Elie Bleu Casa Cubana "Palacio Cienfuegos" C-4 Cigar Cutter — Teal Lacquer
The cut defines what follows. The quality of the cap removal — clean or torn, centered or angled, the tobacco intact or compressed — determines the draw, the burn, and by extension the character of the entire experience. The Elie Bleu C-4 performs the cut correctly: two Japanese surgical-grade stainless steel blades on a spring-loaded guillotine mechanism, approaching the cap from opposite sides simultaneously, meeting cleanly at the center rather than pushing the tobacco aside. In teal lacquer, the Palacio Cienfuegos C-4 pairs with the J-15 in the same collection — the color connecting both objects to the Arab-Andalusian palette of the Palacio de Valle's decorative tilework, carried from Cienfuegos to the pocket.
C-4 / Double Blade Guillotine
The C-4 is Elie Bleu's flagship cutter format. The spring-loaded double blade mechanism cuts symmetrically — one blade from below, one from above, meeting at the cigar's diameter rather than pushing through from one side. This symmetrical approach prevents the leaf from being compressed or torn on the cutting side, producing a clean face across the full ring gauge. The 22mm cutting opening accommodates cigars to 62 ring gauge, covering the full standard range of what a serious collection contains. The teal lacquer is UV ultra-durable: the finish that survives the daily conditions of pocket carry and returns from each use the same color it left in.
Teal / Limited to 488
The teal and red lacquer pocket accessories of the Palacio Cienfuegos collection are each limited to 488 pieces — the broader tier of the collection, available to more buyers than the 199 that anchor the humidor, table lighter, and ashtray. The teal is the cooler of the two colorways: the blue-green that reads as a reference to ceramic, to water, to the specific quality of color that Andalusian decorative craft has been producing for centuries and that the Palacio de Valle's builders imported to Cuba. The C-4 in teal pairs naturally with the J-15 in teal; together they form the pocket complement to the collection's stationary pieces.
Now available at The Tobacconist of Greenwich.
