A customer picks out a 6 x 60 gordo, pays, and asks if you've got a cutter. The only one on the peg is a 54-gauge, and it won't open a 60-ring cigar. So they leave with a cigar they can't cut cleanly and a reason to shop somewhere else next time.

Accessories are a small line, but they decide whether a cigar sale feels finished. The right assortment depends on what's already in your humidor. Cutters have to fit your ring gauges, and every torch you sell needs fuel on the shelf beside it.

Here's how to build an accessory section that fits the cigars you actually sell.

Why accessories earn counter space

Most accessory sales occur at the same time as cigar sales. Someone buying a box to take home probably already owns a cutter. Someone buying two singles on the way to the golf course often doesn't, and they'll want a way to light them and something to protect them in a bag.

That makes accessories different from the cigars themselves. You're not asking the customer to try something new. You're solving the next problem they'll have once they walk out the door.

Some accessories also bring people back. Torches run out of butane, and humidity packs dry out and get replaced. Those are the lines worth keeping in stock all year, because a customer who comes in for fuel is standing in front of your humidor again.

Lucrative's cigar accessories range is sold in retail counts, from 12- and 24-count cutter boxes to 100-count bag packs. A store can fill a display without buying in bulk.

Match your cutters to the ring gauges you sell

Ring gauge is a cigar's diameter in 64ths of an inch, so a 64-ring cigar is one inch across (Cigar Aficionado). Cutters are rated the same way. A cutter rated for 54 can't open anything thicker.

That used to cover most of a humidor. Now plenty of shops carry 6 x 60 gordos, and some carry bigger. Lucrative lists the Asylum 13 at 7 x 70, for example.

So, before you order cutters, find the thickest cigar you regularly sell. Then make sure at least one cutter on the shelf opens it.

Box counts and capacities from Lucrative Cigars product pages, October 2026.

If you only stock one, the 64-gauge double-blade cutter handles nearly everything in a typical humidor, including 60-ring cigars. Add the 80-gauge model if you carry the giants.

Punches are the other option. They cut a small round hole in the cap instead of slicing it off, and they're small enough to live on a keychain. That makes them an easy register sale, and they're easy to lose, so customers come back for another. Lucrative's stainless steel punch comes in boxes of 12.

Build the lighter case in steps.

Lighters are where customers expect choice. A case with one model at one price feels like an afterthought. A case with clear steps lets staff match the lighter to the customer.

Lucrative's FAQ recommends lighting cigars with butane, a wooden match, or a cedar strip. It warns against fuel-based lighters because the fuel taints the flavor. That points the case toward butane torches.

Everyday. Single-jet torches with a built-in punch, such as the Lucienne ZD206 (12 to a box). This is the model that sits by the register and sells steadily.

Step up. Double and triple jets, many with a punch, a V cutter, or a needle built in. These suits are suitable for customers who smoke thicker cigars or smoke outdoors.

Top of the case. Quad- and five-jet torches, plus branded models from Prometheus and Visol, were sold individually. These are the lighters people pick up to look at, so they belong in a lit case where staff can show them.

Volume. If lighters move every day, a display box does the merchandising for you. The Norseman lighter contains 60 pieces per box.

The Lucienne lighter range alone runs from single-jet to five-jet models, so one brand can cover the first three steps.

Butane is the repeat sale.

Every torch you sell will need fuel. If the customer can't buy it from you, they'll buy it somewhere else, and you lose the reason for that next visit.

Keep butane on the same shelf as the torches. Two can sizes are enough for most stores: a small can for people who refill now and then, and a large one for heavy users and for keeping house lighters going in a lounge. Lucienne Butane comes in 100ml and 300ml cans. Prometheus fuel comes in 90ml cans, 12 to a box, for customers who want branded fuel for a premium lighter.

Bags and tubes for single-stick sales

A single cigar handed over loosely gets crushed in a pocket. A bag costs very little and makes the sale look finished.

Lucrative sells cigar bags in three sizes, 100 to a pack. The 4 x 8-inch bag fits short cigars like Petit Coronas without extra material. The two larger sizes take long or thick cigars, and customers buy more than one.

Tubes are the step up for someone heading to dinner or a round of golf. The aluminum tubes come 12 to a box in three sizes, and plastic vacuum tubes fit cigars up to a 54 ring gauge.

If customers ask for tubes a lot, look at cigars that come in their own tubes, too. They're an easy sell to someone who isn't going home first. Lucrative stocks a range of tube cigars.

Humidity packs: sell them and use them

Humidity packs are the one accessory a store uses and sells. You need them in your own back stock, and customers need them at home.

Lucrative's humidity packs and pouches cover both. Boveda 60-gram packs come in boxes of 12, the size most customers buy for a desktop humidor. The 320-gram pack is Boveda's largest format, designed for the volume of a retail humidor or display cabinet. Fujima water pillows come 75 to a box, enough to hand one out with single-stick sales.

For the display case itself, a powered humidifier usually does the work. The guide to choosing a cigar display humidor covers that side.

Ashtrays, cases, and gifts for the holidays

Gift buyers often aren't cigar smokers themselves. They want something that looks like a present, and an accessory does that better than a single cigar.

Leather cases and premium ashtrays fill that gap. Lucrative carries Prometheus leather cases for two or three cigars, plus ashtrays from Prometheus and Rocky Patel. At the top of the range, there's a Montecristo humidor, and for lounge tables, there are six-count boxes of everyday Fujima ashtrays.

Order gift pieces early in the fall so they're on the shelf before holiday shopping starts. They pair well with samplers, and the holiday samplers guide covers how to bundle the two.

Where each accessory goes in the store

At the register: punches, everyday cutters, bags, small butane cans, and single-jet torches. They're cheap and easy to add to a sale.

In a lockable glass case: premium torches, leather cases, and branded ashtrays. These need a staff member to show them, and they're worth protecting.

Next to the humidor: humidity packs and tubes, where the customer is already thinking about keeping cigars fresh.

Keep the register display small and full. A peg with two cutters left on it looks picked over.

Five things to check before you place an accessory order

1. Your thickest regular cigar has a cutter on the shelf that opens it.
2. Every torch you stock has butane beside it.
3. You have bags in at least two sizes, enough to cover a month of single-stick sales.
4. You have humidity packs for your own backup stock as well as for sale.
5. Gift pieces are ordered before the holiday rush.

The short version

Accessories are what a customer needs once they've bought the cigar. Stock cutters that open the thickest cigars in your humidor and a lighter case with clear steps, with butane next to every torch. Keep bags, tubes, and humidity packs on a regular reorder schedule.

Put impulse items at the register and premium pieces in a case where staff can show them. Then get gift pieces in early, before the holiday rush. When you're ready to stock the counter, apply for a wholesale account with Lucrative Cigars.

Frequently asked questions

What accessories should a cigar shop sell?

Start with what every cigar buyer needs next: cutters that fit your ring gauges, butane torches, fuel for them, and bags for single sticks. Then add humidity packs, tubes, and a few gift pieces such as leather cases and premium ashtrays.

What size cutter do I need for a 60-ring gauge cigar?

One rated above 60. A 64-gauge cutter opens a 60-ring cigar and covers nearly everything else in a typical humidor. For 70-ring cigars and bigger, you need an 80-gauge cutter.

What are the three types of cigar cutters?

Guillotine cutters slice the cap straight off, and double-blade models cut from both sides for a cleaner finish. V cutters take a wedge out of the cap, and punches cut a small round hole. Lucrative sells double-blade cutters and punches on their own, and V cutters and punches are built into several torches.

What lighter is best for cigars?

A butane lighter. Lucrative's FAQ recommends butane, a wooden match, or a cedar strip, and warns against fuel-based lighters because the fuel can affect the flavor. For a store, single-jet torches cover most customers, with multi-jet models for people who smoke thick cigars or smoke outdoors.

Are cigar accessories worth stocking in a liquor store?

Yes, if you sell cigars at all. A small register display of cutters, torches, butane, and bags covers most customers and takes up very little space.