Mold and soggy sticks??????

[Monk]

What color is the "mold"? From what I've gathered reading, if it is white, it is not mold, it is a sign of well taken care of cigars. If it is greenish/bluish, then that is mold. What humidity level are you running at? What is the temp?

You can still have white mold. You're talking about plume, which has a crystalline appearance (it glitters). It would also likely not cover that many cigars like Puff describes, not all cigars "plume".

Puff Dry em out, and give one a smoke.

-W.

[PuffTheMagicDragon]

I am sure it is mold as it is white and kinda furry in appearance. I'll get a pic later and post. Also, since the rest of the sticks were very wet and soft I say it was from humidity although I was keeping it a pretty consistant 70% I have a feeling that my cigars were actually acting like the humidor and soaking up the excess rather that the green foam. I did fail to open the lid very often so I will be more inclined to do that from now on and give it a good weekly airing out. I just hope all is not lost. Not a huge collection by many standards, but 40 sticks is alot too me.

[Desert Rat]

Wipe em down, dry em up, and clean the cooler. All will be ok.