Your experience on the prevalence of glue on Cigar bands?

[SmokyFontaine]

Yah, at least a quarter of my CCs are tough to get the bands off. 1 in 20 causes some wrapper damage. I try to smoke them closer to the band if they're fighting me as I heard the higher temp can loosen it, but I'm not sure that's been terribly effective. 

I just chalk it up to the island's QC. 

[Cigar Surgeon]

20 hours ago, rcarlson said:

Wow.  Wish I had that kind of luck.  I put my over-glue rate north of 50%.  

Maybe I've been beaten down by the quality standards the past two years so badly that over-glue seems like standard glue now 😆