Cut the cigar and you'll love tip no. 4

The Cut a cigar and you'll like tip no. 4. But take your time and read through all the tips. How do you cut a Piramide, a Torpedo, a Belicoso? And a pajero? And what do you do with a „curly tail“? There are different cigar heads:

• Tapered
• Flat, roundish
• Curly tail

Take a look at the short video.

Video Cigar cutting

Tip # 1: Pay attention to the cigar cap

The cigar cap is at the head of the cigar. It closes the gap in the wrapper. Without the cigar cap, the wrapper would roll up during the smoke. You may even have experienced this: the cigar cap comes off completely and the smoke becomes a bit tedious because the wrapper leaf unrolls. You have to press it together again and again.

Therefore: Never cut your cigar in such a way that you cut the entire cap too close or completely off. It can also happen that the cap is far too small and you hardly have the opportunity to cut the cigar optimally. In this case, it is worth punching a hole in the cigar. And here, too, caution is advised in such cases. In case this does happen to you: The PerfecRepair helps in such a case to glue the cover sheet back on.

Tip # 2: Control the flavour intensity

It is said that the smaller the cut / hole, the more intense the flavour. This may or may not be true. Make your own experiences. There is no generally applicable rule. Flavour is perceived subjectively.

Tip # 3: Control the pulling behaviour

It is said that the larger the gate/hole, the easier the pulling behaviour. This is not always true. It depends on how well the cigar is rolled. With a perfectly rolled cigar, even a small cut / small hole is totally unproblematic. If the cigar draws too little, it is advisable to make the cut / hole a little larger. Try it out, you will immediately notice the difference. However, it can also happen that the draw behaviour is still too strong. In this case this will help: 3 tips if the cigar doesn't draw. Or use the PerfecDraw.

Tip # 4: Never cut them approximately in the centre

I've done this before. The cigar burnt out in the first third and I left it for a long time (over an hour). I lit it again, but I didn't like the flavour any more. I thought maybe cutting it in half and then continuing to smoke would help. Yuck. That was even worse. That doesn't help. In a case like this, it helps Degassing.

Another time, the draw resistance was far too high. In the first third I had the idea: ok, cut it off in the middle. The flavour was completely ruined and it didn't draw any better.

Cut the cigar: Tapered cigar head

The cigar head is pointed (Torpedo, Piramide, Belicoso, Figurado). Which number would you choose?

The same applies here as for all cigars (with the exception of the curly tail, see below): Make sure that you do not cut the cigar cap too close or completely. In this example of the cigar, the Cigar cap perfect in size. You can even use # 4. # 1 could be too little, You just have to try it out; if the pulling behaviour is good for you, then it's ok. You can also enlarge the bleed afterwards.

Cut cigars: Flat cigar head

The cigar head is flat, the so-called „Parejo“ cigars. Which number would you choose?

The same applies here as for all cigars (with the exception of the curly tail, see below): Make sure that you do not cut the cigar cap too close or completely. Gating #3 and # 4 is already too much, because the cigar cap will come off (pay attention to the edge of the cap). # 1 and # 2 are optimal.

Cutting a cigar with a „curly tail“: the cigar has no cap

You can „twist off“ the curly tail. The disadvantage: the wrapper can come loose during the smoke and the smoke is then a little tedious. That's what happened to me with this one. Of course, you can also cut them normally with a cutter or cigar scissors. The cigars often also have a cigar cap from which the tail has been rolled. Curly tail ends are nice to look at, but they can be impractical for enjoying a cigar.