Question about cigar that's hard to smoke

[Bookie]

I bought a less expensive cigar the other day at a local shop. It was a maduro (had his label on it... not branded) and I was testing it as an "everyday" cigar. I haven't smoked too many (5-6 over last month or so) so I don't really have much to compare it to. Anyway, this thing was kind of difficult to smoke. I had to work hard to take a draw off of it. It felt like I was trying to suck a watermelon through a straw. I cut a little more of the end off just to see if it was kind of clogged at the end. Is this how cheap cigars are or is there something I should know? Thanks in advance!