Ever had a red ash before?

akumushi · 01-24-2011, 07:09 PM

I got this a while back from a Dominican Cohiba, I asked about it on another forum and only got smart ass replies. It's hard to see in the pic, but I did take some. It looked like the wrapper was powdered with something pink or reddish that didn't show until it was smoked. You can see it best on the part of the ash that is still connected to the cigar. Iron can show up red when oxidized (think rust) so whatever caused it, either the soil or something that was sprayed on the leaf, it probably had some kind of iron content that wound up on the cigar, only showing up once it was oxidized (burned).

01-24-2011, 07:09 PM	#16
akumushi Habanos Apologist Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 1,298 Trading: (11)	Re: Ever had a red ash before? I got this a while back from a Dominican Cohiba, I asked about it on another forum and only got smart ass replies. It's hard to see in the pic, but I did take some. It looked like the wrapper was powdered with something pink or reddish that didn't show until it was smoked. You can see it best on the part of the ash that is still connected to the cigar. Iron can show up red when oxidized (think rust) so whatever caused it, either the soil or something that was sprayed on the leaf, it probably had some kind of iron content that wound up on the cigar, only showing up once it was oxidized (burned). __________________ "Eventually, however, every ash must drop. And the drop usually is as sudden as it is final." Last edited by akumushi; 01-24-2011 at 07:14 PM.