I have many C&d blends with darker leaf (might be perique or burley, not sure) that has a whitish dusty looking residue on it. It doesn't spread around to any other leaf varietals in the jar. I think if it were mold it would spread. I don't think you have any mold there, however, to put your mind at ease, confirm it with a loupe my friend. They are cheap and you can probably find one on Amazon. Even a magnifying glass or something.
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Why is everyone so anal about mold this and mold that? It's not covered in a disgusting green web. If the sparkles in this picture puts you off, then you shouldn't smoke tobacco more than a few months old. If you age tobacco it's gonna end up looking something like this.
Mold in lung could be a serious issue. Most dead people have mold in lung.. After awhile.
I'm going to go on a whim and guess that a shit load of people who smoke (tobacco or other leaf) have smoked mold without knowing, or with any issues afterwards. Christ, 25% of the outdoor shwag weed smoked is mold infested. Alot of paranoia for nothing in most cases
True, but knowing mold could cause serious lung issue, do you really want to risk it? I'm not that adventurous especially with perfectly fine tins of tobacco all over the house.
I agree. If I wasn't sure about it, I wouldn't be smoking it.
Please share the response. Wasn't trying to chide anyone or anything. It's just what I would do. Laudisi is a great company and sh!t happens with organic material .
I haven't heard back from C&D but smokingpipes.com responded with this.
"In my experience this doesn't look like mold you would typically see on tobacco. Molded tobacco looks quite similar to moldy produce, with fuzzy, off white or greenish mold that spreads rapidly. The best course of action would be to place this in an empty mason jar and seal it up. When mold is exposed to fresh oxygen it will rapidly propagate. However, if there is no mold it will look and smell the same. I suggest isolating it for a week to see for sure. If mold blooms we can definitely help arrange for a reshipment of a new tin, or a refund!"
That sounds reasonable to me and it makes sense, I always put my open tobacco in a mason jar and let it sit for a week or two to breathe! Have a jewelers loop coming, should be here Saturday, will take a look and let y'all know!
"In my experience this doesn't look like mold you would typically see on tobacco. Molded tobacco looks quite similar to moldy produce, with fuzzy, off white or greenish mold that spreads rapidly. The best course of action would be to place this in an empty mason jar and seal it up. When mold is exposed to fresh oxygen it will rapidly propagate. However, if there is no mold it will look and smell the same. I suggest isolating it for a week to see for sure. If mold blooms we can definitely help arrange for a reshipment of a new tin, or a refund!"
That sounds reasonable to me and it makes sense, I always put my open tobacco in a mason jar and let it sit for a week or two to breathe! Have a jewelers loop coming, should be here Saturday, will take a look and let y'all know!
Good to here! This is why SP is always my go to vendor. Their service is impeccable, and I wish every business would act half as good as they do.
Well after putting the tobacco under the jeweler's Loop I have determined that it's definitely not mold! I can't believe how beautiful the crystal's on the tobacco are under magnification! I'm really excited to try this tobacco! I'm currently smoking through a tin of Fusilier' Ration, and as soon as I'm done with that I'll break into this little brownie! Here's a few pics but they definitely don't do it justice!
Just opened a GLP Spark Plug tin from 2020 (which was kindly gifted by @JOHN72) with the same white substance on it. The tin was quite bulgy with a big hiss of air when I opened it. @JOHN72 had the same issue with other tins, I think this topic is quite a reassurance for the both of us this looks actually not as mold.
No I don't believe it is mold! After looking through the loop and contacting smoking pipes and C&D which Jeremy Reeves did get back to me, I confirmed it was not mold and I smoked through it and it was delicious!
That powdery pattern in the top image looks like mold, and I'd toss it. Plume, which I've been given to understand is mineral residue that gradually transitions to the surface over time looks more like strata or veins in the tobacco. However, you describe the deposit as sparkling, which is more typical of plume than of mold. Then again, it's tinned by C&D, so mold is a higher probability.
I dunno, but I don't like the looks of it. Personally I'd toss it. When in doubt, throw it out.
But, they're your lungs to damage, not mine, so your choice.
I dunno, but I don't like the looks of it. Personally I'd toss it. When in doubt, throw it out.
But, they're your lungs to damage, not mine, so your choice.