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Chances are you have been in a rush, in conversation or just careless when cutting your cigar and you've cut too little or  too much cap off your cigar.
Let's be honest, it happens occasionally! Never fear, use this quick tip for the perfect cut if you are ever in doubt or want to show a newbie the insiders trick!
1. Take your XIKAR cutter in the open position and lay it on a flat surface, trigger button up.
2. Set your cigar cap-down on the table in the center of the open cutter space (don't push down, but hold gently).
3. Snap the cutter closed to get a perfect cut!
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Last Updated ( Monday, 25 February 2008 )
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For those who enjoy cigars on the golf course, one of the vexing problems is what to do with a lit cigar while you are actually playing.
The latest concept is a delightful accessory called the “Cigar Wedge.”
It’s shaped almost exactly the way it sounds, looking like another club in your bag, but designed to be pushed into the ground, with the club head facing up. Rather than a smooth edge made for striking the ball, there is a V-shaped opening wide enough to handle most cigars. The shaft is made of lightweight fiberglass and the head is treated with polymers so there’s no danger of fire or other problems with placing a lit cigar on it.
The big advantages of this device are that it fits in the bag (and as an accessory, does not count against your club count), can be placed anywhere on the fairway or green and keeps your cigar level and at an easy-to-grasp height instead of close to the ground or hanging off of your club bag.
C.I.G.A.R. has these in Stock.
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Last Updated ( Monday, 25 February 2008 )
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Founded in 1847, Colt’s Patent Arms Mfg. Co. of Hartford, Connecticut is justly famous for its iconic firearms like the “Colt .45"
and M1911 pistols. 
Believe it or not, the company also made smoking accessories!
A rare example of a Colt book-style humidor from the 1930s was on auction on eBay and ended yesterday. It was made by the Colt Plastics Division, which produced civilian products such as electrical outlets and buttons, all imprinted with the famous Colt logo.
The rarely-seen “The Courtship of Lady Nicotine” humidor was made of bakelite, a plastic material highly popular in the 1930s. It was decorated with a geometric Art Deco design on the front and back and the front opened to reveal a set of compartments for cigars (or cigarettes), a lighter or matches and a striker that could – in a pinch – also be used as an ashtray. The “book” measured 6 1/2 inches tall, five inches across and 1 3/8 inches in thickness.
The Colt Plastics Division didn’t last long and was sold during World War II as the company concentrated on gun manufacturing for the military. But the division’s products are highly collectible and the humidor drew some lively interest, eventually earning 10 bids and a final price of $392.77.
“The Courtship of Lady Nicotine” is one of a series of cigar boxes which demonstrate just how old the “book-style” box or humidor is. The Colt version dates from the early 1930s, but another auction showed that the use of such a gimmick began much earlier.
On January 23, a holiday gift box that held 12 cigars in a book-style box entitled “Compliments of the Season” from about 1900 was sold on eBay. The exterior of the box wasn’t in very good condition and the item sold for only $45.00.
And there are even older examples. One of the slide-show exhibits in the online National Cigar Museum showcases book-style boxes and has an example that dates back to 1876! It’s a box of cigars from a company called Froude Seegars of New York.
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Last Updated ( Tuesday, 12 February 2008 )
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The New York branch of Christie's auction house has sold many treasures over the years, but tomorrow it will put something on the block that hasn't been auctioned in this city for almost 88 years: distilled spirits. 
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A bottle of straight rye whiskey made from George Washington's 200-year-old recipe.
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Even though Prohibition, which began in 1920, was lifted in 1933, the auction of distilled spirits was still not allowed in New York State. That was recently remedied through an effort by Christie's in collaboration with the Distilled Spirits Council of the United States (DISCUS).
Jay Hibbard, the vice president of DISCUS's eastern region, said that the restriction made "no sense" since New York is the auction capital of the world and wine has been legally auctioned there since 1994. Previously, private sellers of spirits were forced to send their bottles to London, if they were to avail themselves of Christie's service. Seven other states allow spirits auctions, including Illinois and California.
"We've opened the door into a large room," said Richard Brierley, head of American wine sales for Christie's, "and you're never really sure how large the room will be."
The response by private owners was impressive. The auction house hopes to bring the gavel down on 720 bottles and estimates their collective value at $250,000. Among the items are a bottle of Macallan Scotch whisky from 1926 that was aged in oak for 60 years (est. value $20,000-$30,000) and a bottle of straight rye whiskey made from George Washington's 200-year-old recipe in the recently rebuilt still house at Mount Vernon in Virginia ($10,000-$20,000).
Also for sale is a Scottish whisky super lot of over 700 bottles of single a nd vatted malts, as well as blended Scotch (est. $70,000-$100,000). Also available are some fine Cognacs that date back almost 200 years. Frank Coleman, senior vice president of DISCUS, said, "It is to Christie's credit that they instantly saw the value of this."
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Last Updated ( Tuesday, 11 December 2007 )
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