I'll send a tin of Esoterica to the first person that posts a link to peer-reviewed and/or published research (book) that scientifically identifies "plume/bloom/crystals" on pipe tobacco.
Science of Plume/Bloom/Crystals on Tobacco
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So, there are no Sugar Plume Fairies whom arrive at the strike of twelve to dust our aging tobaccos with magic?
Any peers out there tell willing to review this as plume? 
The sparkles don't come through on camera. When I get closer it stops looking crystalline and starts looking moldy.
Enjoy the pretty pictures!
Came From an old jar of penzance gifted to me just over a year ago by a forum member.
I couldn't discern a taste from the white stuff outside the somkey flavor it smells of.
It wasn't my favorite in 2021 when I was a brand-new pipe-smoker, but today it is smelling very tempting.
The sparkles don't come through on camera. When I get closer it stops looking crystalline and starts looking moldy.
Enjoy the pretty pictures!
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Came From an old jar of penzance gifted to me just over a year ago by a forum member.
I couldn't discern a taste from the white stuff outside the somkey flavor it smells of.
It wasn't my favorite in 2021 when I was a brand-new pipe-smoker, but today it is smelling very tempting.
It looks like something I would smoke.Any peers out there tell willing to review this as plume?
It’s mold. I’m not saying that I wouldn’t smoke it, but that is up to the person in possession of the tobacco.
I'm not sure I believe in plume. I've never seen any, or a photo of any, that didn't look like mold.
I do plan to smoke it.
I do plan to smoke it.
Top right picture and bottom middle picture definitely look like mold, but it's harder to tell from the other pictures. Based off those two pictures I would gather that the other pictures are mold as well.
Now smoke it or discard it, that's up to you. What I do know is that if my loaf of bread has some mold, I toss those pieces of bread and eat the ones without mold. If I have a block of cheese with mold, I cut off the mold and eat the rest of the cheese. The decision is yours...
Now smoke it or discard it, that's up to you. What I do know is that if my loaf of bread has some mold, I toss those pieces of bread and eat the ones without mold. If I have a block of cheese with mold, I cut off the mold and eat the rest of the cheese. The decision is yours...