Punch Cutter Vs Guillotine Cutter

[Devil Doc]

I miss saviour. Things have just not been the same since he's been gone...

We all know how you get attached to stray puppies. Personally, I didn't even notice he was missing.

Doc.

[CoventryCat86]

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.

[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.