About Cigar Cutters  
Are all cigar cutters the 
same ~ The great debate 
on which is best 
 

About Humidors and Storing Your Cigars 
What is the best way to 
keep cigars? A discussion 
about aging and storgage 
 

Turning The Corner 
A discussion about the 
cigar industry in general 
and the Dominican  
Republic ~ Problems with 
Quality over the last few 
years 

How to Choose a 
Fine Cigar 
Some basic information 
to help you select a 
cigar and find a brand 
or type that you like 
 

About Cigar Cutters  
Are all cigar cutters the 
same ~ The great debate 
on which is best 
 

About Humidors and Storing Your Cigars 
What is the best way to 
keep cigars? A discussion 
about aging and storgage 
 

Turning The Corner 
A discussion about the 
cigar industry in general 
and the Dominican  
Republic ~ Problems with 
Quality over the last few 
years 
 

One very important consideration is how the cut effects the physical condition of the cigar.  You certainly do not want to cut too deep into the cigar body (just the cap) and you also do not the cigar wrapper to start becoming undone while you are enjoying it. 

Step one is to look at the head of the cigar (the closed end for those folks new to cigar smoking).  This top part of the cigar is known as the cap, and depending on how large the cap is ~ will determine how far down you should make your cut. Cutting too far down will bring undesireable results, as will cutting too little.  Try and eyeball the center of the cap and try and aim for a happy medium.  Practice makes perfect, so this will be your excuse to enjoy a number of different cigars (I need to practice sweetheart ~ and I certainly cannot allow a cut cigar to go to waste). 

Some people prefer a good guillotine cutter, but even with this type of cutter you must be careful.  A dull blade or cheaply make cutter could leave you with a cigar that has the appearance of a ginzu knife attack.  I have used guillotine cutters with success, but the trick is an even and quickly executed cut stroke.  Also, by all means make sure the blade is sharp. 

I have also used V-cutters that some smokers will swear by, but again, I think the same rules apply as to a guillotine cutter.  A dull cutting blade is the cigar smokers enemy. 
Another problem with either a guillotine or V-cutter is that the larger ring sizes may be somewhat more cumbersome to cut.   A friend of mine told me to buy a bigger guillotine, but I do not want to have a contraption used in the French revolution just to cut cigars (plus my wife may get the wrong idea with such a thing in the house). 

Another idea is the hole punch.  One advantage is to a hole punch is less possibility of damage to the cigar wraper when making your incision.  I would suggest a hole punch that also extracts the contents of filler material.  As with any variety of cutters, the case of cheap is expensive applies.  Meaning that cheap cutters may ruin more good cigars with the way they cut than to spend the money on a good quality cutter.