First thing
you do is cut the end of a cigar before you smoke it, but how and with what?
This will be the Cigar Stops look at cutting cigars.
I am sure at some point we have done a blog
entry on cigar cutters, but I refresher is always nice, so here is a look at
the most popular ways to cut a cigar.
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The
Punch – Punches a round hole in the end of the cigar.
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| The Punch |
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The
Guillotine – Cuts off the entire end of the cigar.
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| The Guillotine |
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The
V-notch – cuts a “V” shape in the end of the cigar.
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| The V-notch |
As far as
what one to use that is a matter of personal preference, here is the way I look
at it.
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| The punch |
The punch
can be used on all cigars except the torpedoes, belicoso and any other pyramid
or pointy ended cigar. It works great and only takes a small circle of the end
so you do not get any leaves from the cut while smoking. The Punch cutter I prefer
to have one that has a plunger on the end so it can ejects the tip of the end
of the cigar, so that people will not try and tap the blade end to clean the
cut out and damage the blade.
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| The Guillotine |
The Guillotine
cutter cuts the entire end off the cigar and can be used on all cigars, the
only problem I have had with it is that as you smoke your cigar you have a
tendency to get some of the leaves or wrapper from the cut end to flake or
dislodge, however it is infrequent. The Guillotine is used best with pointed
end or pyramid shaped cigars like the torpedo. The best Guillotine in my
opinion is a solid one that will stand up to the pressure of your fingers while
still slicing straight through the end. Some of the dollar ones work for a bit
then dulls or the finger holes break of and it renders the cutter useless.
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| The V-notch |
The V-notch
is a cutter that cuts a “V” shape into the end of the cigar and I think it
gives you the best draw while keeping the integrity of the cigar end in tacked.
It can be used on all cigar shapes and sizes. With the V-notch cutters you
should try and stay away from the cheaper models due to the same thing as the Guillotine
cutters, the plastic will break with uneven pressure and again when it breaks
that is all she wrote they become useless.
The only glitch with any of these 3 cutters is
that if they get a nick or bent or dull in anyway the will just tear up the end
of the cigar and it will inhibit your smoking pleasure.
My favorite cutter is the V-notch I like
keeping as much of the cigar intact as possible for a nice steady even draw.
Give each one a try and see if you have a favorite, there are many, many
different kinds of cutters shapes and sizes to choose from don’t get
overwhelmed stick to one of the 3 here before you explore the others like the
scissors, the shuriken and the large table top models.
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| the Scissors |
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| shuriken |
Hope this
helps out
B.O.T.L.
~The cigar
Stop Team~
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