XIKAR Archives - Cigar Dojo

Quality Importers Announces 2026 Year of the Horse Accessory Collection

January 23, 2026

Quality Importers Trading Company (QI) has announced its upcoming 2026 Year of the Horse Collection, a limited-edition release tied to the Chinese zodiac theme for the new year. The accessories are designed aro... Read More...

XIKAR Lounge Opens at Aficionado’s Cigars and Wine in Pembroke Pines

Eric Guttormson

August 20, 2025

Press Releases

Quality Importers Trading Company (QI) and Aficionado’s Cigars and Wine have partnered to open a new XIKAR Lounge inside the retailer’s recently opened location in Pembroke Pines, Florida. The lounge, locate... Read More...

XIKAR Expands Distribution of Hedron Hybrid-Flame Lighter

Eric Guttormson

August 18, 2025

Press Releases

Quality Importers Trading Company has announced that the XIKAR Hedron lighter, previously available only through select online retailers, is now being distributed across all wholesale and retail channels in the... Read More...

XIKAR Announces the Flip Dual Cutter

Jordan Guttormson

March 19, 2024

Press Releases

Leading up to the annual PCA trade show later this week, XIKAR has announced the new Flip Dual Cutter, which is a two-sided cigar accessory capable of handling both V-cuts and straight cuts. The XIKAR Flip D... Read More...

Quality Importers Announces Enhancements to Xikar Limited Lifetime Warranty

Eric Guttormson

January 16, 2023

Press Releases

Quality Importers Trading Company (QI) have announced enhancements to Xikar.com and the Xikar Warranty Portal. The Xikar Limited Lifetime Warranty has always guaranteed for life all Xikar accessories from a... Read More...

Xikar Xi80 Cutter Begins Shipping

Eric Guttormson

December 23, 2022

Press Releases

Quality Importers Trading Company (QI) have announced the Xikar Xi80 cutter is now shipping to retailers worldwide. The Xi80 is the latest addition to the Xikar family of cutters, and was first announced at the... Read More...

Smoke Night LIVE – Michael Giannini & Joe Gro

Eric Guttormson

October 11, 2022

Smoke Night Live

October 14th 2022 - The Quality Importers team joins Smoke Night LIVE for a night of fun and prizes. Michael Giannini chief of customer engagement and Joe Gro director of marketing and communications field your... Read More...

Dojo Xikar xi2 Giveaway

Eric Guttormson

October 10, 2022

Contests

Cigar Dojo and Quality Importers are giving away eight xi2 Dojo 10th Anniversary cutters. This week-long contest is fun and easy to enter. To have a chance to win one of these rare cigar cutters all you need to... Read More...

XIKAR – IPCPR 2019

Jordan Guttormson

July 30, 2019

IPCPR 2019

Cigar Dojo talks with Greg Lorett, XIKAR Sr. Industrial Designer, at IPCPR 2019 regarding the company's new XO Ensō cutter. The Ensō follows the design of the original XO cutter, now in a more slim format. Also... Read More...

95%Keen Cut

XIKAR XO Cutter

Steve Stevens

November 14, 2016

Accessories

A little over two decades ago, Kurt Van Keppel went out shopping for a cigar cutter for his father. After visiting practically every tobacco shop in Kansas City, he finally returned home empty handed—dissatisfi... Read More...

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