Xikar releases limited-edition camo versions

Xikar releases limited-edition camo versions. The American cigar accessory manufacturer is releasing their famous Xikar Xi2 cutters in a camp series with bold and modern color combinations. 

The new, and limited, colors are arctic camo with black white and gray. There is a desert camo version with brown and tan. The forest camo is green and tan. Then there is a version with light and dark blue, and one with red and tan. Red and orange is another option, just as blue and orange. For the sisters of the leaf, a pink camouflage version is available

Xikar Xi2

The Xikar Xi2 is a teardrop double guillotine cutter. Another name used is ‘butterfly’ cutter. It’s made with hardened metal and lightweight nylon fiberglass to make is durable, light and easy to carry. The blades are made from stainless steel. The Xikar Xi2 can cut cigars up to ring 60. The graphics are printed on both sides of the cutters. The cutters are supported under Xikar’s limited lifetime warranty program.

The cutter is designed by Kurt Van Keppel who invented it in the mid-1990s. He was unhappy with the cutters on the market and designed the original Xikar Xi cutter in his garage. Xikar is the Taino name for a cigar, and Van Keppel wanted an X in the name to represent the double guillotine cutter. The i in Xi represents the cigar. Together with Scott Almsberger, Van Keppel changed the cigar accessory game. Xikar became the market leader for cigar cutters, lighters, and travel humidors.

In 2018, Almsberger and Van Keppel sold Xikar to its main rival, Quality Importers. Quality Importers is the owner of other accessory brands including Palio. Van Keppel and Almsberger remained as vice-presidents for a short time before leaving Quality Importers and enjoy lives outside of the cigar industry.