Bumps in ash

[Nobel]

While smoking, I like to examine the cigar and appreciate its characteristics. One thing that I always examine is the ash properties. Seeing the vein pattern in the ash is always a treat, etc.. However, today I noticed tiny little white ball shapes in the ash. From seeing pictures on here, they appear to look almost like what mold would look like on the outside of the wrapper, but these were in the ash. If the cigar begins to mold (and this particular one was an Acid Nasty, kept in a travel humidor with no humidifier, thus fairly dry), would the mold show up in the ash like that?

Here is a picture, but I have been having trouble getting my camera to focus since my kids got ahold of it, so it is blurry. I drew the arrows to the bump on the outside, so if the picture was more clear, imagine lots of those in the area outlined with the redline box.

 

[sir-smokes-a-lot]

So ... there's bumps in your ash?

Am pretty sure you would know if there was mold inside the cigar by smoking it. A cigar with mold will def. have a diff taste than one without it.

Honestly, if the cigar smoked fine, what's the worry? It's just ash ... leftover. Nothing else

 

[cigarsarge]

What you have there are pockets of oil that have burned....A good thing. :thumbs:

You can see and feel them on the wrapper. It's called "tooth". Lots of Maduro wrappers have it as well as Camaroon wrappers.

 

[Ironworker]

Personally I can't see what your showing in that picture but in most cigars especially Cubans you can see small specks of white that look totally different from the rest of the ash.

The reason you don't see it as much in Dominican cigars is because the ash is usually whiter in color than typical Cuban darker Ash's.

I might be totally wrong but if I were a betting man I would say those specs are common ash properties.

Rich

 

[Ironworker]

Now that I read cigarsarges explanation it makes more sense.
Good thing I'm not a bettin man. :whistling:

 

[Jeffro600]

From what ive gathered, thats called "tooth". If you look very carefully, youll notice that those white spots in the ash, were once small spots on the cigars wrapper. Youll notice it alot more on maduros and other bumpy, rough looking wrappers.

 

[cigar1993]

Sarge nailed it. Looks toothy to me.