bloom

[hagzo]

about three months ago i bought some two year old PSD#2 which had some lovely bloom on them.

after transfering them to my own humdior they seem to have lost it.

Any ideas why that is? Is it a bad sign?

Keith

[Colt45]

» after transfering them to my own humdior they seem to have lost it.

I've never heard of this happening. As bloom/plume is the essential oils working their way up to, and crystallizing on the cigar's surface, I don't know how it could dissapear.

As an aside, I don't know why people get so excited about bloom - I know it's supposed to be the mark of a well kept cigar - but I prefer the oils to stay within the cigar, and try to keep temps down to help achieve this.

[Loki]

» about three months ago i bought some two year old PSD#2 which had some

» lovely bloom on them.

»

» after transfering them to my own humdior they seem to have lost it.

»

» Any ideas why that is? Is it a bad sign?

»

» Keith

Do you mean PSD #4s? As far as I know PSD #2s din't start shipping until late 04, early 05.

[Van55]

» » after transfering them to my own humdior they seem to have lost it.

» I've never heard of this happening. As bloom/plume is the essential oils

» working their way up to, and crystallizing on the cigar's surface, I don't

» know how it could dissapear.

» As an aside, I don't know why people get so excited about bloom - I know

» it's supposed to be the mark of a well kept cigar - but I prefer the oils

» to stay within the cigar, and try to keep temps down to help achieve this.

I've been trying to bunk or debunk the "aura" of bloom for a couple of years now. No one has yet convinced me exactly why a bloomed (plumed) cigar is better than one of the same marca/vitola without.

[hagzo]

» » about three months ago i bought some two year old PSD#2 which had some

» » lovely bloom on them.

» »

» » after transfering them to my own humdior they seem to have lost it.

» »

» » Any ideas why that is? Is it a bad sign?

» »

» » Keith

»

» Do you mean PSD #4s? As far as I know PSD #2s din't start shipping until

» late 04, early 05.

Nope these are definitely PSD#2 EL03.

[Loki]

»

» Nope these are definitely PSD#2 EL03.

Cool, wouldn't be the first time I was wrong and definitely won't be the last.

[Van55]

» » about three months ago i bought some two year old PSD#2 which had some

» » lovely bloom on them.

» »

» » after transfering them to my own humdior they seem to have lost it.

» »

» » Any ideas why that is? Is it a bad sign?

» »

» » Keith

»

» Do you mean PSD #4s? As far as I know PSD #2s din't start shipping until

» late 04, early 05.

I bought a box of PSD2 in May of 2003.

[hagzo]

What do you think of them?

I thought they were basically PSD#1 in a smaller format, which is good.

I would post a proper review but i usually smoke cigars when i'm drunk (i know it's heresy) and can usually only remember if they were good or bad:-).

I WILL post a review next time smoke one.

Keith

[rd123456789]

2 years old with plume/bloom and went away after change of storage condition... sounds more like mold.

[Ken Gargett]

i had heard rumours that it was possible to smoke them sober but where's the fun?

»

» I would post a proper review but i usually smoke cigars when i'm drunk (i

» know it's heresy) and can usually only remember if they were good or

» bad:-).

»

» I WILL post a review next time smoke one.

»

» Keith

[Van55]

» What do you think of them?

»

» I thought they were basically PSD#1 in a smaller format, which is good.

»

» I would post a proper review but i usually smoke cigars when i'm drunk (i

» know it's heresy) and can usually only remember if they were good or

» bad:-).

»

» I WILL post a review next time smoke one.

»

» Keith

I thought that they were exceptional when I first bought them and that they improved very quickly over time. Unfortunately they all seem to have burned up within a year after purchase (or been given away). Wish I still had one to smoke and review now. Though I have one or two PSD1, I have not smoked one of those yet. Like quite a few people I know, I have sworn off purchasing Edicions Limitada since the prices have gone so high. I find I get better enjoyment for my Euro for older, regular production cigars.

[El Presidente]

It dies sound like a case of minor mould.

Mould under the right conditions can spring up rather quickly.

Bloom is not quite as common as is sometimes made out.

[Guest cohiba]

i have a box of 1999 R & J Churchhill's with no sign of bloom on them. Very good cigar, the only difference i can tell from newer productions, is sooo smooth and NO aftertaste at all. They have almost mellowed to much for my taste.

Under correct conditons, how long does bloom take to develope ?

[wasch_24]

» » about three months ago i bought some two year old PSD#2 which had some

» » lovely bloom on them.

» »

» » after transfering them to my own humdior they seem to have lost it.

» »

» » Any ideas why that is? Is it a bad sign?

» »

» » Keith

»

» Do you mean PSD #4s? As far as I know PSD #2s din't start shipping until

» late 04, early 05.

I think you may have been thinking about the PSP #2

Serie P is different than Serie D

[Van55]

» i have a box of 1999 R & J Churchhill's with no sign of bloom on them. Very

» good cigar, the only difference i can tell from newer productions, is sooo

» smooth and NO aftertaste at all. They have almost mellowed to much for my

» taste.

»

» Under correct conditons, how long does bloom take to develope ?

What are "correct conditions"?

As far as I can tell from what I have read, no one really knows what conditions cause bloom to develop, and there are many, many excellent cigars stored under ideal conditions that never develop bloom. Nobody has yet convinced me that a bloom-y cigar is better than a non-bloom-y one of the same marca, vitola and age.

[ehdg]

Bloom Plume!! I'm really of the belief that 90% of the time folks mistake plume for mildew. :-P