OK, noob, here's a case in point. I just finished a 5 Vegas Triple A (AJ blend with PA Broadleaf wrapper). I picked up 15 to 20 of these in AJ Samplers (Diesel UHC, MOW Ruination, MOW Virtue, Triple A & LH Fuerte) for $7 a sampler ($1.40 per cigar). It had a perfect burn, and held a good 2" ash. I only ashed it once. In fact, every cigar in this sampler holds a 1-1/2" to 2" ash without even trying.
Again, I've smoked hundreds of good, inexpensive cigars that have a perfect burn, and hold a long ash, so I'm really wondering what you're smoking, that you find this one experience so exceptional.