Curses!!!! Mold!!!!....I think....

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cobsgirl26

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Okay so I was leaving my boyfriends house and rifling through the big humidor to see if there was anything I wanted to take home with me when I saw it!!!!!
There was a light colored fuzz covering the Ashton Aged-Maduro and CAO Brazilia!
I immediately removed the two and checked the others but they didn't seem to have anything on them. I put them in a baggie. After looking around for what might cause such a tragedy, I realized that these had been placed on the shelf directly above the humidifier.
Could that have anything to do with it?
What effect does the mold have on the cigar?
Are they completely unsmokable now?

Answers! Please!!!
 
i just wipe it off then smoke them. i wouldn't worry too much. smoking a cigar that had a little mold hasn't killed me yet. if they were absolutly covered like a bun left out for a couple months my opinion might be different.
Nice to see you posting again, haven't seen you in a while.
 
Sure it was mold? could be bloom....

Can you post a picture??
 
I've been all over the place. I'm about to start classes and a new job. I'm very excited! It's good to have the time to post again! :lol: :D
 
I'll see if I can get my boyfriend to take a good pic of them for me and I'll post it up. Just wasn't something I'm used to seeing in there.
What is bloom? :oops:
 
Cobsgirl,

I think what you described can have two causes. If the marks are light gray in color, dusty and can be easily wiped off with a cloth then the spots are only a result of the normal aging process of the cigars, which does not effect the taste of the cigars.

If the spots are crusty and blue-green in color then the cigars are infected by mold. IMO the infected cigars must be removed (as you did) and the humidor should be cleaned carefully with a dry cloth.

Also, IMO the humidifier should be cleaned carefully with warm water and if there is mold on the humidifier, the humidifier should be replaced. Do not put back into the clean humidor.

As far as smoking moldy sticks, that's up to you.

cian
 
Based on what you said it is most likely bloom. Bloom is good!! it is crystalized oils that solidify and look like white fuzz. It wipes cleanly off the cigar. It means the cigar is "ripe" and well aged. Now if what you have does not simply wipe off with your finger or if it is blue, then it is mold. That is bad and if you smoke it it will make you sick. Throw them out and seperate them from the rest of your cigars. Let us know the results.
 
By the way it is nice seeing you back cobsgirl. Now where the hell is woodgirl????
 
It's great to be back! Thank you!

I have no idea where Woodgirl is! She hasn't posted in longer than I have! I couldn't be away for too long, I start feeling like I'm missing out on my social life.
 
Glad to see you're back cobsgirl. I was afraid you were gonna miss out on the box pass.
 
Well there is all sorts of good stuff in there for ya Cobsgirl! Good to see ya back around.

It's probably bloom, tends to be very noticeable on the darker wrappers in my experience.
 
I tend to lean towards mold if it had a "fuzz" appearance. Not the end of the world if you catch it early enough.

Bloom is caused from the tobacco aging and causes small collections of crystals that is sometimes confused with mold, but it looks more like hairs or crystals, not fuzz.

Here is a link to an article about this subject.

Bloom or Mold

Admins: Let me know if links like this are not acceptable.
 
About a week or two ago, I found some white spots on my Macanudo Original Robust Hyde Park tubo (I did not open the cap like some suggested). I wiped the white spots off with my fingers and smoke one, did not taste any different.

I still have a few of them, will check them out this weekend.
 
Okay, so after my boyfriend checked them out, he decided it was mold. He wiped them off and the stuff came right off but I don't think he threw them away, just left them in the bag I put them in. We're going to do a serious look at the rest of the cigars in there.

Thank you guys for all your help! Especially the websites, they really helped me figure it out.
 
Just treat them like you would cigar beetles, THROW THEM IN THE FREEZER! maybe it'll freeze the mold to death (though mold spores are quite formidable and can survive the trip.. just keep the humidity lower next time)
 
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