The overall concept of cutting cigars is certainly a very simple one. Ideally you should cut it so that you create a suitable opening without actually damaging the main cigar itself. Cutting the cigar properly is absolutely crucial to a good smoke. Do so improperly and you can cause the cigar to unravel or split apart.

The first thing that you need to do is to get yourself a suitable cigar cutter. These will come in lots of different types of style and design and can easily be purchased very cheaply or more extensively depending upon the type that you choose. Try to find one that you can use over and over again if you are a frequent smoker.

Get out your cigar and make sure you are looking at the closed end. It is the capped end that you will be cutting not the end that is already open. Try to find the specific point where the cap ends and the main cigar begins.

Simply put the cutter over the end of the cigar and make a cut roughly 1/8 or 1/16 of an inch from the end of the cigar. If you get is wrong and then you need to take another look at where the actual cap meets the main age of the cigar. Essentially, the cap is the curved end and as soon as this begins to straighten out, this is where you should be making the incision.

As you can see, the process is extremely simple. However, in order to properly enjoy your cigar then it is absolutely crucial that you get this right. If you don't have a cigar cutter then it is important for you to use a very sharp knife for the same purpose. Avoid trying to bite off the end as this is almost certainly going to cause the cigar to unravel.