[Blueface]

BTW, if we want to split hairs and say plume is proper aging, let's knock ourselves out but "proper" truly has nothing to do with it. It has to do with oils in the wrapper and the moisture it had when rolled/boxed.
So, if if that is considered proper aging when it is a natural process for cigars rolled and packaged in this manner, then yeah, they are aging properly when there is plume or, they are just doing what they were going to do anyway, if properly humidified, and kept stored long term.

Mold, is mold, is mold, generally from over humidification.

Old farts generally do know a few things or two. It's the failure of young ones to tap that knowledge and attempt to reinvent the wheel that is truly sad.