Cigar ash is the

ash Ash or ashes are the solid remnants of fires. Specifically, ''ash'' refers to all non-aqueous, non- gaseous residues that remain after something burns. In analytical chemistry, to analyse the mineral and metal content of chemical samples, ash ...

produced by a cigar as it is

smoked Smoking is the process of flavoring, browning, cooking, or preserving food by exposing it to smoke from burning or smoldering material, most often wood. Meat, fish, and ''lapsang souchong'' tea are often smoked. In Europe, alder is the tradi ...

Smoking

Connoisseurs of cigars disagree as to whether the quality of a cigar may be determined from the appearance of its ash.

Uses

Cigar ash may be mixed with chalk to make a dentifrice or tooth powder. It may also be mixed with poppyseed oil to make

paint Paint is any pigmented liquid, liquefiable, or solid mastic composition that, after application to a substrate in a thin layer, converts to a solid film. It is most commonly used to protect, color, or provide texture. Paint can be made in many ...

in shades of

grey Grey (more common in British English) or gray (more common in American English) is an intermediate color between black and white. It is a neutral or achromatic color, meaning literally that it is "without color", because it can be compos ...

Disposal

Usually, during smoking, the ash is an unwanted product that is to be disposed of. An ashtray is used to dispose of ashes and butts without creating a fire hazard. Once it is certain that any burning has been extinguished, the ashtray contents are disposed of.

Sherlock Holmes

The fictional detective Sherlock Holmes was an expert in the study of cigar ash and wrote a monograph, ''Upon the Distinction Between the Ashes of the Various Tobaccos'', about it. This expertise was used in his cases such as '' A Study in Scarlet'', '' The Boscombe Valley Mystery'' and '' The Hound of the Baskervilles''. This is repeatedly used as an example of deduction or the Baconian method in philosophical accounts of science and reasoning.

References

{{reflist Cigars Types of ash

Smoking

Uses

Disposal

Sherlock Holmes

See also

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