I had a Joya de Nicaragua for the first time recently and it was really soft...I am told that is unusual for that cigar but everything was fine when I smoked it...draw was good..taste was good...scared me a little though before I lit it...

They seem to generate more smoke when soft but doesn't affect taste or burn rate...

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The only ones I've had that would get too soft have been Conn. wrappers.  I even had a Ghurka, first one to try, that I had to baby the punch as the wrapper and cap were loose from the binder.  They held together and punched fine, and smoked fine, but were loose. 

I wasn't crazy about the cigar either.  I still have a few that have been resting for 6+ months so they may be better, less soft.

I think the perfect cigar will "snap" when you punch it.  It'll give just a tad but hold together solid and punch clean.  I'm only now starting to cut more and I think it's hard to judge when cutting.

Every squishy cigar I have had burned horribly. It a watch point for me that I have thought was a over humidified cigar. If its a blending style, Id be interested in who blends this way, so I know its not a problem.

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