Dont know about the cigar you tried, but A.F. Best Seller is one of my top 3. Perfect burn everytime, great taste. What you are mentioning sounds like a 1 outta 1000 chance, or more likely the cigar suffered from bad storage. Its best to let your cigars rest in your humidor a week or two before you smoke them to balance out. Sometimes extreme changes in temperature or humidity can lead to what you are describing as the contracting and expanding of the cigar destroys the binder. Just a couple thoughts!