What type of cut do you prefer?

[Drake]

never tried a v-cut. tried the punch a few times and didn't like it all that much. double blade guillitine is my choice

[Yeagermeister]

I read somewhere that the double bladed cut exposes your tongue to the more bitter tasting elements of the smoke, as opposed to the V cut, which in theoy, keeps the tar and other nasty stuff inside the cigar. I've never tried the V cut, but my cigars have never necessarily tasted bitter, either.

[JulesCigarQuest]

I personally like the bullet. It totally alleviates pieces of tobacco getting in my teeth :)

For figurado's, I prefer the dbl bladed guillotine.

[Roham]

I tried a v cut for my first time and I agree it is probably only good for a couple styles of cigars like torpedos and such. The V cutter i saw was the only one my tobbaconist carrys. I asked him why and he said all the others suck. This V cutter has 4 screws on the bottom of it so you can disassemble it and sharpen the blade properly. He said he ordered 10 of them, and when he got lower he went to order more and was told it was discontinued. I asked and he said he had 3 left. I bought one on the spot:) I don't even think I will hardly ever use it, but it sounds like it should last a life time. For the most part I would stick with the double gullitine, but if I ever smoke my other Auror I know I will be thankful I spent the money on it.

[chrisboy]

always just a straight cut using a double-bladed cutter for me.

[JStrider]

I had always been using my punch cutter for a while... then just recently i got a good double bladed guillotine... and on a couple cigars ive gotten a little bit of tar... really kills the enjoyment. I never got the tar when i used the punch...

is there any corelation between larger cuts and tar?

[chrisboy]

jstrider, i think so. a straight cut exposes more of the filler tobacco and this causes more of the tar to come in contact with the mouth as you draw from it. the punch cut lessens this problem. the only downside that could happen with a punch cut is that the small hole could get plugged with too much tar as you smoke on. but if you don't seem to have this problem then stick with the cut that you like better.

[labmonkey]

Personally I have never tried any other cut other than a straight cut. I guess i need to branch out. Maybe I'm just afraid of change....lol.

I plan on buying a good punch cutter soon to try out, but for the most part, a straight cut has never bothered me as far as tar reaching my mouth....possibly it's a different smoking style? I don't know, but it has never been a problem for me.

[JStrider]

i do occasionally have the problem of the punch hole seeming to get a little clogged...

i'll have to experiment a little with slightly different sized cuts