Cutting torpedos to smoke

[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.