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The Band Stays On

From what I’ve seen, one of the most debated cigar etiquette topics is whether to leave the band on or off when you smoke it. Until now, I felt very comfortable with taking it off.

I don’t know about anyone else, but I have a ritual when firing up a cigar. I goes kinda like this.

  • -Pick out cigar from my humidor. The cigar I choose depends entirely on the mood and how much time I am committed to this session.
  • -Remove all packaging material, including bands.
  • -Cut the cigar, normally with a guillotine cutter.
  • -Smell the cigar, take it all in.
  • -Slowly light the cigar with my butane lighter. No puffing until it’s lit all the way.
  • -Once it’s lit, watch it burn and observe how the burn progresses.

    • I’ve decided that from now on, I will leave the band on until I’m ready to burn through that area. This is because I’ve damaged cigars by ripping a hole in the wrapper, and makes for a terrible smoke. It’s simply not worth it. If it is bad etiquette, then so be it.

    Posted by Sam in Cigars General

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