How to cut that Cuban cigar

Rolling Cuban cigars is a process that goes back hundred of years. Cuban cigars have a very long history. The art of producing Cuban cigars has been passed down from generations to generation and has hardly changed.

A good example of this is the cutting process that is involved in getting a cigar prepared to smoke. If you do this properly, you will enjoy a fantastic cigar. If you do it improperly, the cigar will become almost unusable and will be very unpleasant to smoke. Although there are many different methods, here is a little bit about how to cut a cigar.

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 as I mentioned earlier, there are different ways of cutting your cigars. One of the most common styles are the ‘guillotine’ style. It is a cutter that if you use it right, the cap of your Cuban cigar will always be cut the proper way. I love the fact that they are portable and can easily fit in your pocket. Now days they got some very stylish cigar cutters that further add to your personality. To use the guillotine style cutter, simply place the start of the cap inside the cutter and make a quick snap. Your Cubans will almost come out cut all neat and tidy.

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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