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.
Just look at how a Cuban cigar is cut before it is ready to be enjoyed by you and me. If you cut the cigar right, you’ll have a great time but if you mess up, than you are going to be in trouble. There are various ways of cutting your Cuban cigar, it all depends on what your style is and how you want to go about it.
The first thing that you need to do is actually inspect the end that is about to be cut. If you bought a fine quality cigar, you will notice that the end of the head is almost totally closed by a little cap of tobacco leaf that was left over to keep the tobacco fresh and in place. This is really going to be the gauge that you will use in order to cut the cigar properly.
Cut the cap off but leave 25% of it on their, just to be on the safe side. Cuban cigars, although hand rolled, can be easily unwrapped if you make the wrong cut, so take extreme precaution when doing it. Be swift yet gentle and after you execute the proper cut, you should be doing just fine.
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.
What you don’t want to do is use scissors - I highly discourage that although a lot of people do it. Cuban cigars are amazing so you should take that extra step and get some Cuban cigar cutters. If you are not sure, just go down to that Cigar shop around the corner and they’ll help you out. It’s just that easy.
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