Cigar Cutters Blog Posts

Product Demonstration: Cuban Crafters Perfecto Cigar Cutter

The Cuban Crafters Perfecto Cigar Cutter is an all metal, dual blade guillotine cutter. The cutter has nice, ‘O’ shaped handles so your fingers fit nice and easily inside. What’s unique about this cutter is, on the back, it’s not opened up all the way like a traditional guillotine cutter. Instead, it has a small hole in the back that allows you to place your cigar in the cutting slot and g read more

Product Demonstration: Havana Retractable Cigar Punch

The Havana Retractable Cigar Punch is made of plastic, it’s lightweight and extremely durable. The outside features a nice rubber finish and has small dots on it so it’s easy to grip so it won’t slip out of your hand. The back has a ring that you can use to attach to keys or to a bag so you don’t lose the cutter. What makes this cutter really unique is that by pushing the plunger in the bac read more

How to Use Different Types of Cigar Cutters

  Guillotine cutters pretty much come in two varieties. You have your dual or your double blade. As you can see, when you open it up, you literally have two blades, one on the right and one on left. And, there is also a single blade cutter which is less expensive. It usually has a slanted blade to cut through the cap of the cigar. I prefer to use a double blade cutter. It’s going to give you a better cut. It read more

[INFOGRAPHIC] Cigar Cutting 101

Here’s the next in our series of cigar infographics – cigar cutting. Don’t forget to check out our other great infographics as well as our cigar art photos!   Embed code (please be sure to convert quotation marks from curly quotes to straight quotes): <a href=” http://www.cheaphumidors.com/blog/cigar-cutters/infographic-cigar-cutting-101/ “><img src=” http://www.ch read more

Product Demonstration: Black Ops Kilo Triple Flame Torch Lighter with Punch Cutter

**Special Deal Expires Soon**Black Ops BOGO Buy a Kilo get a Bravo FREE  The Black Ops Kilo Triple Flame Torch Cigar Lighter with Punch Cutter has a triangular shape to it and a ruberized, matte finish. The bottom of the lighter has a refill valve and flame adjustment knob and the front of the lighter has a retractable punch cutter. This lighter has a single action ignition system with a slide button that ha read more

Cutting a Cigar with a V-Cutter

One of the most popular cigar accessories you will find amongst dedicated cigar smokers is the V-Cutter tool. This type of tool will make a wedge cut into the cap of the cigar. This gives your cigar great circulation and will reduce the bitterness experienced by smokers who use a different style of cutting tool. This particular type of cutting tool is very similar to the guillotine cutter that is widely recommended read more

How Much of the Cigar’s Cap Should I Remove When Cutting a Cigar?

One of the first problems you’re likely to encounter when you first start smoking cigars is the question of how much of the cap you should remove with the cutter. This is a sticky question. You should remove as little of the cap as possible, while still providing you with the type of smoke that you prefer. Some cutters will be better at this than others. For instance, punch cutters remove virtually none of the ca read more