My local retail store had a longest ash contest one day, and of course I entered. My ash fell after a little over an inch (it was a breezy day). However, the winner's ash came all the way down to his fingertips. We were all smoking Leon Jimenes Robustos, and he smoked it down to under an inch with the initial ash still holding strong. Believe it or not, he put the cigar down in the ashtray when he was done, and the ash didn't break off or anything. Pretty amazing.