I thought it couldn't happen to me . . . another moldy Shark

wharfrathoss said:
so much for "we never rush the hand of time" eh?
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Don't necessarily see how this applies to this situation. The tobacco is still in top shape in terms of age and quality and believe me the cigars are not leaving the DR with mold, they would never pass initial inspection.

This seems to be an issue in transport somewhere.
 
Dgar said:
Other than leaving out the humi pac, could you elaborate on other steps Fuente is taking.

Thanks alot!
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Extra inspections in the DR, spot checking boxes when they hit Tampa. I am not privy to all steps being taken in the DR, I just know that they are doing their part.

As far as I can tell it is a transport issue somewhere along the line, these cigars are not leaving the Dominican with visible mold.

Maybe they should discontinue them if the problem can't be fixed? :hn
 
No problems on any of my sharks from this year but I keep mine between 60 and 65%. Even checked all the anejo with cedar and no problems so far. They are getting wet somewhere in transit. Keep them a little dry for awhile and watch them. At the first site of mold, I would wipe them down and dry box them for a few days. Mold on a wrapper is no big deal. Mold in the filler is definately nasty.
 
Well I smoked the one without visible mold today. Removing the cello revealed a couple small spots where mold was starting to grow but it wasn't obvious yet. It was quite tasty, burned perfectly, and didn't seem too moist at all. I've calibrated my digital hygrometers and they're all within 2% accurate via the salt test so I'm sure than I'm not above 70% since they usually read 62-65%. It was in my Vinotemp with hundreds of other cigars, none of which have any mold so I'm sure that it's a Shark problem, not a humidity problem. My other Anejos are just fine.

Knowingly putting something with visible live mold on it in my mouth turns my stomach a little so the other one is staying in the freezer for a day or two (with the current weather, it might be better off outside :r).

Don't sit on your Sharks--smoke 'em now!!! :ss:ss:ss
 
Don't sit on your Sharks--smoke 'em now!!! :ss:ss:ss[/quote]

I am with you, I am smoking one right now.
 
groogs said:
Don't sit on your Sharks--smoke 'em now!!! :ss:ss:ss
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I am with you, I am smoking one right now.[/QUOTE]

If your sharks are okay now, I dont see any need to rush to smoke them.
I think as J posted above it's probably happening in transit,I have a few sharks with a couple years of age, and no mold. It seems it's the recent releases, 06 more than 07.

I'm just thinking out loud.... it seems the problem is found on the Sharks more than the others, so what makes them different ? The cedar wrap, could the cedar be absorbing some of the moisture in transit, maybe offering it some sort of protection n transit the sharks dont have??? I dont know, but I hope the Fuente's can get this straightened out, and I'm sure they do to. :)
 
went through and checked my Opus and Anejos today. Pulled the sleeves off most after seeing another post somewhere that showed mold on some 2007 Holiday release 46s. I'm glad to say I did not find any mold, but I did find some sap on some of the Opus from the Cedar. To pull the cedar off or not. I left the cedar on. I figure the sap is not going to hurt anything.
 
dantzig said:
I was recently given a couple Sharks by my Secret Santa. With all the posts about mold, I've been checking them for mold weekly. One of them started sprouting white stuff this week :mad: It's not completely coated so I'm going to freeze it for a couple days and smoke it immediately after it recovers from the freeze. It's brother which doesn't have any visible mold is going to get smoked ASAP.

Since moldy Sharks seem to be the rule and not the exception, is A. Fuente doing anything about this problem? Mine were stored at 65% RH and never should have developed mold in those conditions. I would be absolutely livid if I had purchased a box.
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look into the shark process, A. Fuente knows exactly what they are doing.. and the general public should as well, it simply cannot be helped,nor improved, its inevitable.

The cigar and tobacco are aged in wooden barrels used for another process ... ( anejo ringing a bell in liquid form ;) ) they will be moist, so smoke'em up.. hell ive never heard of anyone actually waiting to smoke them before haha, aka- they probably dont last long enough to sprout the funk :ss
 
Just wanted to put out a pictorial warning... Check your Anejos regularly!

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These two were from last Feb, but I have had a #55 and a #77 from Dec with a small amount of surface mould (nothing like the #49s above). I will be watching the rest of mine carefully!
 
MikeyC said:
Do you guys think leaving the cedar cello on an Anejo helps or hurts with the mold issue?
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personal preference. knowing its going to be a fairly moist processed cigar the ceder could add so much to the plus side.. but also concentrate moisture around a certain area, almost guaranteeing mold.
 
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