Okay Pun is intended here... that Mold is Plume outa this world... bad joke over thank you for the valuable information. While I would be suspect of anything growing in my house... Kids included... having a reference picture to look at will be helpful
Thanks, Kuz. Very illustrative pics. I guess I'm conservative in these things and would more likely see mold when it isn't there than plume when it is.
I agree 1 million percent Kuzi... It amazes me honestly... Plume is rare, and like you said barely visible. I ha e a few old upmann's that has the beginnings and it's very hard to notice. I'll try and get some pics, I used them to train the guys at the B&M.
Thanks for the lesson Kuzi. Really interesting. I have seen mold on cigars before, but never plume. Even the name is odd. In nature, on fruits, leaves or fungi and what not, they would probably call that a "bloom". Kinda like that light colored dusty look you get on blueberries, that is easily wiped away or becomes dislodged when touched. I suppose that may be common knowledge, though..
How long does it take to generate plume?
From what I understand it's not an exact science. It would depend on your humi, the conditions it's stored in, and of course the cigar. The more oily the tobacco the more chances you'll see plume once it's aged I would assume. Plume is kinda rare though. I don't see it too often and I've never had visible plume on any cigars I own, but my humi is only about two years old.
Interesting, I've never seen plume that can be wiped off. The times i have experienced it, it is embedded in the wrapper, sort of like a film or caked on at times, others like crystals inside the wrapper.
one of my cohiba maduros came with a single spot it. it wiped off so i knew it was mold. so i smoked that joker and never put it in the humi. all the rest have no signs of mold and i have been checking alot in the last 4 months. suxs it came with some mold on it but what can you do.
Be aware of B&M's that try to pass off mold as plume because they are out there. You won't come across plume in a B&M unless its actually in the business of vintage cigars.
Jeep they should be fine. Just keep an eye on them, and as long as you keep your humi in a 65 or so rh level they likely won't break out in mold. I had a batch of cubans come in like that, with a few small spots. Rather than ship them I keep them in their own box at 66 rh and they are fine still after 8 months.
That's it Daniel. The upmann's I have from 2005 look like that. I gave away the ones with the most plume to my buddies so they would have an example. In my experience, it either looks like that, or you will see the sharp crystals in the wrapper that shine in light when you rotate the cigar like the pic Kuzi posted.
I saw a stick at a B&M that one if the workers tried to tell me was plume but it was clearly mold. I love this last pic because it shows how light plume really is. I just got a box of 8 year old ISOM's that had nothing to the naked eye but when I took a pic with flash it shone like crazy. This is some great info.
Great info. Thank you for taking the time and providing great pics. Fortunately I have an eye for finding fine crystals on other types of leaves.
P. Jones
went with a dpg jj maduro lancero instead, threw it in the trash cause the fuentes in cedar sleeve are bad for doing it, havent decided to smoke it or not yet,lol
went with a dpg jj maduro lancero instead, threw it in the trash cause the fuentes in cedar sleeve are bad for doing it, havent decided to smoke it or not yet,lol
Yea took my sleeves off my fuentes a while ago,, only one was lightly affected.
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