Cigar cutting is an art too
When I think of Cuban cigars, I think of how hundreds of years ago it was discovered and officially discovered by Christopher Columbus. The history of Cuban cigars is just part of the whole deal and a very small part too.
Even cutting a Cuban cigar is an art in it self. Cut it right, and you’ll have one of the best smokes to enjoy. Cut it wrong and than you just have to suffer. Don’t worry or get nervous if its your first time because you will find a way that suits you. Around the world, their are three styles of cutting it so lets see what will suit you.
Once you hold your cigar in your hand, have a look at both of the corners. You’ll notice once is open ended and one actually has a ‘cap’ on it. Now this is the place where you have to make that precise cut so you can draw on your Cuban cigars. Be careful as too deep of a cut can cause the wrapper to unload and than your cigar wont be so pleasurable.
You want to make sure that you never clip this part of the cigar off entirely as it will cause problems with unrolling, something that makes cigar smoking very unpleasant. You only really want to open up the end about 75% which typically leaves plenty of the cap to keep the cigar together properly.
So what cutter should you get? I suggest trying out the Snap cutter or also known as the ‘guillotine’. You basically slide your cigar inside it and quickly drop the blade on the outer cap. These are well known and most preferred as you can fit them in you suit jacket and take them on the go with you. Plus the cuts it makes is perfect for all Cuban cigar lovers. This blade was invented somewhat recently and has caught on fairly well with the rest of the Cuban cigar smoking crowd.
Of course, there are many different ways of how to cut a cigar and each person will have to have their own favorite. What you may want to do, however, is keep a variety of different cutters on hand for various occasions. The reason why this is the case is because cigars take on many different shapes and sizes and some cutters will work better for a specific cigar than others. Some people even use scissor type cutters on a regular basis to snip the ends off of the cigars.
This can work quite well but I personally do not like to use scissors for several different reasons. First of all, I find that they do not make as nice of a cut as a guillotine cutter and secondly, they are difficult to carry around. Take a look at your local cigar supplier and find one that you think you would like for yourself. It will soon simply become part of your cigar tradition.
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