krs Posted January 19, 2012 Share Posted January 19, 2012 I received some sticks that to me appear to have mould on the feet but the vendor insists its bloom, what do you guys think? cheers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cookie_1978 Posted January 19, 2012 Share Posted January 19, 2012 It looks like furry mold to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KarlJ Posted January 19, 2012 Share Posted January 19, 2012 Plume doesn't occur on the foot of cigars If you have mold on just the wrapper there is a chance you can save the cigar(s) through various methods, but if you have mold at the foot of the cigar you can't be sure how far into the cigar the mold has developed without taking them apart. I wouldn't risk smoking them if I found mold on the foot, even after using one of the many mold abatement methods. -Karl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Presidente Posted January 19, 2012 Share Posted January 19, 2012 I received some sticks that to me appear to have mould on the feet but the vendor insists its bloom, what do you guys think? cheers! That is mould. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SurpriseMVP Posted January 19, 2012 Share Posted January 19, 2012 You need a more reputable vendor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duane Posted January 19, 2012 Share Posted January 19, 2012 scary when the pic loaded, mould. I saw a whole walk in humidor with fuzzy mould on almost all cigars, even my wife said look at all that mould lets get out of here. Need to say i don't shop there now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sepp Posted January 19, 2012 Share Posted January 19, 2012 Redundant, but that is mold! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brazoseagle Posted January 19, 2012 Share Posted January 19, 2012 no doubt = MOLD! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krs Posted January 19, 2012 Author Share Posted January 19, 2012 thanks for the quick response guys they are vintage so these things happen. I did take one apart and inspect it seems to only be on the foot no further inside so ill just cut the some of the foot off before smoking. cheers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanuckSARTech Posted January 19, 2012 Share Posted January 19, 2012 Nope - I agree with the retailer. That looks like a beautiful, prime example of plume. No denying it you guys! .... .... .... .... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Figaro Posted January 19, 2012 Share Posted January 19, 2012 It's mould for Canadians, Brits and Aussies and mold of the rest of the world. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Van55 Posted January 19, 2012 Share Posted January 19, 2012 Any vendor who would try to convince you that that is plume should b put out of business. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schumi5 Posted January 19, 2012 Share Posted January 19, 2012 That is without a doubt one of two things...mould or mold. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michel1968 Posted January 19, 2012 Share Posted January 19, 2012 Mold... no doubt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rushman Posted January 19, 2012 Share Posted January 19, 2012 Or athletes foot --- I am here: http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=20.631825,-87.070716 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bunner Posted January 19, 2012 Share Posted January 19, 2012 Yep retailers and vedors alike... the dishonest ones will try to sell you anything. I recently went a very large walk in humidor in my area and there was mold on nearly a third of the boxes... a lot of mold. The lady at the counter used the same "oh it's plume, some people like it that way...." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanuckSARTech Posted January 19, 2012 Share Posted January 19, 2012 Or athletes foot --- I am here: http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=20.631825,-87.070716 LOL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bcrowell Posted January 19, 2012 Share Posted January 19, 2012 Not only is that mold, those are fakes! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krs Posted January 19, 2012 Author Share Posted January 19, 2012 All good guys getting a refund. TroutKiller what makes you think they are fakes? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smallclub Posted January 19, 2012 Share Posted January 19, 2012 All good guys getting a refund. A refund? For 3 small traces of mold? Good luck, but I doubt the vendor will agree… Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptainQuintero Posted January 19, 2012 Share Posted January 19, 2012 It's not always as easy as plume or mold with cigars that have travelled from one country to another. If you are at a B&M then you can bet it is one or the other and it's down to conditions. But when receiving cigars (Especially oily ones) from a country which has a different climate to yours can cause efflorescence which you can just brush off. Think of a lovely oily stick leaving somewhere with massive humidity and Summer heat, jumping into a plane which goes up in high altitude then arrives in a place in Winter with hardly any humidity then goes into a sweltering post office for a few days next to a radiator etc.. I can't tell from the pics as they are not close up enough but I'd take El Prez's word. Efflorescence from my experience is stringy, almost like candy floss/cotton candy and can pretty much appear anywhere on the cigar and has no effect on the actual cigar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thechenman Posted January 19, 2012 Share Posted January 19, 2012 This is definitely mold...as mentioned, plume does not form on the foot of a cigar. Also once mold touches the foot of a cigar, I wouldn't be smoking it. On the wrapper you can wipe it off in most cases, but the foot...no way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krs Posted January 20, 2012 Author Share Posted January 20, 2012 A refund? For 3 small traces of mold? Good luck, but I doubt the vendor will agree… its worse than it look in the pics, he offered the refund before me asking so we will see. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krs Posted January 20, 2012 Author Share Posted January 20, 2012 There is a chance that it formed on the way here since customs took over a month to process the order (at a busy time of year and the longest I have ever had to wait) i could tell by tracking the order to find out where it was. If that's the case the conditions must of been pretty extreme. It's not always as easy as plume or mold with cigars that have travelled from one country to another. If you are at a B&M then you can bet it is one or the other and it's down to conditions. But when receiving cigars (Especially oily ones) from a country which has a different climate to yours can cause efflorescence which you can just brush off. Think of a lovely oily stick leaving somewhere with massive humidity and Summer heat, jumping into a plane which goes up in high altitude then arrives in a place in Winter with hardly any humidity then goes into a sweltering post office for a few days next to a radiator etc.. I can't tell from the pics as they are not close up enough but I'd take El Prez's word. Efflorescence from my experience is stringy, almost like candy floss/cotton candy and can pretty much appear anywhere on the cigar and has no effect on the actual cigar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aavkk Posted January 20, 2012 Share Posted January 20, 2012 It is mold as others have said and for what its worth some of the best cigars Ive tried had a bit on thats easily wiped off. I wouldnt worry too much about it... as long as its not the green variety that smears instead of wiping off easily. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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