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cigar flower and moldy cigars

Fri 27 Jan 2012 02:08:54 | 0 comments
For a long time, cigar smokers cigar flower is generally considered conservation to the extreme when the cigar, which has been one of the tobacco industry legend. But now, in this myth seems to be broken, studies have shown that cigar is flowering can be artificially controlled, not only that, even cigar smokers have been shunned, cigar mold is completely avoided.

Cigar Aficionado Cigar flower is generally considered conservation to the extreme when the cigar

It is difficult to determine with the naked eye in the end cigars or moldy spots are flowering only under a microscope to accurately distinguish between the two. If you are filamentous, or looks like a sharp needle, or have an acute angle of the crystal, it is flowering; and if the needle-shaped, that is moldy, because this tip contains mold spores.

Cigar "flower" is in the oily wrapper leaf purify the mature, which is completely harmless

"Cigar flower," the reason is more complex, but can be broadly divided into two, because the relative humidity dropped cigar box and "bloom", or because a sudden increase in relative humidity too quickly generated. Humidor humidity is too large, cigar particularly vulnerable to mold.

"Flower" because of the formation of cigar wrapper tobacco in the oil to purify mature. This is completely harmless, but the cigar is a sign of health. Similar to the flowers and the lens is very evenly distributed in the surface of the cigar, tobacco in the oil in a white powder on the wrapper. It can be a small camel hair brush to brush it. Flower shows cigar is still alive, should complete it in the cigar box Aging process.

It is not the same mold, mildew is a wrapper on some blue-green spots, if there is mildew, it shows that the cigar box is too wet. In fact, you do not panic, moldy cigar out first, to avoid to pass other cigars. Appropriate adjustments to the humidity of the cigar box. The cigar box lid open, just open a crack to keep the box of air circulation. To wait for some time, so that moisture can completely from the inner wrapper and the cigar comes out. Probably take three weeks to change the cigars moist environment.
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