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I have wiped off the white substance and smoked my sample and I'm happy to say that I'm still alive and kicking! Joking aside though, after wiping it, I did not get any moldiness. What I got was, apart from the other flavours, mustiness /mushrooms, just like with many old cigars that I have smoked and didn't have any plume/mold. It neither hindered nor advanced the smoking experience...

It's actually white not green, probably the quality of the picture is not good. As for the smell it's not a rotten smell, it smells of tobacco. I have a whole box of those and it was the only one like this. It was on the corner of the box. Believe me I can afford discarding the whole box, but I believe if I wipe it off it will smoke OK. On the other hand, if I do and not hear from me again, it was the cigar! ?

Aspergillus? This is on a 2000 Juan Lopez Petit Corona...

Thank you for the warm welcome!

Hello everybody! My name is Stelios and I've been smoking cigars on and off since 1999. In the last 3 years or so I got really deep into it. I enjoy all sorts of cigars, trying not to be a cigar snob, but Cubans is where the heart is. I was lucky enough to built up a collection of vintage CCs and I love looking for hard to find and rare boxes. I've been a long time reader and it was time to join the group, as I think it is one of the most respectable international fora on cigars. Thank you for having me and I'll try to participate as much as possible!