Item: Cigar Cutter
Manufacturer: Xikar
Name: X8
Type: Guillotine
MSRP: $30
Online: ~$20
Recommended: Yes
The Xikar X8 was the first cutter I purchased and it has been my go to since day one! This cutter is razor sharp (as all cutters should be), it is light, smooth and essentially effortless.
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Comparing this to a typical cheap cutter sitting around a lot of cigar shops just isn't a fair comparison. The X8 on a cigar is like a hot knife through butter. The blades on mine have stayed sharp over a year, and I've never had an issue with snags or crushing a cap with this cutter. One nice feature of this cutter is that one side is concave which allows the cutter to act as a cigar rest, keeping the cigar from rolling away and up off the table.
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Xikar will give you a free "leather" case which I highly recommend getting by filling out a form on their website.
Xikar recently came out with a metal version of this cutter, the M8, which to me is very appealing. I think it would add some heft and refinement to make this cutter aesthetically seem more high end; and the added heft to me would be welcome.
All in all if you are looking for a relatively cheap but very high quality guillotine cutter then look no further than the X8 (or M8), you will not be disappointed.
