Plume or mold?!?

[Daviso27]

Bohizzle asked me if his sticks were developing mold or plume...he sent me this pic, not the best quality, but please, let me know...

 

[dpricenator]

my understanding is that plume will be an all over and will start almost unnoticable from a direct stare. If you look down a plume covered stick from head to foot lengthwise, it becomes more noticeable. That has got to be mold since it is so prominent in just a few select spots. The mold should be fuzzy, and the plume is like tiny crystals. Dust that off, smoke the cigar and fix the storage conditions.

 

[Daviso27]

I had mentioned that to him, but I wanted a 2nd, 3rd and maybe a 4th opinion.

 

[dpricenator]

I had mentioned that to him, but I wanted a 2nd, 3rd and maybe a 4th opinion.

They'll be soon to follow I"m sure.

 

[bballbaby]

#2...what dave said.

 

[Soundwave13]

3rd - exactly what Dave said.

 

[jmatkins]

4th I am sorry to say, without a better picture. But Like Dprice said Mold in few spots, Plume all over.

 

[Tegu]

mold, wipe it off and smoke it:yes:

 

[njstone]

Am I right in thinking that plume is powdery and mold is fuzzy?

I have a few maduro sticks with a sort of fine white powder on them which seems to kind of brush off (though I wasn't very forceful with them). I've assumed this was plume...

 

[Moro]

Yeah, ye are. Mold is 3-D fuzz (cotton-candy-ish), while plume is a fine coat of cristals (they might even shimer with light). White does NOT mean plume, by the way.

 

[Brazilla]

That's Mold man. Do as your told. :eyepoke:

 

[amgracing]

ewww mold!!! haha

 

[smokinghole]

Strong pepper with a touch of mushroom on the back of the pallet. :bouncetau

 

[indyrob]

If you have to ask, it's more than likely mold. 95% of the time people ask, it's mold.

This is more like bloom:

 

[daniyal]

If you have to ask, it's more than likely mold. 95% of the time people ask, it's mold.

This is more like bloom:

Juicy! what are those? La Fuerza?

 

[indyrob]

Juicy! what are those? La Fuerza?

I don't know...I grabbed the image from google images. It's really the best representation I could find for plume/bloom I could get.

 

[jmatkins]

Nice picture.

 

[smokinghole]

*in the voice of Ralph Wiggum* "your cigars are dusty hehe":yes:

 

[Moro]

Neat picture. That photo oughta clear everything up.

 

[AnejoMofo]

The first pic was definitely mold. Start smoking, my man. It'll only get worse.