Spot on, Will. Mine had the same ash condition. I don't have the experience to speculate with any degree of certainty as to why this cigar seems to be affected so greatly by ambient humidity. It could be something to do with the storage and handling, or it could be that the filler is shattered. If I leave these out in our SoFla humidity, they actually become too wet. There are better bundles, for sure.

Good review, as always, and nice thumbnail!