Cigar Cutters

Cigar cutters remove or penetrate the top of the cigar before the cigar can be lit. The most popular types of cuts are the straight cut, the wedge or V shaped cut and the hole punch. The type of cut to make is based on personal preference and the size and or shape of the cigar. Regular Cigar smokers do not always make the same type of cut or use the same kind of cutter. The straight cut is probably used the most as these are the most common and easy to purchase and generally preferred on cigars with a small ring gauge or thinner cigars.

The most basic type of cutter used to make straight cuts is the single blade guillotine. The double blade guillotine is preferred by many aficionados because it usually makes a cleaner cut. Cigar scissors are also used to make straight cuts, and may be the best choice for cutting the cigar at the exact spot you intend. However, the guillotines are usually the most practical, the least expensive, and can be easily and safely carried in the pocket of your shirt or trousers.

The wedge or V shape cutter resembles the guillotine cutter, however the shape of the blade slices a wedge into the cap of the cigar instead of cutting it completely off. The cutter is designed to slice from one side and at the same depth so there is no danger of cutting too deep.
I have never had much luck with hole punch cutters and tend to split the cigar causing it to unravel.

As for the single and double blade guillotine cigar cutters It took many years to perfect the cut as you can take of too much or too little affecting the draw of the cigar and sometimes leaving fraid edges. However these two cutters are the most accessible and the ones I have used the most like most other cigar smokers.

My favourite is the wedge cutter as it gives a good clean cut every time and has a nice smooth action. The wedge cutter is not as easy to acquire and extremely popular as every time I buy one it immediately goes missing!!!