Mold on the Cigar

mfotis

I have a friend who found mold on one of his cigars.  It's not on the humi or any of the other cigars, at least as far as he can tell.  First, can this particular cigar be saved?  Second, should he toss the ones that the molded cigar was resting on?  Again, there's no mold on the humi itself, what else should he do / be aware of? Thanks

wwhwang

boydmcgowan

JCizzle

Go ahead and send me the humidor and the sticks and I'll do a full inspection to verify if the cigars are tasting ok.

laker1963

mfotis:

I have a friend who found mold on one of his cigars.  It's not on the humi or any of the other cigars, at least as far as he can tell.  First, can this particular cigar be saved?  Second, should he toss the ones that the molded cigar was resting on?  Again, there's no mold on the humi itself, what else should he do / be aware of? Thanks

A picture sure would help. Sometimes a little green spot that may appear to be mold to some is really just a spot of under fermented leaf, it happens. is the spot fuzzy? does it appear to be above the surface of the leaf or on the leaf? If it is mold, then whang has layed out the way to go.

mfotis

Thanks everyone, I'll print out this chain and pass it along to him.

Heavy

I don't think anyone has mentioned the possibility that it could be plume (or bloom). Is it white? If so, do a search for plume or bloom on here. It is natural and a sign of a well aged cigar.

docbp87

Heavy:

I don't think anyone has mentioned the possibility that it could be plume (or bloom). Is it white? If so, do a search for plume or bloom on here. It is natural and a sign of a well aged cigar.

Possible, yes, but not likely. Plume is far rarer than you would think. Mold can be white. Plume is more silvery, and crystalline.