Clipping your cigar in its cellophane wrapper
So I'm in the cigar store last week, and I'm just about to remove the cellophane to clip my cigar when my friend Bill W. says, "Hold on, let me show you something." Bill takes my cigar, opens his trusty XiKAR titanium cutter, lays it on the table, places the cigar's head in the hole, and clamps the blades closed. "There you go," he says. Then he slips the cigar out of its cello and hands it to me.
"Nice cut," I say. "I've never seen that before."
"Really?" said, Bill. "Someone showed me that a long time ago, and I do it all the time. It's supposed to help give you a cleaner cut while also keeping you from overcutting the cap."
Personally, I like my method of working the blades just under the "skull" of the cap to try removing it in a perfect circle, but it's always fun to learn something new.
So, here’s my question: Is anyone else familiar with this "cellophane on" method of clipping cigars? If so, please leave a comment.
~ Gary Korb
"Nice cut," I say. "I've never seen that before."
"Really?" said, Bill. "Someone showed me that a long time ago, and I do it all the time. It's supposed to help give you a cleaner cut while also keeping you from overcutting the cap."
Personally, I like my method of working the blades just under the "skull" of the cap to try removing it in a perfect circle, but it's always fun to learn something new.
So, here’s my question: Is anyone else familiar with this "cellophane on" method of clipping cigars? If so, please leave a comment.
~ Gary Korb
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