Mold? Plume? Water spots?

[SammyO]

Hello FOH crew! Been noticing a few of my cigars have these small spots on them and I’m getting mixed reviews from different people. Some say mold throw them away. Some say plume that’s great and some say they’re water spots. I trust the opinions of you all very much. Any feedback will be much appreciated! 

Thanks again,

sammy 

[Connoisseur Kim]

To me, it is more to typical natural spots from tobacco leaves rather than mould or plume. They are harmless like plume so you do not have to too much worry about them.

Here are the tips for difference between plume and mould:

1. If you see crystallised oil on the surface of the wrapper, then it is certainly the plume.
2. If you see hairy things on the cigar, then it is either blue or white mould.

[Islandboy]

Those are naturally occurring spots in the tobacco leaves long before the cigar was rolled. Probably caused by a long gone pest in the fields. Pretty common. Anyone telling you it's mold, or plume which is just another word for mold, is doing you a disservice. Water spots show up as greenish blemishes. So not that either. 

[CaptainQuintero]

Just a left over mark from water drops during the fermentation/drying process, completely harmless don't worry

If you have a look over these

https://www.friendsofhabanos.com/forum/search/?&q=Plume&author=El Presidente&search_and_or=or&search_in=titles

Rob and gang employed some boffins to check what plume was, and it came back that every single type tested was mould, so if you ever think you've got plume, 99.9% you've just got mould: brush it off and light it up

[koosh]

2 hours ago, CaptainQuintero said:

Just a left over mark from water drops during the fermentation/drying process, completely harmless don't worry

If you have a look over these

https://www.friendsofhabanos.com/forum/search/?&q=Plume&author=El Presidente&search_and_or=or&search_in=titles

Rob and gang employed some boffins to check what plume was, and it came back that every single type tested was mould, so if you ever think you've got plume, 99.9% you've just got mould: brush it off and light it up

Do you think we will have the flying cars that we were promised and discover more real plume by 2020?

[El Presidente]

Very common. I have always told that they were water marks. Water drop on the leaf acting as a magnifying glass to light. 

That could all be a pile of poo but it made sense to me as all of them are round. 

[Lotusguy]

Small flaws in the tobacco leaf.

Water spots (unfermented spots) are green.

Plume is a myth to sell moldy cigars at a premium.