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n0Odle 10:39 PM 06-26-2012
Hey question. When smoking my AF, I noticed white spots started to appear on my cigar. I just bought the stogi yesterday and had it in my humidor over night, around 68% RH. its white shiny residue, beat way I can describe it, think about when snot dries in a tissue, except white instead of yellow. Any ideas? The cigar does taste a little off but that would just be from the fried wings. I can provide a picture if need
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markem 10:44 PM 06-26-2012
Does it look a bit like torn tissue paper or mold? Odds are good that it is white mold, which is harmless and exists naturally in the air. It is an indication that the cigars were over-humidified at some point. That's common practice for vendors shipping cigars.

If it is anything but white, you have a problem, possibly a health problem, so you would need to get rid of the cigar and take steps to protect your humidor and other sticks. But as long as it is white, just wipe it off and continue. If it happens to be in the foot, then clip the foot past the mold.

If you mention it to your cigar shop, they'll say that it is plume and want to charge you more. :-)

This happens on occasion and isn't a big deal. If the shop, however, has many sticks like this, it might be good to shop someplace else. Constant over-humidification can lead to the bad mold.

If you happen to have a pic to post that shows the issue, we can probably tell for certain. Otherwise, everything is guesswork. Sorry about that.
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n0Odle 11:01 PM 06-26-2012
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ironchefscott 11:05 PM 06-26-2012
Looks like the gum that they use to get the wrapper to stick? Am I wrong on this?
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n0Odle 11:09 PM 06-26-2012
it only appeared when i started to get closer down to the butt of the cigar.. so the glue makes sense
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DaBear 11:42 PM 06-26-2012
Originally Posted by ironchefscott:
Looks like the gum that they use to get the wrapper to stick? Am I wrong on this?
That'd be my guess. Probably a small hole in the wrapper or a crack covered up with a spare piece of wrapper leaf.
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markem 11:49 PM 06-26-2012
yeah, pectin or similar. Harmless.
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n0Odle 07:53 AM 06-27-2012
thx guys :-)
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jjirons69 08:17 AM 06-27-2012
Or a torcedor with sinus problems...
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CigarDojo 10:49 AM 06-27-2012
It's tobacco mayonaise. It's the only natural mayonaise in the world.

:-)

Yep... looks like cigar glue.
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ironchefscott 11:28 AM 06-27-2012
Originally Posted by jjirons69:
Or a torcedor with sinus problems...
This made me laugh!
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