Cutting torpedos to smoke

[Monk]

Hey all,

So... you have a "torpedo" style end on your cigar. What is the best way to cut or punch that baby for a smoke to keep the wrapper from doing anything wierd....?

-W.

[WOXOF]

Guillotine cut. I usually cut about 1/4" up depending on the taper. Start off with a smaller cut, you can allways make it bigger.

[Kayakinboy]

Hey all,

So... you have a "torpedo" style end on your cigar. What is the best way to cut or punch that baby for a smoke to keep the wrapper from doing anything wierd....?

-W.

please show me what a torpedo cigar with a "punch" cut looks like. I've never seen it.


Some people cut them at an angle, I've used a V-Cut before. I recommend a double blade cutter and start with a small cut.

[Monk]

please show me what a torpedo cigar with a "punch" cut looks like. I've never seen it.


Some people cut them at an angle, I've used a V-Cut before. I recommend a double blade cutter and start with a small cut.

Well the reason I asked is because I saw mention somewhere of punching a torpedo and it was described that the hole was not at the end, but on the side of the tip.... I found that odd, hence this question

-W.

[drew_goring]

Well the reason I asked is because I saw mention somewhere of punching a torpedo and it was described that the hole was not at the end, but on the side of the tip.... I found that odd, hence this question

-W.

interesting. I have never heard of somebody punching a Torpedo...

[Newfie]

Hey monk.

I went into a local B&M one Saturday a few weeks ago and bought my first Nicaraguan, a Torpedo. I asked him to cut it for me (I didn't have any smokes or cutter with me) and without hesitation he did exactly as KB said above. A small cut with a double-blade on an angle. The one he did was about a 30* angle.

[Cigar Penguin]

Depending on the cigar,how easy it draws and how strong it is nicotene-wise will be my decideing factor on the cut.
Always a double bladed guilletine cutter.Easy drawing gars' get 1/4-1/3 of a cut.
Strong cigars with easy draw get same but I cut again at 1/3rd finish and again at last third for a full cut(no taper left).
The reason being is that strong gars' with high nicotine content tends to leave resin and tar build up at a small cut and to get decent flavor I cut after the build up is easily noticeable.

Punching a tapered gar's sounds silly imo.To punch on top like a flute is even sillier.

[mauied1101]

Or if you're a cheapskate like me and use the free single bladed guillotine - turn the stick slowly as you're cutting into it so you get an event cut and don't smash the stick. Not as a good as a double bladed, but works for me!

[HeadHoncho]

Depending on the cigar,how easy it draws and how strong it is nicotene-wise will be my decideing factor on the cut.
Always a double bladed guilletine cutter.Easy drawing gars' get 1/4-1/3 of a cut.
Strong cigars with easy draw get same but I cut again at 1/3rd finish and again at last third for a full cut(no taper left).
The reason being is that strong gars' with high nicotine content tends to leave resin and tar build up at a small cut and to get decent flavor I cut after the build up is easily noticeable.

Punching a tapered gar's sounds silly imo.To punch on top like a flute is even sillier.

That's funny, I have never had nicotine build up to the point that any of my cigars have stopped flowing smoke. On my Padron 6000 Maduro's for example, I will make a small cut so that the opening is about a 3/8 of an inch or so. Using this measurement and confirming the said dimensions with a digital caliper each time I prepare a delicious torpedo style cigar for smoking always ensures a trouble and nicotine build-up free puffing experience.

HH

[Cigar Penguin]

That's funny, I have never had nicotine build up to the point that any of my cigars have stopped flowing smoke.

HH

Me either.
But it does build up to ruin the taste a bit.

[tampacigargirl]

interesting. I have never heard of somebody punching a Torpedo...

I've seen it done but it seems to me that it would be an awkward way to smoke one and not to mention the problem there must be with the draw.

[Roham]

LFD chisel gives you a "flute" like experience if you punch it on top... I thought it was weird when I smoked one cut like that.

[smokem]

Well the reason I asked is because I saw mention somewhere of punching a torpedo and it was described that the hole was not at the end, but on the side of the tip.... I found that odd, hence this question

-W.

The only torp I've seen "punched" is an LFD Chisel. With that you make a punch just through the wrapper, but not clean through to the other side.

[HeadHoncho]

interesting. I have never heard of somebody punching a Torpedo...

So sad really....punching a poor defenseless torpedo cigar. They can't punch back you know. On the other hand ... try that with a Punch Punch cigar!

HH