Mold or Something Else?

[sparker69]

A corner of my Temple Bar has this forming on a corner. Last time I sliced it off and smoked it anyway - don't know if I took years off my life or not. But what is it? Is it mold? I can rub some of it off with my finger. No strange "rotten" smell or anything like that. Just keeping it in a small mason jar in a dark file cabinet. If it is mold - what can I do? I had read somewhere someone suggesting putting it in the freezer. I don't want to keep slicing off to have it come back. And I can't really send it back to C&D from Canada - would be way too complicated.

 

[georged]

Yup, mold.

How recently did you buy it?

If not long ago, maybe the photo and proof of when it was purchased (e-receipts are forever, right?) will get a replacement sent your way.

C&D does not have a good track record when it comes to this problem.

 

[coming to_falling too]

Mold

 

[sparker69]

Yup, mold.

How recently did you buy it?

If not long ago, maybe the photo and proof of when it was purchased (e-receipts are forever, right?) will get a replacement sent your way.

C&D does not have a good track record when it comes to this problem.

Yup, mold.

How recently did you buy it?

If not long ago, maybe the photo and proof of when it was purchased (e-receipts are forever, right?) will get a replacement sent your way.

C&D does not have a good track record when it comes to this problem.

Unfortunately, not an option - bought it a few months ago from 4Noggins. However, them sending me a replacement will not be free - there's a good chance I'll be hit with duty trying to replace it. I want to know if there is something I can do about the mold. I'll just make a note not to buy it again.

 

[sparker69]

Yup, mold.

How recently did you buy it?

If not long ago, maybe the photo and proof of when it was purchased (e-receipts are forever, right?) will get a replacement sent your way.

C&D does not have a good track record when it comes to this problem.

I might write to them to let them know though and maybe 4Noggins as well.

 

[B.Fee]

Mold so sorry.

 

[sparker69]

Any suggestions on what I can do? Or do I just pitch it? Can I cut the mold off?

 

[coming to_falling too]

Any suggestions on what I can do? Or do I just pitch it? Can I cut the mold off?

Generally it's not recommended to just cut the mold off, as it's already infected the whole tin. It sucks, indeed, but probably best to just throw it out. Better safe than sorry.

 

[sparker69]

Thanks. That's what I needed to know.
I just wrote 4Noggins - ordered it in December & to C&D, (I sent them the pics).
Not very good publicity - doesn't make you want to test the waters twice.

 

[jakesmokes]

That’s definitely disappointing. Hopefully they send you a replacement and make it right. Do you still have the tin? I’m curious what the packaging date is?

 

[sparker69]

That’s definitely disappointing. Hopefully they send you a replacement and make it right. Do you still have the tin? I’m curious what the packaging date is?

Dec. 2022

 

[sparker69]

And sorry - it's not C&D - it's G.L. Pease - although I understand that C&D produces the tobacco.

 

[B.Fee]

The very few tins that went moldy for me went into the patio fire place. Those were tins or bulk that I jarred. I have never popped a tin with mold already growing in it.

 

[georged]

And sorry - it's not C&D - it's G.L. Pease - although I understand that C&D produces the tobacco.

Yup. Greg comes up with the "recipe", chooses the leaf, designs the tin label, chooses the name, etc., but has nothing to do with the day-to-day production of it. (He's in California, C&D is in North Carolina)

 

[sparker69]

The very few tins that went moldy for me went into the patio fire place. Those were tins or bulk that I jarred. I have never popped a tin with mold already growing in it.

Mine didn't have mold in the tin. But it appeared not long afterwards.

 

[renfield]

What you have there is the poster child for moldy tobacco.

I had some Temple Bar that was moldy a couple of years ago. Several other tins bought at the same time weren’t.

 

[bluegrassbrian]

So what's the ratio on here when people ask "Is it mold or PLOOOM?"

I'd say it's mold maybe 8.5% of the time.

(71% of the time it's a SG/GH product and it's not mold).

 

[bullet08]

Mold. You can see the fuzzy, spider webby thing going on. Like month old pizza slice you forgot under the sofa.

 

[AJL67]

Didn't even take the blink test. When other's have odd white spots and ask if it's mold you could post those as an example of actual mold.

 

[Auxsender]

Any suggestions on what I can do? Or do I just pitch it? Can I cut the mold off?

Maybe you can’t get a replacement but I suspect they’d credit your account