Lets play: Mold or Plume?

Dude Love
Dude Love Posts: 315
in Cigar 101
I got my Bottle Rockets from the Daily Deal in today, and one of them has some pretty suspicious looking spots. I've never dealt with either mold or plume, and after consulting the search function I'm still not sure. It wiped away pretty easily, but I'm concerned with how much of it is in the foot. image

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  • bigharpoon
    bigharpoon Posts: 2,962 ✭✭✭
    Your pictures didn't come up. The plume I've had has only been on the wrapper, it wiped off extremely easily and afterwards you would have never known it was there.
  • letsgowithbob
    letsgowithbob Posts: 677 ✭✭
    I can't see the pics, but if it is in the foot, as if inside the cigar wrapper I would say it would have to be mold. I think plume (correct me if I'm wrong) only happens on the outside of the wrapper.
  • Heavy
    Heavy Posts: 1,589 ✭✭✭
    That looks like mold to me. I'm no plume expert, but I would imagine it was plume, it wouldn't be limited to the foot of the cigar.
  • bandyt09
    bandyt09 Posts: 4,335 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Heavy:
    That looks like mold to me. I'm no plume expert, but I would imagine it was plume, it wouldn't be limited to the foot of the cigar.
    +1 I have cigars with plume but none that have it in the foot area like that. Then again, I'm no expect either.
  • laker1963
    laker1963 Posts: 5,046
    Just my opinion, but I agree with everyone here. It is in the stick, not on the wrapper... just doesn't look right. Can you smell any ammonia smells or musty smells. I know it will be hard because of the tobacco smells, but if it is moldy, it may have that smell about it. I'd conatct c.com.
  • JCizzle
    JCizzle Posts: 1,914 ✭✭✭
    If it turns out to be mold, do what I do: smoke it anyway.
    Light 'em up.
  • Krieg
    Krieg Posts: 5,208 ✭✭✭
    plain and simple...Mold is 3D, plume isn't.

    "Long ashes my friends."

  • letsgowithbob
    letsgowithbob Posts: 677 ✭✭
    I can see the pics now...I would call that mold. No way (IMO) that "plume" would reach across the internal foot like that. I would contact ccom, and ask them.
  • boydmcgowan
    boydmcgowan Posts: 1,101 ✭
    JCizzle:
    If it turns out to be mold, do what I do: smoke it anyway.
    Dude thats hard core. hahaha.

    Anyway Dude Love I'm no expert, but when its fuzzy in the filler it looks like mold to me. I hope they haven't joined the rest of your sticks in your humi yet, but even if they did you've caught it so early that its no big deal. Good luck man, Mold is a bummer.
  • wwhwang
    wwhwang Posts: 2,878 ✭✭✭
    Definitely mold. Call up CCom and ask for a replacement. They'll get you squared away.
  • beatnic
    beatnic Posts: 4,133 ✭
    wwhwang:
    Definitely mold. Call up CCom and ask for a replacement. They'll get you squared away.
    +1
    call Ccom - no problem.
    and put it away from your stash and watch it over the next few months. I'd love to see how it progressed. Take pics. Hehe.
  • docbp87
    docbp87 Posts: 3,521 ✭
    Yup. Thassa Mold.
  • kaspera79
    kaspera79 Posts: 7,250 ✭✭✭
    It took me a second to react.. Mold. I've had a few end up like that if they were close to the water pillows. I wipe them off and either plan too, or have smoked them.
  • Dude Love
    Dude Love Posts: 315
    Thanks for all your answers guys. Just got off the phone with Customer Service and I've got a replacement being shipped Monday.
  • Diamondog
    Diamondog Posts: 4,171 ✭✭
    Here is a good example of ploom, dusty as opposed to "blocky" for lack of a better word


    image


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  • fla-gypsy
    fla-gypsy Posts: 3,023 ✭✭
    Dude Love:
    Thanks for all your answers guys. Just got off the phone with Customer Service and I've got a replacement being shipped Monday.
    Ccom CS rocks again!
  • phobicsquirrel
    phobicsquirrel Posts: 7,343 ✭✭✭
    Diamondog:
    Here is a good example of ploom, dusty as opposed to "blocky" for lack of a better word


    image


    image
    dude that's mold ;-)
  • Diamondog
    Diamondog Posts: 4,171 ✭✭
    phobicsquirrel:
    Diamondog:
    Here is a good example of ploom, dusty as opposed to "blocky" for lack of a better word
    dude that's mold ;-)
    I can assure you thats not mold...
  • phobicsquirrel
    phobicsquirrel Posts: 7,343 ✭✭✭
    Does it pass the lick test? ...
  • Diamondog
    Diamondog Posts: 4,171 ✭✭
    I actually smoked that stick the night I posted those pics, all brushed off nice an easy...
  • Hayblet
    Hayblet Posts: 2,429 ✭✭✭
    Diamondog:
    phobicsquirrel:
    Diamondog:
    Here is a good example of ploom, dusty as opposed to "blocky" for lack of a better word
    dude that's mold ;-)
    I can assure you thats not mold...
    was going to say you could send it to me and I'll confirm it Wink [;)]
  • xmacro
    xmacro Posts: 3,398 ✭✭
    If it's mold and it's spread to the foot, it's likely spread inside the cigar as well - might as well throw it out instead of smoking something like that (not kidding or joking here - I'd recommend throwing it in the trash)
  • Ken_Light
    Ken_Light Posts: 3,537 ✭✭✭
    Not to jump on someone's thread...but would you guys worry about the sticks this was shipped with? Or just the one that was visibly moldy?
    ^Troll: DO NOT FEED.
  • Diamondog
    Diamondog Posts: 4,171 ✭✭
    Ken Light:
    Not to jump on someone's thread...but would you guys worry about the sticks this was shipped with? Or just the one that was visibly moldy?
    Give them a good look over, toss any you see moldy, get the others in to proper humidification, keep an eye on them...
  • xmacro
    xmacro Posts: 3,398 ✭✭
    ^ +1. I'd isolate the ones it shipped with for a week or two in a tupperware container; if nothing grows in that time, they should be fine. From what I've read of mold, you can wipe it off, isolate it, and if nothing grows back you're ok, but once it spreads to the foot, smoking it would be like eating moldy food - not something you wanna be doing.

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