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					Originally Posted by  JJG
					 
				 
				On some of the darker cigars I've smoked, I noticed that a strange lighter colored ring appears next to the ash. I always assumed this was a telltale sign of dye. just a guess though, I could be wrong. It only happens on really dark smokes though. 
 
anyone else know what I'm talking about? It's like the wrapper turns a different color as it starts to burn. 
			
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 I know exactly what you are talking about, and nope, it's not a sign of dye.  It's just how the wrapper burns.  Has to do with the temprature and chemical changes that occur in the leaf.