Temple Bar moldy spot test

I just popped a tin of Temple Bar, and see what looks like a small fuzzy spot on one side. Definitely looks like mold.
I sliced off a 1/8 inch slice from that side, jarred the rest, and put the slice back in the tin. Hopefully, nothing happens.
How long should I give it to see if it grows? A couple weeks? Or is that enough to send it back?
Wouldn't a very light spritz of distilled water in the tin, and some warmth speed up the test process?

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Looks like plume





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I wouldn't mess around trying to grow it, I'd just call or email and see what they want to do.

And once again, smokingpipes.com is amazing!
They are shipping out a new tin asap.

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Originally Posted by BryGuySC

And once again, smokingpipes.com is amazing!
They are shipping out a new tin asap.

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...or they just want your tobacco back so they can smoke it themselves. Plume on pipe tobacco is very rare :D

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Originally Posted by Emperor Zurg

...or they just want your tobacco back so they can smoke it themselves. Plume on pipe tobacco is very rare :D

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LOL. I like to snort the fuzzy plume! It makes my sinuses feel funny after a couple weeks!

Looks like mold to me. Those little branching structures are fungus stolons.

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Originally Posted by Haebar

Looks like mold to me. Those little branching structures are fungus stolons.

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Yep. 100% agree.

Popped the 2nd tin last night...

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might be time to return em for a different blend :(

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Originally Posted by Aguineapig

might be time to return em for a different blend :(

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Already working on it with SmokingPipes. This is a bummer, but they are good folks.

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Originally Posted by BryGuySC

Already working on it with SmokingPipes. This is a bummer, but they are good folks.

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indeed, as are the C&D crowd. luckily I haven't cellared any blends with known mold problems, which is good because they are going to sit for aloooong time.

Yeah. I've only got a couple, and I've been uneasy about cellaring them.
I have a couple tins of Sixpence that I might pop and jar, just for peace of mind.

smokingpipes does a great job with CS.

It seems like C&D has been having some problems with this recently. This isn't the first incidence I've seen.

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Originally Posted by Cool Breeze

smokingpipes does a great job with CS.

It seems like C&D has been having some problems with this recently. This isn't the first incidence I've seen.

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Agreed and agreed.

It seems to be their blends that have the red virginia in it.
It sucks because they try to maintain their tobacco as organic as possible, which I applaud.
My tastes run more closely in line with what McClelland delivers, but I respect what C&D is putting out.

Yeah, I'm a SG and McClelland guy myself when it comes to Virginias.
C&D isn't my favorite brand but I do enjoy a few of their blends.
I do think they are the Rocky Patel of the pipe tobacco industry. By that I mean they have an enormous number of blends.