Filtered cigarette possessing tipping material

A filtered cigarette (174) comprises a smokable rod (186) and a filter element (200), the smokable rod (186) and filter element (200) being secured to one another by a first tipping material (208) that circumscribes both th entire length of the filter element (200) and an adjacent region of the smokable rod (186), the filtered cigarette (174) further comprising a second tipping material (250) overlying at least a portion of the first tipping material (208), wherein the second tipping material (250) comprises a first region (555) proximal to the smokable rod (186), a second region (550) remote from the smokable rod (186), and a perforated region (545) therebetween, wherein either (i) the second region (550) is securely affixed to the first tipping material (208) and the first region (555) is movable by sliding engagement with the filter element (200) upon breaking of the perforated region (545), the first region (555) of the second tipping material (250) being formed of a non-combustible material or including a flavoring or aromatic agent adapted to alter the sensory characteristics of the cigarette before, during, or after smoking; or (ii) the first region (555) is securely affixed to the first tipping material (208) and the second region (550) is movable by sliding engagement with the filter element (200) upon breaking of the perforated region (545) and can extend beyond the mouth end terminus of the filter element (200).