Did you know that the way you cut your cigar can influence how good your smoking experience will be?
Yes, just how you read it, the way you cut your cigar has a great impact on your smoking experience. Right now, you'll be wondering if you're using the right tools to cut your cigar. So, if you are asking yourself "how can I make a good cut?", in this article you'll find the best tips and the right tools to take into account when cutting your cigar.
The most important thing you should know is that every good cut is determined by several characteristics, some of them are: the depth of the cut (just deep enough to get the perfect hit or puff), it has to be a clean cut (cut the cigar without leaving edges, therefore, it is necessary to have sharp blades on your cutter) and you should be very careful trying not to cut more than you should or break the shoulder or knob of the cigar.
Now, we’ll apply the “less is more” rule, which says that it’s better to fall short than to go too far, so you can always make a new cut.
In this way, the limit for the cut is the shoulder (it is marked by the union line between the cap and the body of the cigar). Doing this, we avoid the wrapper unravelling and falling apart in our hands. However, with the V-cut, the limit is to not cut too far into the cap and creating an air conduit in the cigar.
A really good cut will be, in the shoulder, or knob of the cigar, about 1-3 millimeters in the "curved" part of the cigar, taking of just the edge of the cap.
In the case of those that are torpedo shaped, the shoulder or knob tends to be much lower, so the cut will be 6-7 millimeters.
Regardless of the type of cut and the tool we use, it all depends on the person’s preference, but keep in mind that a bad cut can put the cigar and the experience at risk.
Likewise, within the community of smokers it is essential to have one or more tools which we can use to cut our own cigars, here we’ll mention the best and most recognized tools that you will surely be able to handle.
These are the most widely used systems due to their history and versatility, which allows any size to be covered with just one cigar cutter. We suggest using the two-bladed cutter when making a straight cut to maintain it parallel cut on both sides, preventing the layer from breaking or creating ridges.
This type of cigar cutter was falling into disuse due to how complex it was to transport it until new designs of this type were appearing on the market. These new designs are easily transportable and have better quality blades, and stand out to some as being the best for regular cigars. By making the V cut in your cigar, it slightly changes the nuances you enjoy from the cigar by concentrating all the flavors and smoke through the slit. You can also try something different by making a double cut by creating an X with two V cuts.
Although probably the least used of all types of cuts, we cannot deny that it is one of the most comfortable to carry around in the sense of convenience, it is also included in some lighters and even bracelets. It is a circular blade that is pushed in the cigar. However, the problem with this kind of cutter is that it may clog due to the tobacco oils all being concentrated within the smaller circle it creates.
There is also the newly popular form of punch cuts that are compact tools with one to three spikes on the end, and you use these spikes to pierce as many small holes as you wish in the cap.
Finally, as you read throughout this post, it is ALL a matter of taste. We can give advice and suggest to you the step by step process when you want to cut your Cigar correctly, and also, you will know what tools you can use. So now that you know what to do, we hope you
