ironpeddler
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I saw this Shuriken cutter in a email blast from a vendor last week and it caught my attention. I posted in the Humidor Forum to see if anyone actually tried it and no one had a definitive opinion on it...so I ordered one.
I received it via UPS this morning and figured I'd give it a whirl after it stopped raining. I grabbed a Padilla 1932, I think theses were the ones that were rolled in Miami. I found them buried in my humidor last week and figured this would be a great opportunity to sample one again since it was in there for a few years.
It was a nice sunny afternoon at the Jersey Shore, about 76 degrees with a relative humidity of 63%. Last nights rain storm blew the hot weather out to sea and.....screw this, I sound like Kingantz now! :laugh:
When you open the cutter up and look inside, you see 6 thin razor blades that are pointed at the top where you insert the cigar. I followed the enclosed directions and pushed it straight in until it stopped...about an inch or more. You could barely see the slits put in there when you looked at it up close after you take it out.
One word of warning, this thing is round a rolls around all over the place...a little more of a flat spot would have been nice to keep it in place.
I torched the end and began to puff...just as they said, it drew very well and produced a good volume of smoke.
Once I puffed for about 5-10 minutes, the slits became more visible
As I smoked the cigar and gently bit down, they were right, you can adjust the draw as you smoke. The weird thing is, as you smoke and glance down at the cigar in your hand, you don't see the traditional cut or punch! Very strange indeed.
As I continued to smoke, it didn't clog up at all...and I did put a little extra saliva on it just to test it out.
You would gently put pressure on the tip and the draw was perfect the entire time.
So, the final verdict...
Is it novel?...yes. Is it revolutionary?...ehhh. Did it make the cigar smoke cooler?...if I said yes I may be making that up. Is it cool as hell and will I use it?...definitely YES.
At no time did it clog or become tough to draw on.
Is it worth the money?...I paid $18.00 for it and I don't feel ripped off at all. I think it will be a great conversation piece when herfing with the boys and that in itself makes it worth it!
I can now say that I'm smoking with "I-Draw Technology" baby....
PS: That Padilla 1932 was really good, the time in the humidor did it justice. I liked them when I first got them and it tasted even better now!
I received it via UPS this morning and figured I'd give it a whirl after it stopped raining. I grabbed a Padilla 1932, I think theses were the ones that were rolled in Miami. I found them buried in my humidor last week and figured this would be a great opportunity to sample one again since it was in there for a few years.
It was a nice sunny afternoon at the Jersey Shore, about 76 degrees with a relative humidity of 63%. Last nights rain storm blew the hot weather out to sea and.....screw this, I sound like Kingantz now! :laugh:
When you open the cutter up and look inside, you see 6 thin razor blades that are pointed at the top where you insert the cigar. I followed the enclosed directions and pushed it straight in until it stopped...about an inch or more. You could barely see the slits put in there when you looked at it up close after you take it out.
One word of warning, this thing is round a rolls around all over the place...a little more of a flat spot would have been nice to keep it in place.
I torched the end and began to puff...just as they said, it drew very well and produced a good volume of smoke.
Once I puffed for about 5-10 minutes, the slits became more visible
As I smoked the cigar and gently bit down, they were right, you can adjust the draw as you smoke. The weird thing is, as you smoke and glance down at the cigar in your hand, you don't see the traditional cut or punch! Very strange indeed.
As I continued to smoke, it didn't clog up at all...and I did put a little extra saliva on it just to test it out.
You would gently put pressure on the tip and the draw was perfect the entire time.
So, the final verdict...
Is it novel?...yes. Is it revolutionary?...ehhh. Did it make the cigar smoke cooler?...if I said yes I may be making that up. Is it cool as hell and will I use it?...definitely YES.
At no time did it clog or become tough to draw on.
Is it worth the money?...I paid $18.00 for it and I don't feel ripped off at all. I think it will be a great conversation piece when herfing with the boys and that in itself makes it worth it!
I can now say that I'm smoking with "I-Draw Technology" baby....
PS: That Padilla 1932 was really good, the time in the humidor did it justice. I liked them when I first got them and it tasted even better now!
