Advice needed possible mold in Ghurkha Ancient Warrior box

[cigar no baka]

White spots are usually plume; that's a good sign that the cigars are aging well, as they sugars are rising to the surface of the cigar.

But ussually it is only small white spots; if the sticks are covered in white powedery stuff, I don't know, you either have something else or possibly an incredible amount of plume.

[john51277]

Can we get a pic of this????

[JStrider]

Its my understanding that mold can be other colors and is usually patchy and 3 dimensional

while bloom is always just like white dust sprinkled onto the cigar

I know i've seen pictures comparing the 2 but cant seem to find them now.

[BunkyX]

Well Monk I have had a few do the same thing. I never worried about it. The only mold on a cigar have ever seen looked like the stuff came from another planet, kinda like the stuff in your fridge looked when you got back. My rule is - If it brushes off its okay. Maybe the airplane ride, high altitude and cold, caused some funky kind of bloom. Maybe some of these other guys have had this experience when traveling with boxed sticks before? I usually find Gurkhas are a little on the wet side when I buy them so I put them in my Humi for a week or so (in the cello) to dry down to the 65% that I like my sticks.
Gene

[guado]

As long as it is not on the foot you should* be ok.