Cigar Bands

[Drez]

There's only one cigar I can say I have bought solely for the "band" design, and that was Nomad's Throne of Games. That aside, I will sometimes use bands to determine picking a cigar in a B&M if I am not particularly looking for one brand and just grabbing a few random to try sticks.

I don't always look at the big bold designed bands, but I've noticed a similarity between the cigar quality and the quality of the band design. You can see some big, flashy and pretty if not examined up close bands that may catch the eye, but are just shiny printed flat bands. Versus more detailed designs with embossing, texturing and a high quality printing on more. Some may not be as flashy, some may be just as flashy.. But willingness to put that effort and money into brand packaging will most of the time translate to a better product. Might not always be true, but seems to be a good way to have a fairly accurate gauge when reaching for random sticks.