Ever Wondered Plume Or Mold
 

This is mold damnit!
http://i817.photobucket.com/albums/z...f/DSC00140.jpg

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think of it as nature's cotton candy

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That's some might fine plume there, it is. :r

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is that smokable at this point?

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I went into a store in TN that had near all of the stock molded over. Woman asked why I didn't want to purchase anything and didn't understand when I told her...

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blue cheese! :)

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Even the band looks like it's plumed out (down towards the bottom)!;)

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I would wipe it down, let it dry out for a day or so in a dry humi or on my counter and light up and enjoy.

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it must be made from the tobacco if its growing on it, so smoke it.

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:confused:

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75% rh b&m specialty of the house... you get your mold salad with the meal for no additional cost. :)

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:confused:

EDIT: Mark beat me to it

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I think this is called "Christmas Tree"? ;)

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Was the band removed at one point? (does not look like it lines up correctly)

Maybe it's a fake... (mold and all) :r

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If this was cheese you were aging you would have a treasure!

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Furry little bugger. :ss

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PERSONALLY I would not smoke that. But like they said, wipe it down and smoke it if you feel like
"Hey it's an OPUSX and dammit, I am going to smoke it." It's your cigar. And if you are overweight,
I personally have found the black variety better than dieting for producing weight loss, lack of appetite
and a lil liquid down south.

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The alignment problem is because it's been trimmed. AFAIK, they do that to all the bands that go on the lanceros, as they would wrap all the way back around to the face (front) if they didn't.

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ADDENDUM: Here's the untrimmed band:
http://people.ambrosiasw.com/~andrew...nd_384x173.jpg

You can see how, even after trimming off an end, it still wraps back around to cover the "Op" in "Opus X" on the opposite side. That's why looks so strange, the under flap of the band is taller and rounded, while the over flap is shorter and straight. The straight lines across the bottom of the band still line up perfectly though.

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Ask Russkin about smoking moldy Opus. He had a death cough for weeks

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A small amount of mold is no biggie to wipe off, then smoke the cigar. That is a LOT of mold and I wouldn't smoke it. Some mold can be rather harmful so, I would shy away from a concentration that high. I mean, it looks like a sheep ready for the shears for pete's sake.

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Dude you need to stop keeping your cigars in your sock drawer or they will all look like that some day.

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It's hard to make out the details in your pic...is that Brie or Camembert? :D

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Dependent on the B&M you visit, that is in fact plume and they should probably charge a few extra bucks for it, but they will let it slide this time.

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:r:r:r

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Would love to see how much is hiding under that cedar!

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Hell yeah, it's not on the foot, wipe it off and light up.

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That is where the shrooms are growin...

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Nothing, under the cedar is clean.

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I'm surprised, have seen cigars with cedar mold under it before the uncovered part.

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Word.

Fuentes are pretty notorious for that

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If the mold is surface only, and not up into the tobacco of the foot, wipe it down with a cloth that has a little alcohol (I have used vodka successfully in the past), then let it air out. Vodka is very close to odorless, and you don't need the cloth wet, just moist. If you get sunshine for a day or so, let the sunlight hit it. Mold doesn't like the sun either.

I keep a very close watch on the Anejo's I have in my coolers, because they seem more prone than any others to mold up.

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I'm comfortable wiping it off and torching it, no mold on the foot.

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Life is too short to smoke a cigar that furry...:2

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Argh. Mold scares me too much. Could never smoke it even if it was just a tiny weenie bit.

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Jesus that cigar has a full 5 o'clock shadow going.

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Tyler Hamilton likes this.:)

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:tpd:

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Wow. Was that guy hiding somewhere at the bottom of your humidor? Not sure I've ever seen a cigar that engulfed in mold.

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Nah, it's normal. Supposed to look like that. It's the new Fuente Opus X Q-Tip vitola.

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:r:r
Gotta love those guys at AF!! They just keep coming up with new ways to market those Opus X's!!:D

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that opie is wearing a sweater!

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So, what does actual plume look like then? (needing a reference point)

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It's a fine crystalline coating that will typically cover the cigar evenly.

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:tpd:

Mold in anything is really kinda scary! I don't even like blue cheese or it's family ;s

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From Gary Manelski at www.cigars.about.com

Definition: Plume or bloom is a fine white powder or dust which forms on cigars when oils exude from the tobacco as a result of aging. Plume is a good sign that a cigar has been properly aged, and it can easily be brushed off. Not to be confused with mold, which is a bluish fungus that stains the wrapper.
Also Known As: Bloom

Also:
http://www.cigaraficionado.com/webfeatures/show/id/5070

http://www.cigaraficionado.com/webfeatures/show/id/5439

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Cool pic, Wade--hope that's one of your sticks :dr

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Well, I know that. I just wanted to see the most extreme picture of it you guys had on file. Thought there might be some extremely old sticks out there, right?

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man, a shame to see all that mold on a cigar :(

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Well, you should have been more clear in asking for a picture then. ;)

I actually did look a bit for some photos because I figured you didn't know what it was nor what it looked like based on your post, but I couldn't find anything that I felt was clear and a good depiction of the condition, and I never bothered to shoot photos of the cigars I've owned which developed it.

Age isn't necessarily a determining factor. Some cigars will never develop plume, others can develop it in very short time periods. It has more to do with the leaf and the storage than anything else.