Punch Cutter Vs Guillotine Cutter

[cigarsarge]

Punch on almost everything except Añejos and Opus X as those need to be cut with a cutter otherwise you end up with a mouthful of tar.

What he said...

[lchoke]

Generally a Punch unless its a Torpedo

[jc5214]

Your not supposed to bite the end off??

[Devil Doc]

Your not supposed to bite the end off??

Jose O. Padron uses his finger nail. Cutters of any sort are not a necessity. They're just, in reality, toys for boys. I personally prefer the scissor style cutter that comes on the Wenger SAK. Alas, I understand it's no longer made.

Doc.

[ryan54]

I tend to use a guillotine cutter for everything. But I keep a small punch cutter on my key ring. It has come in handy if I forgot my regular cutter or for some reason I stop by the cigar shop and buy a cigar and forget to cut it on the way out. You can successfully use a punch on large ring gauge cigars using one of the multiple punch techniques.

[Freeze]

While I imagine a million different people may have a million different experiences, I can say that I have come to favor a punch cutter and have never had any problems with it.

I have often damaged the wrapper with conventional cutters of all kinds, but have never once done this with a punch. In addition, I always get a sense of the flavor centering perfectly, if that makes sense.

[garryyjr]

I use a punch from time to time.

(I'm still new here and back in October I went on a cruise to Ensanada. We picked up a few sticks while walking around. The local shop cut ours for us using a punch. First time i seen that and thought it was freaking awesome)

Since I got my V cutter, I have been using that alot. Love it. Guillotine I use rarely.

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[Shadykaricta]

Used a punch for the first time in my life today. Don't think i'll ever go back to the guillotine. I did notice a bit of tar build up but nubb it none the less. For me the pros outweigh the cons for now...

[garryyjr]

Used a punch for the first time in my life today. Don't think i'll ever go back to the guillotine. I did notice a bit of tar build up but nubb it none the less. For me the pros outweigh the cons for now...

What are the pros to you? I really like the V cut.

[Shadykaricta]

It's just neater. 9 times out of 10 when I cut I have already had a few and have botched the job from time to time. Not having to deal with the wrapper unraveling is some nice piece of mind.

[garryyjr]

It's just neater. 9 times out of 10 when I cut I have already had a few and have botched the job from time to time. Not having to deal with the wrapper unraveling is some nice piece of mind.

Same here.. I normally use the V cutter and sometimes the punch.. hardly anything else