You can smoke a cigar past the band, but you'll want to remove the band if you're smoking your cigar down to the nub. As we explained above, cigar bands are made from paper, foil, and ink. A cigar band will burn, but it won't taste good and it will emit an unwanted aroma.

Yes. If by bad you mean dry, you can rehumidify cigars so you can still smoke them. Using Boveda in a humidor bag, airtight humidor or tupperdor is the safest, easiest way to rehydrate cigars, but it does take some time.

Iwan Ries & Company, Chicago In 1857, Edward Hoffman dreamed of establishing a cigar store in Chicago. That year, he opened the oldest tobacco shop in the Midwest, E. Hoffman & Co., later enlisting the help of his German cousin, Iwan Ries.

There are no hard-and-fast rules on how far down you should smoke your cigar. Smoking only half your stogie seems wasteful. Meanwhile, other cigar lovers will suggest around three-finger widths should remain by the time you have stopped smoking.