first three smokes

[Homebrewer]

I've noticed some smokes go a little soft at the end, but not many. How are you cutting the cigar? Straight cut? Some cuts like the V might promote the softening.

For a $2 cigar, you might like 5 Vegas gold. Bump to $5 and you get a Cusano 18. Hit $10 and get a good Arturo Fuente, AVO or Ashton. A bit above that is the Dunhill or Davidoff. Those are my recs for some smooth cigars that won't cause you to chug all that rootbeer.