Why aint my ash white?

[MMAB]

Well, yes!

It appears that a varied gray is more desireable BUT it still is not indicative of a good cigar, i.e. a good cigar could have a white ash. But it also means that CUBAN cigars should not have a white ash!

And this also shows that the presence of various minerals in the soil DOES affect the color of a cigar's ash.

Well, at least according to those web sites!