I've got something coming out of the foot of two Anejos. Only seen it before on the wrapper. Can plume start inside or am I dealing with mold?

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Is this a statement of better safe than sorry or experience?

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A couple more votes for mold and I'm taking them back. Found em at a baccy shop that's not one of my usuals. Dammit. $10 was a decent deal.

Mold.................plume extrudes through the wrapper. From another place...

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Bloom: Also known as plume (both terms are correct), bloom is a naturally occurring phenomenon, a grayish or whitish fuzz that can appear on a well-aged cigar.

It is not mold and is completely harmless. Bloom is a residue from the fermenting oils within the cigar and is indicative of proper storage conditions.

It first appears on the surface of a cigar as tiny crystals and can eventually make the cigar look dusty.

A more advanced bloom gives an opaque white look to the entire cigar.

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Mold anywhere except in the foot and you can wipe and smoke. Once it's in the foot, I wouldn't dare smoke it. Take them back if you can.

This morning I took a Flor De Cano from the box and noticed a bunch of white specks on the underside. Whipped them off and smoked it. Nom nom nom. Thanks DED!

Yeah, they're going back. Thanks all. I didn't want to believe it but figured it. I have to be able to take it back. It's not like I'm gonna go through every wrapped cigar I buy and survey it. Although it may happen if I ever go there again

Does it look anything like this:

http://a.disquscdn.com/uploads/mediaembed/images/1233/1273/original.jpg 

?

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[quote=Abrignac]This morning I took a Flor De Cano from the box and noticed a bunch of white specks on the underside. Whipped them off and smoked it. Nom nom nom. Thanks DED![/quote]

Haven't had one of them in 10 years. Nice CC.

[quote=Puffnstuff79]Yeah, they're going back. Thanks all. I didn't want to believe it but figured it. I have to be able to take it back. It's not like I'm gonna go through every wrapped cigar I buy and survey it. Although it may happen if I ever go there again[/quote]

I always do this... always....

[quote=bs_kwaj]Does it look anything like this:

http://a.disquscdn.com/uploads/mediaembed/images/1233/1273/original.jpg 

?[/quote]

Nope. It's only on the foot. And it's not much at all. I'd smoke it if I wasn't worried it was all inside

And actually just looked again and the blotches are pretty much gone from the previous scrub I gave with my thumb.

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I believe it to be mold but if it were only the tip I'd snip it and smoke em.

Meh. I'm jaded anyway. If I smoked em I'd be all weirded out about em without enjoying em. I'm taking em back tomorrow with a smug look on my face