Bought some cigars while in Cozumel and found some sort of white stuff that wipes off easily. Is this mold?
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Bought some cigars while in Cozumel and found some sort of white stuff that wipes off easily. Is this mold?
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It looks like mold to me.
It is mold for sure. Most will wipe and smoke...some say it is OK. My mold training for work will NOT let me do it. My suggestion is if you do intend to wipe and smoke, at least wipe with a high proof alcohol.
It's cocaine. Rub it on your gums and see if they go numb
Sadly, mold. Unless @Emperor Zurg is right and you got that cigar at La Casa Del Sinaloa.
Hmmmm... I did get them in Mexico.Quote:
Originally Posted by Emperor Zurg
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I'm keeping them stored separately. Is this a must?
Mold
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I keep everyone separate. Did it come in a cardboard box? I hate cardboard boxes.Quote:
Originally Posted by rodwha
They did come in a cardboard box.Quote:
Originally Posted by jhedrick83
Would this have been too high of a relative humidity?
Probably. I've had problems with CCs in Cardboard boxes before. Maybe just me but I feel like they can be mold magnets.Quote:
Originally Posted by rodwha
That's my third box from Cozumel and the second from them (the shop they run you through when you get off the cruise ship in Puerto Maya) but the first issue.Quote:
Originally Posted by jhedrick83
Are we talking liquor?Quote:
Originally Posted by OnePyroTec
Yes, a 150 proof or higher straight grain alcohol should do the trick without leaving any aftertaste...i.e. everclear
I keep everclear on hand for stripping stain off of pipes.
I switched from vodka to everclear for making jalapeņo and habanero extracts for my beers so I happen to have some on hand as well. Hanks for the tip!Quote:
Originally Posted by OnePyroTec
Use rubbing alcohol and ensure that the nasty mold isn't into the foot. If it is cut it back until you don't see it anymore and then cut off another 1/2 inch.Quote:
Originally Posted by OnePyroTec
Damn Bob that REALLY sucks. I was hoping when I first say the title of this thread that you got lucky and scored some well aged sticks with plume.
Mold.Quote:
Originally Posted by Emperor Zurg
Hey Zurg, empty the inbox!!!! [emoji9] [emoji9]
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Did!Quote:
Originally Posted by Branzig
They've been wiped down and stored separately.
I didn't notice any mold along the foot. I assume that doesn't mean it didn't penetrate the rolled leaves. Any idea how long it would generally take to notice a regrowth?
If you wiped it off with the alcohol and keep it stored at a proper rH you should not see a regrowth.Quote:
Originally Posted by rodwha
The only times I've pitched molded cigars is when it's in the foot. Otherwise, wipe it down with everclear, keep them separate, and store it at a correct rH (which, for my CC's I prefer 62%).