Uneven burning cigars are usually a result of poor lighting techniques. It can also result from very windy conditions where the cigar is being smoked. The poor lighting techniques can be avoided by following the lighting procedures above. If it is very windy where you are smoking the cigar, just face the opposite direction of the wind so that it blows from behind you. Sometimes one side burns faster than the other as a result of smoking the cigar too fast. Just put it down and let the longer side catch up with the other. Tap off the ash afterwards and draw on the cigar softly.