Anejo/Possible (probable) mold?

ive read that the cedar holds in the poisture.

i have some 5 vegas type A with cedar on them and have never had this problem. I keep my humi at 65%.

I've heard many people who have never had any mold issues complain about the anejos. I've had mixed results. Many of the Anejos I've had for a long time are fine, but a bunch of sticks I aquired recently have the tell tale anejo mold.

I believe it is a humidity issue. These cigars are more sensitive then most I have seen. I keep my cigars a bit on the dry side, 62-65%. I split a box with a friend of mine about 8 months ago. I kept mine a bit dry and he kept his a bit moist, 70-75%. His have spots and mine don't.

I can't tell for sure if it is the humidity and not other contaminiation, but seems like it to me.

When I got the box of Sharks a couple of weeks ago, I looked at them and saw the same spots you have on your cigars. As a result, I did some research and have learned that this seems to be a problem with Anejos. Mine were kept in excellent conditions at a reputable cigar shop at 70% humidity before I purchased them. I agree that may be too high for these cigars. After wiping off the spots (which wiped off extremely easily), they smoke great. I keep my cigars closer to 65% humidity. I'm not sure how long it would take for the spots to reform, but after two weeks, my Sharks are still clean. So long story short, yes I think they are susceptible to mold, but I don't think it's anything that would detract from their flavor. I would just wipe the cigars off and smoke 'em. I don't think it's the cedar that's the problem, because sharks aren't cedar wrapped.

This is definitely mold, and it is also true that aged maduro wrappers used for the Anejos cigars can be especially prone to developing mold. Keep them at 65% RH or less, and you'll be fine.