Posts Tagged cigar cutters

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

Product Demonstration: Rosewood Cigar Cutter

The Rosewood Cigar Cutter has a rosewood facade with brass lining. The cutter is compact but has a nice weight to it. In the center, there is a small pin that is the pivot point for the blade. To use this single blade cutter simply move the blade to the open position, place the cigar in the cutting hole and use your thumb to press down on the blade lever while squeezing the cutter with your other fingers. Then, si read more

Product Demonstration: The Samurai Single Blade Stainless Steel Cigar Cutter

The Samurai Single Blade Stainless Steel Cigar Cutter is unique because it is ultra-thin and is smaller than the size of a credit card. This cutter fits easily into a wallet. To use the cutter, simply pull open the guillotine, place your cigar in the cutting hole and squeeze the ends of the cutter together. This cutter with cut up to a 54 ring gauge cigar. read more

Product Demonstration: Dual Blade Folding Guillotine Cigar Cutter

The Dual Blade Folding Guillotine Cigar Cutter is made out of light weight, ABS plastic so it’s nice and durable. The cutter also has a nice weight and feel to it. It’s a unique cutter that can be completely closed. When you get the cutter, you’ll see a small mark at the end of one side of the cutter – the mark indicates the side of the cutter that opens. To open the cutter, hold your thumb read more

Product Demonstration: Stainless Steel Cigar Scissors

What’s nice about these cigar scissors is that, on the handles, they have a rubber piece that cushions your fingers while you cut your cigars. The rubber piece is removable so you can clean under it if you ever need to. This cutter is very simple to use – just like you would use a regular pair of scissors – and will accommodate nearly any ring gauge. This cutter has very sharp stainless steel read more