Matt R said:
Depends on the blend. Typically the ash in a Havana will be dark grey to black, less sulphur in the soil on the island. Lighter grey to white is typical of Dominican or Mexican. But, I've seen lighter grey in a Havana too.
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I had been told Cuban soil is rich with magnesium which leads to its ashes
typically burning darker.
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Although ash color, reviewing bands and boxes are very helpful in authenticating
habanos, it is the taste that works for me:
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By tasting I can tell habano v. non-habano....young v. old...
rolled by Mariano or Gorge.
Well, all except the last one.