Mould Study Update

[El Presidente]

We have reached the stage of the mould study where we need a chemical analysis to determine the possible compounds in play on some cigars. 

The problem we have encountered is that the cost is about $1000 per sample (chemical analysis). 

Now if I have the perfect crystalline structure on a cigar that to the naked eye, zoom lens and microscope does not appear to be mould, I am happy to pay the grand.  I won't do it for any structure on pipe tobacco as additives are present.....and to be honest, I just don't care. 

How you can help is if you have a local facility who can undertake the analysis at a reasonable cost, contact them for a cost (chemical analysis of the surface of tobacco leaf),  let Greg know the result and we are happy to ship and pay them. 

We are doing the same this end, reaching out to facilities in the Asia pacific region. 

Many thanks! 

 

*Greg....feel free to edit my post for inaccuracies. 

 

[Cigarsandmalts]

By chemical analysis do you mean atomic composition (e.g. C, O, inorganics, etc and composition thereof, commonly done by emission spectroscopy ) or molecular structure (e.g. C-O vs. C=O vs O-C=O, etc, commonly done by absorption spectroscopy)?

Since the mold/plume are both organic, molecular structure will probably be more insightful, but there is a wide spectrum of absorption techniques that vary greatly in price. 

[Cigarsandmalts]

1 minute ago, JackofSpeed said:

Gas chromatography isn’t an option?

It is, but it doesn’t typically identity molecular species, just composition.