Comments on: Stogie Tips: How To Properly Cut A Cigar

By: Stogie Tips: A Good Beginning

Stogie Tips: A Good Beginning — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 16:00:16 +0000

[...] Light Right: Wonder if you’re clipping and lighting your cigar correctly? Let Doc Stogie entertain and enlighten you with his demonstration of the proper techniques at Stogie Fresh TV and also read our tip on choosing the proper cutting tool. [...]

By: Jack R

Jack R — Sat, 26 Jul 2008 13:08:20 +0000

Ran across a nice alternative; bought one and love it. It's a 3-blade cutter; looks like scissors, but works like a guillotine. Available from Cuban Crafters: http://www.cubancrafters.com/products.php/item_id...

By: Jon N.

Jon N. — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 18:18:45 +0000

A strong word of caution re: cutting cigars with a knife: it's really not a good idea. I mean, you might be able to pull it off if you're very careful and use the methods outlined by Patrick in this article. But in my experience, knives just don't do the trick. There's a very real tendency to tear, split, or crush the end of the cigar — no matter how sharp the knife. One thing to keep in mind: never, under any circumstances, try to "cut" the end off of the cigar with a knife, the way you'd try to slice a carrot. You're going to ruin the stogie that way. Just take my word for it.

By: Jerry @ Stogie Revie

Jerry @ Stogie Revie — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 13:47:25 +0000

Best tip some of us learned at Casa Fuente: Don't let anyone else cut your cigar no matter how hot they are…LOL!

By: Jon N.

Jon N. — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 23:17:19 +0000

Jeff: Smaller/narrower cuts in general — be they punch cuts or v-cuts — tend towards tar buildup after awhile, especially if you use such a small cut on a cigar with a large ring gauge. Good tip re: cutting again. That never would have occurred to me, but it makes sense. There's no rule against recutting an already-lit cigar, after all.

By: Jeff Fischer

Jeff Fischer — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 21:38:55 +0000

One tip from experience: if you get nicotine build-up on the head, just get out your guillotine and cut it again. Good reason to leave yourself a little room on the initial cut just in case. This works especially well if you used a punch initially (which seems to be more prone to the problem, in my experience).

By: Patrick A

Patrick A — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 12:40:41 +0000

This is a pretty elementary post, but new smokers and longtime aficionados alike need to have a solid foundation in cigar basics. I encourage readers to share some of their own cutting tips so we can all benefit.

By: George E.

George E. — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 12:04:02 +0000

A plus for the punch is that you can pretty easily attach one to most key rings so you have at least that tool available nearly all the time.