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unklebill Offline
#1 Posted: Tue, May 30 2000, 4:33 AM EST
Joined: 12-29-1999
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O.K. guys, here's my question. I have often heard a cigar praised by saying it produced a long white ash. What is the advantage of a white ash as opposed ot grey? Some cigars the better cigars I have smoked do not produce a white ash, some do. Same with the lesser quality cigars I have smoked. In short, after much typing, I have not been able to tie the quality w/ the color of ash. Also, and perhaps closely related, what governs the color of the ash? Thanks in advance for the help.
jtholloway Offline
#2 Posted: Tue, May 30 2000, 9:34 AM EST
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If I remember correctly, the whiteness of the ash is due to the amount of potassium in the soil where the tobacco was grown; whether this enhances the flavors I do not know. I have smoked great cigars with a white ash and whithout a very white ash.
19909418 Offline
#3 Posted: Tue, May 30 2000, 4:16 PM EST
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Yes potassium true, but more important, and I did read this in a cigar faq on cigar ash, the white ash leaves your teeth whiter when brushing your teeth with cigar ashes, a useful use of the leftover burnt tobacco leaves.
unklebill Offline
#4 Posted: Wed, May 31 2000, 12:21 AM EST
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I have, in order to savor and extend the enjoyment of my favorite cigars, been brushing my teeth with the ashes of cigars for some time now. But, have noticed no discernable whitening of my teeth....Tongue yes, teeth no....
19909418 Offline
#5 Posted: Wed, May 31 2000, 5:42 AM EST
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LOL You're a much better man than I!!
19909418 Offline
#6 Posted: Wed, May 31 2000, 6:46 AM EST
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not to run beat this thread to a pulp, but CA addressed this in April '99

Q: Some cigars have bright white ashes, others are almost a charcoal gray. What determines the color of a cigar's ash?

A: The magnesium content of the tobacco. High magnesium yields a white--and flaky--ash, low magnesium a grayer one. As for taste, it's generally considered
more desirable to have high magnesium, and thus a white ash, but that's by no means a firm rule. Some of Cuba's great cigars often have very dark gray ashes.

Thanks for posting, I learned something new. And your right, my tongue is whiter. Thanks!
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