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bballbaby · 01-08-2009, 11:16 AM

So i got this coolerdor that's plumb full. Nearly everything in it has been in there for at least 8 months. I use heartfelt 65% beads and everything is stored in either original boxes or spare boxes. I have to remoisturize the beads about once every couple months. I rarely smoke anything out of it and i open it about once a week.

It's doing a wonderful job and is extremely stable; EXTREMELY.

ANyhow, the vast majority of them are starting to develop a gold sparkle to them when you hold them in light. This is mostly occuring on the more oily, darker wrappers; oscuros, habanos, rosados, sungrowns, etc. It's happening on expensive and cheap cigars alike; it is indiscriminatory. and the boxes at the bottom that are opened less frequently are developing more specks than those at the top that i am more likely to open.

I'm guessing that, since plume is crystalized oils, these gold specks are the oils that are migrating to the suface of the cigars, and given more time, they will turn into that whitish crystal.

Is this assumption correct? The gold specks are the start plume?

THoughts? Opinions?

And NO, i will not be duped into sending them out to you guys for proper verification and resulting disposal.

Volusianator · 01-08-2009, 11:18 AM

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Originally Posted by bballbaby

And NO, i will not be duped into sending them out to you guys for proper verification and resulting disposal.

Mitch · 01-08-2009, 11:20 AM

Sounds like plume to me, is it crystal like? I don't think of plume as white crystals, more like off white, and starts out looking like a light dusting of powdered sugar.

bballbaby · 01-08-2009, 11:24 AM

mitch, there's really not much size to it. you can't really see it unless you turn the cigar in the light and the light hits it. If you turn it real fast it would look like twinkling gold lights.

njstone · 01-08-2009, 11:55 AM

I've been getting some "stuff" on some of my sticks too. I've WAY parinoid about mold because I had 2 occurrences when I was using the cheaper beads/gel stuff (since switching to Heartfelt beads--no problems whatsoever!).

But this isn't mold either, more like an occasional sprinkling of barely-white powder. You can hardly even see it--and sometimes it has the same "sparkle" that bballbaby mentioned. Not all over and not every stick, just here and there. I'm keeping a close eye, but I'm hoping it's just normal aging.

Daviso27 · 01-08-2009, 12:23 PM

Maybe its some new futuristicBlamBastic ploomShit! Send me one and I'll let you know!

Mitch · 01-08-2009, 12:28 PM

It's rare I see any plume with lots of mass, even the super old stuff I have in celo, you get down to a new layer in a box and go wow, there is huge plume on those cigars in the tiny areas where there were gaps between the cigars, but as soon as you pick up one of those sticks, all the big crystals are gone, they just can't handle any movement or touching at all. If you are seeing a fine powder evenly spread out and it catches light like a crystal, then Bingo you got plume.

bballbaby · 01-08-2009, 12:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Mitch

If you are seeing a fine powder evenly spread out and it catches light like a crystal, then Bingo you got plume.

Bingo! That's what i got. Guess i'll just let em sit some more.

smokinghole · 01-08-2009, 12:38 PM

Gale I believe it is plume forming. I've had lots of cigars have a strange sparkle from time to time that did not have that sparkle in the past. I also have a cooler that has boxes in it that I basically only check on the beads at this point.

bballbaby · 01-08-2009, 12:44 PM

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Originally Posted by eodcole

Gale I believe it is plume forming. I've had lots of cigars have a strange sparkle from time to time that did not have that sparkle in the past. I also have a cooler that has boxes in it that I basically only check on the beads at this point.

Boy wouldn't i love to have a peak inside that box?!?!

smokinghole · 01-08-2009, 12:50 PM

Hey if you come to PA for Cigarfest you can meet up with me first and I can let you peak in there. Nothing impressive. Now if you're talking dirty then...umm....well....

bballbaby · 01-08-2009, 12:54 PM

lol

Seriously, laughing out loud.

crackin me up.

last time i used that line..."i'd love to have a peak inside that box" the chick slapped me

smokinghole · 01-08-2009, 12:57 PM

HOW DARE YOU!

indyrob · 01-08-2009, 01:15 PM

Plume is definately cool. Smoking a cigar on a sunny day and giving it a twist as you're smoking it so you can see it sparkle is a way cool experience.

Sometimes you can get patchy plume on a cigar that is naturally splotchy- like some of Litto's Oscuro wrappers. I have had it happen yet but I suspect it will happen at some point in time.

daniyal · 01-08-2009, 01:23 PM

You lucky bastage! that seems like plume developing..

01-08-2009, 11:16 AM	#1
bballbaby Nov '08 BoM Cognoscenti Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Follow the Smoke Posts: 5,129 Trader rating: (85)	Gold Specks So i got this coolerdor that's plumb full. Nearly everything in it has been in there for at least 8 months. I use heartfelt 65% beads and everything is stored in either original boxes or spare boxes. I have to remoisturize the beads about once every couple months. I rarely smoke anything out of it and i open it about once a week. It's doing a wonderful job and is extremely stable; EXTREMELY. ANyhow, the vast majority of them are starting to develop a gold sparkle to them when you hold them in light. This is mostly occuring on the more oily, darker wrappers; oscuros, habanos, rosados, sungrowns, etc. It's happening on expensive and cheap cigars alike; it is indiscriminatory. and the boxes at the bottom that are opened less frequently are developing more specks than those at the top that i am more likely to open. I'm guessing that, since plume is crystalized oils, these gold specks are the oils that are migrating to the suface of the cigars, and given more time, they will turn into that whitish crystal. Is this assumption correct? The gold specks are the start plume? THoughts? Opinions? And NO, i will not be duped into sending them out to you guys for proper verification and resulting disposal. __________________ Always be your self, unless your pretending to be someone else.

01-08-2009, 11:20 AM	#3
Mitch BOM 2/09-Keeper BOTtLe Double Corona Join Date: May 2008 Location: Ft. Lauderdale Florida Posts: 2,517 Trader rating: (82)	Sounds like plume to me, is it crystal like? I don't think of plume as white crystals, more like off white, and starts out looking like a light dusting of powdered sugar. __________________ Smoke rings at ya, Mitch Ft. Lauderdale, Florida Friends cost time

01-08-2009, 11:24 AM	#4
bballbaby Nov '08 BoM Cognoscenti Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Follow the Smoke Posts: 5,129 Trader rating: (85)	mitch, there's really not much size to it. you can't really see it unless you turn the cigar in the light and the light hits it. If you turn it real fast it would look like twinkling gold lights. __________________ Always be your self, unless your pretending to be someone else.

01-08-2009, 12:28 PM	#7
Mitch BOM 2/09-Keeper BOTtLe Double Corona Join Date: May 2008 Location: Ft. Lauderdale Florida Posts: 2,517 Trader rating: (82)	It's rare I see any plume with lots of mass, even the super old stuff I have in celo, you get down to a new layer in a box and go wow, there is huge plume on those cigars in the tiny areas where there were gaps between the cigars, but as soon as you pick up one of those sticks, all the big crystals are gone, they just can't handle any movement or touching at all. If you are seeing a fine powder evenly spread out and it catches light like a crystal, then Bingo you got plume. __________________ Smoke rings at ya, Mitch Ft. Lauderdale, Florida Friends cost time

01-08-2009, 12:38 PM	#9
smokinghole formerly known as eodcole Double Corona Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Harrisburg, PA Posts: 2,686 Trader rating: (57)	Gale I believe it is plume forming. I've had lots of cigars have a strange sparkle from time to time that did not have that sparkle in the past. I also have a cooler that has boxes in it that I basically only check on the beads at this point. __________________ Going through life is hard. Going through life stupid is harder.

01-08-2009, 11:55 AM	#5
njstone BoM January 2010 Double Corona Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: At least 13 hours in your future Posts: 4,697 Trader rating: (71)	I've been getting some "stuff" on some of my sticks too. I've WAY parinoid about mold because I had 2 occurrences when I was using the cheaper beads/gel stuff (since switching to Heartfelt beads--no problems whatsoever!). But this isn't mold either, more like an occasional sprinkling of barely-white powder. You can hardly even see it--and sometimes it has the same "sparkle" that bballbaby mentioned. Not all over and not every stick, just here and there. I'm keeping a close eye, but I'm hoping it's just normal aging.

01-08-2009, 12:23 PM	#6
Daviso27 Never been BoM Churchill Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: San Cloud, Florida Posts: 1,736 Trader rating: (76)	Maybe its some new futuristicBlamBastic ploomShit! Send me one and I'll let you know!

01-08-2009, 12:50 PM	#11
smokinghole formerly known as eodcole Double Corona Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Harrisburg, PA Posts: 2,686 Trader rating: (57)	Hey if you come to PA for Cigarfest you can meet up with me first and I can let you peak in there. Nothing impressive. Now if you're talking dirty then...umm....well.... __________________ Going through life is hard. Going through life stupid is harder.

01-08-2009, 12:54 PM	#12
bballbaby Nov '08 BoM Cognoscenti Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Follow the Smoke Posts: 5,129 Trader rating: (85)	lol Seriously, laughing out loud. crackin me up. last time i used that line..."i'd love to have a peak inside that box" the chick slapped me __________________ Always be your self, unless your pretending to be someone else.

01-08-2009, 12:57 PM	#13
smokinghole formerly known as eodcole Double Corona Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Harrisburg, PA Posts: 2,686 Trader rating: (57)	HOW DARE YOU! __________________ Going through life is hard. Going through life stupid is harder.

01-08-2009, 01:15 PM	#14
indyrob BoM Feb '06 & Sept. '08 Double Corona Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Indianapolis, Indiana Posts: 4,505 Trader rating: (85)	Plume is definately cool. Smoking a cigar on a sunny day and giving it a twist as you're smoking it so you can see it sparkle is a way cool experience. Sometimes you can get patchy plume on a cigar that is naturally splotchy- like some of Litto's Oscuro wrappers. I have had it happen yet but I suspect it will happen at some point in time. __________________ First when I meet you, I will punch you in the nose for turning me into a Pepin whore and corrupting me. Then I will pick you up, give you a hug, buy you a beer, and share a smoke.-Steve

01-08-2009, 01:23 PM	#15
daniyal Double Corona Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Karachi, Pakistan Posts: 3,422 Trader rating: (5)	You lucky bastage! that seems like plume developing..

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