How to ash?

[Blak Smyth]

I have not been smoking cigars very long and I have been searching for an answer, but uable to locate one in the threads.

How to ash?
Is there a proper or correct way to knock off my ash?
I was recently smoking with my neighbor and noticed he knocks his ash off every so often.
I currently smoke it until the ash drops. Is there a correct way to do it?
Is it just preference?

I personally find satisfaction in having a long straight ash with intersting burn lines, much like the rings of a tree.

help me out tabacovores!


This was my most enjoyable ash to date. It was a Diesel.