.

Are new shapes cool? Yes. Do they change the flavor of a cigar? No clue. Can they affect how a cigar smokes? I think so. The shape shown will actually round out as it heats up leaving the smoker with something not quite round and not quite angular.

Just my 2 cents

Re: The Shape of Things to Come?

Posted: Thu Sep 06, 2018 2:30 pm
by Stewmuse
815DC wrote:
Thu Sep 06, 2018 1:42 pm
Shape is a gimmick in cigars. There was perfectos and box (square pressed) cigars. Extreme square pressing resulting in the wafer looking cigars Rocky and Acid put out. Alec Bradley put out a cigar that was triangular. The soft square press popularly used in the Oval of San Lotano.

Are new shapes cool? Yes. Do they change the flavor of a cigar? No clue. Can they affect how a cigar smokes? I think so. The shape shown will actually round out as it heats up leaving the smoker with something not quite round and not quite angular.

Just my 2 cents
You are absolutely correct. They just look bad ass!

Re: The Shape of Things to Come?

Posted: Thu Sep 06, 2018 11:28 pm
by Stewmuse
More of the new Plascencias. Not cheap...

Re: The Shape of Things to Come?

Posted: Tue Sep 11, 2018 10:41 am
by kurtdesign1
815DC wrote:
Thu Sep 06, 2018 1:42 pm
Shape is a gimmick in cigars. There was perfectos and box (square pressed) cigars. Extreme square pressing resulting in the wafer looking cigars Rocky and Acid put out. Alec Bradley put out a cigar that was triangular. The soft square press popularly used in the Oval of San Lotano.

Are new shapes cool? Yes. Do they change the flavor of a cigar? No clue. Can they affect how a cigar smokes? I think so. The shape shown will actually round out as it heats up leaving the smoker with something not quite round and not quite angular.

Just my 2 cents
Kip!!! Watch Out!!! Someone wants your title as Half Ashed Curmudgeon! And wait, was that a "get off my lawn!" I just heard?

Re: The Shape of Things to Come?

Posted: Tue Sep 11, 2018 10:22 pm
by 815DC
kurtdesign1 wrote:
Tue Sep 11, 2018 10:41 am
815DC wrote:
Thu Sep 06, 2018 1:42 pm
Shape is a gimmick in cigars. There was perfectos and box (square pressed) cigars. Extreme square pressing resulting in the wafer looking cigars Rocky and Acid put out. Alec Bradley put out a cigar that was triangular. The soft square press popularly used in the Oval of San Lotano.

Are new shapes cool? Yes. Do they change the flavor of a cigar? No clue. Can they affect how a cigar smokes? I think so. The shape shown will actually round out as it heats up leaving the smoker with something not quite round and not quite angular.

Just my 2 cents
Kip!!! Watch Out!!! Someone wants your title as Half Ashed Curmudgeon! And wait, was that a "get off my lawn!" I just heard?
Nope. Thats the word Gordo
under my name.. although Gordo and Get do both start with the letter G... So it isn't 815DC Get off my lawn its 815DC Gordo

Re: The Shape of Things to Come?

Posted: Wed Sep 12, 2018 6:33 am
by Kip
815DC wrote:
Tue Sep 11, 2018 10:22 pm
Nope. Thats the word Gordo
under my name.. although Gordo and Get do both start with the letter G... So it isn't 815DC Get off my lawn its 815DC Gordo
That "Gordo" is the default rank for someone with between 250-500 posts. It's one of the vitolas that designate our progression....and I hadn't ever come up with a specialized rank for you. Congrats. You just got one :P

Re: The Shape of Things to Come?

Posted: Wed Sep 12, 2018 11:43 am
by 815DC
4 years in the making... at least on the forums ;)