Definitely Mold

[hoosierpipeguy]

I was canning up a number of GLP, C&D and Peretti 8 ounce and 1 lb cans along with a few plugs/ropes/twists and ran across two clear mold issues. One photo is from an 8 ounce tin of Opening Night from 11/18 and the other is from a pouch of Germaine's Special Latakia Flake. I don't think there is any room for a plume/mold debate. Got the can of Opening Nights from Tobacco Pipes. One brief call and got a refund in full, no hassle, no questions asked. This might have taken a week were it from P&C.






Since I took a photo for my own purposes of this 750 gr slab of SG St James Plug I got from Synjeco, I thought I would share it. This stuff is incredibly dense.

 

[lightmybriar]

Yikes! I have some 8 oz. tins of C&D that I keep getting more and more motivated to open and jar. Glad you got refunded on the Openijg Night.

 

[mingc]

Nice science experiment (the Opening Night, that is).

 

[Chasing Embers]

Was the C&D 2016?

 

[trubka2]

I've got an 8 oz tin of Opening Night from that same month. I'll have to get it jarred ASAP. Thanks for the heads up!

 

[hoosierpipeguy]

Was the C&D 2016?

11/18

 

[peregrinus]

Since I took a photo for my own purposes of this 750 gr slab of SG St James Plug I got from Synjeco, I thought I would share it. This stuff is incredibly dense.

Sorry to see the mold issues.

Wow, no wonder you were looking for something better than a pocket knife to cup plugs! (Another thread) That is a formidable hunk of pressed leaf.

 

[gervais]

That's some nasty mold my friend! There is alot of tobacco that comes way too moist in their containers. I opened up a box of SG flake one time and put some in a jar with a hygrometer. The humidity inside was reading over 80%!!! I don't care what anyone says about it, that is way too wet for storing long term. I always test my flake tobacco with this method now, and dry it a little if need be before jarring. YMMV

 

[python]

That sucks and it definitely makes me paranoid about some of my unopened tins in my cellar.

 

[Sonorisis]

Yuck!

 

[hoosierpipeguy]

This is one of three reasons I just all 8 oz cans. I also don't trust those larger cans long term. And I'd rather open 1/2 point is down the road that hold right at 2 ounces than open 8 ounces all at once.

 

[smokeyweb]

That sucks and makes us all cringe... but I bet if we did the math, I’m sure way less than 1% of tins are moldy upon opening.

 

[3rdguy]

Didnt know SJP came in a 750g.

 

[cigrmaster]

Mark, bummer on the mold. Glad TP took care of you. That brick of SG looks awesome, good luck slicing that up.

 

[hoosierpipeguy]

Didnt know SJP came in a 750g.

I looked at the old email from Synjeco and saw I ordered 750 gr from them. It's possible I could have put another smaller slab away previously. It sure felt like 750 gr. I get the impression Synjeco has a close relationship with SG and thought it possible they get large slabs from SG and cut out what they need. I believe you can order a 4 kg slab of one type of plug from Estervals so it seems plausible. Regardless, I cut that slab into 5 pieces and stored in 1/2 pint jars.

 

[gervais]

Such a beautiful thing to behold, an unsliced block of sweet leaf ?

 

[jpmcwjr]

Are you positive the plug has mold? It looks at least as if it could be bloom.

(Plume is a shape of bloom sometimes found in cigars, but is more random in pipe tobacco.)

 

[mtwaller]

Damn that’s a bummer on the mold. On the plus side, that 750 g slab is damn sexual to behold.

 

[BROBS]

Are you positive the plug has mold? It looks at least as if it could be bloom.

(Plume is a shape of bloom sometimes found in cigars, but is more random in pipe tobacco.)

It’s just a pic of the plug. Which looks yummy.

 

[hoosierpipeguy]

Are you positive the plug has mold? It looks at least as if it could be bloom.

(Plume is a shape of bloom sometimes found in cigars, but is more random in pipe tobacco.)

The plug is fine. That was just reflection from the light. I just showed it because I was canning it and it was rather beautiful.