Got gifted a couple of cigars....

[molecularstudent]

I got given a couple of cigars today at work by a guy who I read and corrected his PhD thesis for. Very nice surprise! Got some sort of Trinidad (I'm not an avid Trinidad smoker so I can't tell one from the other!) and a Bolivar Royal Corona.
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The guy doesn't know how much I am in to cigars, and I guess at the Davidoff store they offered to precut them in case I didn't have a cutter. But they have the weirdest cut on them. I guess its a punch, but a large punch, one for Robusto sized cigars?! I have a punch but it doesn't open them up like this, also when I use my punch its not really just the cap which is cut like this. Has anyone seen this before?
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I'm a very happy boy though, its not everyday you get given a couple of high end cigars

[Vortigan]

What a fantastic gesture,a real Friday bonus I'd take a punt at the Trini being a Coloniales but I'm by no means certain.And that's certainly very neatly done at the cap end isn't it,not familiar with punches myself but I perhaps ought to try one on the bigger RG's,see how I like it.Nice reward for your hard work there mate,enjoy

[molecularstudent]

What a fantastic gesture,a real Friday bonus I'd take a punt at the Trini being a Coloniales but I'm by no means certain.And that's certainly very neatly done at the cap end isn't it,not familiar with punches myself but I perhaps ought to try one on the bigger RG's,see how I like it.Nice reward for your hard work there mate,enjoy

Thanks for your message The punch I have doesn't make a hole this big by a long shot, I guess its probably meant for smaller ring gauges. I have punched robustos and smoked them, but you tend to get a build up of black bitter semi-liquid tar (or what I'm guessing is tar?) at the opening of the hole which isn't very pleasant. I end up cutting them with a proper cutter about halfway through to get rid of it.
I'll send you a punch next time I go to my cigar store....they give them to me free

[Smallclub]

The Trinidad is a Coloniales. The cut is made with a large punch, nothing weird here. It's the cut you want when your cigar is well packed; when it's a bit loose you must use the smaller sized punch…

[Vortigan]

Thank you very much Chris,that's very kind of you

[Smallclub]

I'll send you a punch next time I go to my cigar store....they give them to me free

The punches from that shop in Geneva are too small for robustos, except if the robusto is underfilled.

[TJCoro]

Really???

I got given a couple of cigars today at work by a guy who I read and corrected his PhD thesis for.

You don't say...

Perro, el Perro

Haha! I'd like to know who writes the lad's material.

[molecularstudent]

You don't say...

Perro, el Perro

Haha! I'd like to know who writes the lad's material.

Haha it was seriously for this!!

[Jay631]

Nice I have never seen a cigar that is that size and does not need to be cut

ENJOY

[molecularstudent]

Nice I have never seen a cigar that is that size and does not need to be cut

ENJOY

Hi Thanks for your message The shop assistants cut them for the guy who got them for me Good service, especially if the gift was for someone without a cutter....they might have to chew it off haha

[Jay631]

Hi Thanks for your message The shop assistants cut them for the guy who got them for me Good service, especially if the gift was for someone without a cutter....they might have to chew it off haha

Ahhhhh that makes sense although the cheap one I had earlier was also pre cut..

[Pandyboy]

Nice looking smokes.

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[PoohBore]

A very nice gift.

For the larger rg's I used to punch 3 interlocking circles but since I got the Cuban crafters cutter I've stopped using the punch.