Sparkles on cigar

[mrmessy]

I bought a box of RASS from a recent 24:24 from our host and I decided to take a look at them today. But when I opened the box, I noticed a shimmer and glittering on the cigars and the cedar between the layers. I'm curious as to what this is. Any thoughts? I took a little video, hopefully it posts.

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Edited November 18, 2017 by mrmessy
Autocorrect

[fastkiller13]

@mrmessy

I'm not sure what you mean by dinner, but I did see the "flashing" on the cigar. The video was pretty short but I was reminded of looking at fresh dew. Perhaps there was a rapid change in temp when you opened the box causing some condensation (?). 

Another possibility is that @WarriorPrincess sprinkled some of her special fairy dust on your cigars. If that's the case I will trade boxes with you.

[prodigy]

I've seen this on my JLS2. It's like gold glitter. Not sure what it is, but it doesn't seem to affect the cigar.

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[Auspaul]

Have seen this think its gold of the labels of the cigars at first I thought Plume then I came to my senses

[BuzzArd]

Maybe Rob is having the crew Bedazzle stock now that its the holiday?!? 

[mrmessy]

Sorry, dinner was supposed to be shimmer. Maybe autocorrect knew what time it was... 

It did seem more like fairy dust. It was on the bottom row of cigars as well. It's dry too. Couldn't rub it off. 

I swear I haven't taken them to a gentleman's club either. 

The cigars do look amazing. Dark wrappers, nice sheen, great construction.

Overall, I'm just curious as I've never seen this before.

Thanks for everyone's input!

[mrmessy]

  On 11/18/2017 at 11:31 PM, Auspaul said:

Have seen this think its gold of the labels of the cigars at first I thought Plume then I came to my senses

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I would believe it was from the band, but it's not gold in color and it's everywhere. 

[PaulP]

http://www.friendsofhabanos.com/forum/topic/125072-gold-glitter-on-wrapper/

[rcarlson]

  On 11/18/2017 at 11:43 PM, mrmessy said:

I would believe it was from the band, but it's not gold in color and it's everywhere. 

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Eureka!  That leaves plume.  

(or you're lying about divorce dust from the gentlemen's club).  

[Sean3]

Did someone say Plume?

[BrightonCorgi]

I have seen some flecks on cigars to me that look like mineral content.  

[Leopolis Semper Fidelis]

These "sparkles" are to be found on my Cohiba 1966s.  They have to be bloom/plume!

[mrmessy]

Seems too young to be plume. I'll revisit them today and double check the color. If they are from the band, that would be the most logical explanation.

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[rcarlson]

  On 11/19/2017 at 1:49 PM, mrmessy said:

Seems too young to be plume. I'll revisit them today and double check the color. If they are from the band, that would be the most logical explanation.

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Definitely too young.  My alchemist friends tell me plume starts out as as 24k gold flakes, then over time in just the right conditions, it transforms into diamonds, then into the mythical crystalline substance known as plume.  It is the rarest substance in the universe after an actual Cuban Cigar sold on a Mexican beach.

 

The search continues. . . 

 

 

(Mr. Messy, it's a tease.  I see you're pretty new here, so to keep you from being excluded from the joke, the overwhelming consensus is that there's no such thing as plume.  You will see the "mould reports" posted in this forum that seem to confirm the sceptics' belief). 

[PigFish]

This is Unicorn dandruff. As the wrappers are helixes around the alicorn for formation, some of the magic flakes off! This, along with mold, is the root cause of plume. We are still deciding which is which!!! -LOL

[Circles]

I recently bought a box of La Punta and have the same thing - both on the cigars and cedar sheet. I presume it's crystal formation during the fermentation process of sugar in tobacco leaves. However, I don't know anything about the science behind it, just a guess based on stuff I have read over the years.

[mrmessy]

  On 11/19/2017 at 7:00 PM, rcarlson said:

Definitely too young.  My alchemist friends tell me plume starts out as as 24k gold flakes, then over time in just the right conditions, it transforms into diamonds, then into the mythical crystalline substance known as plume.  It is the rarest substance in the universe after an actual Cuban Cigar sold on a Mexican beach.
 
The search continues. . . 
 

 
(Mr. Messy, it's a tease.  I see you're pretty new here, so to keep you from being excluded from the joke, the overwhelming consensus is that there's no such thing as plume.  You will see the "mould reports" posted in this forum that seem to confirm the sceptics' belief). 

Ha, thanks. I've seen the posts and read up as good as any celebrity stalker. It's just perplexing that the band could cause it. But i see no other explanation at this point that makes sense.

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[Fatshotbud]

  On 11/18/2017 at 10:44 PM, fastkiller13 said:

[mention=31260]mrmessy[/mention]

Another possibility is that [mention=2005]WarriorPrincess[/mention] sprinkled some of her special fairy dust on your cigars. If that's the case I will trade boxes with you.

Box split?

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[maxcjs0101]

Duh its obviously from the bands.

[mrmessy]

  On 11/22/2017 at 1:50 AM, maxcjs0101 said:

Duh its obviously from the bands.

Ha. Indeed. But i do tend to like the 'Diana's fairy dust' explanation.

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