So what do the differences in ash mean? Colour, density, firmness/tightness? Never much cared about this till I noticed some brown ash under the white outer ash of a 5 Vegas Miami.
As far as I know, color all comes down to certain chemicals in the leaf that were imparted from the soil. So that's all a different color means, it has no bearing on quality as some would have you believe. I can't say about the other things, it would be pure speculation on my part.
IMO, a tight, light colored ash is more visably appealing, but aside from that, I don't think any type of ash is "better" than another. If a cigar were the best I'd ever smoked and the ash was crumbly and wouldn't hold on for an inch, I wouldn't care.
If a cigar were the best I'd ever smoked and the ash was crumbly and wouldn't hold on for an inch, I wouldn't care.
Exactly. That's the real essence of it right there. To take it even further, if a cigar were ugly, didn't burn that great and couldn't hold an ash but tasted phenomenal, I wouldn't care. I see way too many people put such emphasis on appearance when all emphasis, in my opinion, should be on taste... I don't smoke cigars with my eyes, I don't know about anyone else.
If a cigar were the best I'd ever smoked and the ash was crumbly and wouldn't hold on for an inch, I wouldn't care.
Exactly. That's the real essence of it right there. To take it even further, if a cigar were ugly, didn't burn that great and couldn't hold an ash but tasted phenomenal, I wouldn't care. I see way too many people put such emphasis on appearance when all emphasis, in my opinion, should be on taste... I don't smoke cigars with my eyes, I don't know about anyone else.
Tried once, poked the crap outta my eye but it was around Halloween so I got a bird and called myself a pirate.
If a cigar were the best I'd ever smoked and the ash was crumbly and wouldn't hold on for an inch, I wouldn't care.
Exactly. That's the real essence of it right there. To take it even further, if a cigar were ugly, didn't burn that great and couldn't hold an ash but tasted phenomenal, I wouldn't care. I see way too many people put such emphasis on appearance when all emphasis, in my opinion, should be on taste... I don't smoke cigars with my eyes, I don't know about anyone else.
Tried once, poked the crap outta my eye but it was around Halloween so I got a bird and called myself a pirate.
My longest ash was on a La Flor Dominicana Limitado III, it held for a little over half the cigar, so a bit over 3 inches, and never fell on its own, I finally tapped it so it wouldn't fall in my lap.
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Here's another thought as well...
Which stick you've smoked held the biggest ash??
For me it was an Oliva G Cameroon Toro. It almost made it to a full 3 inches before falling off. To me a long, even ash means good construction.