Glad to hear you are mold free. I know this sounds dumb but next time it shoots up like that just stick a match or something in the lid so that it can not close completely. Nothing big just enough so it doesn't make a tight seal this will knock your humidity down a few notches. Of course thats assuming the humidity is lower in your house than 72% which I sure as hell hope it is, lol.

About a year ago, just before leaving on vacation, I filled my lid mounted rectangular humidifier in a large humidor and went on my way. I came home 2 weeks later to find that it had come loose and landed sqarely across 5 Fuente God Of Fire Churchills. All five were mold covered and damaged. A total loss. Needless to say I was not a happy camper. I now stick to floor standing gel systems. : /

Thats sickening NAustin. Was it one of the green sponge style?

I had a little mold start forming on the foot of one of my Cusano Double 18 Connecticuts a few weeks back... I just took my double-guillotine and lopped the moldy part and a little extra off (the extra as insurance that the remainder was as mold free as possible), checked the floor of the humi and  made sure to smoke that one ASAP so that even if there was one or two mold spores left it wouldn't be able to spread. It weirds me out to smoke a cigar that had started to mold, but honestly, I'd rather not waste a cigar that can be salvaged, and if it gets me sick (I have mild allergies, but moreso to fur/pollen that mold) then oh well... as long as the cigar was good I can endure.

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gott, I wouldn't recommend lopping of the foot of a cigar again as it will likely change the taste of the cigar a lot. Cigars are designed to be a certain length and need that length to properly heat up and acheive their potential flavor.

madurofan:

gott, I wouldn't recommend lopping of the foot of a cigar again as it will likely change the taste of the cigar a lot. Cigars are designed to be a certain length and need that length to properly heat up and acheive their potential flavor.

true, but id do that rather than throwing it out.

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kuzi16:

madurofan:

gott, I wouldn't recommend lopping of the foot of a cigar again as it will likely change the taste of the cigar a lot. Cigars are designed to be a certain length and need that length to properly heat up and acheive their potential flavor.

true, but id do that rather than throwing it out.

I can see that being true, but in this case it turned out fine. It was a toro so it's got a lot of length to begin with. Besides, like Kuzi said, I'd rather risk it tasting a little different than waste it entirely.

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In this kind of town, say you kick someone in the head. They'll just, well, they'll likely sue you... but mad? No, they don't get mad.

~ Gogol Bordello "Punk Rock Parranda"

Good point I guess it is better than wasting but I wouldn't base ur opinion of a cigar on one you lopped the foot off of.

madurofan:

I wouldn't base ur opinion of a cigar on one you lopped the foot off of.

agreed!! when i do a review of a cigar for my catalog i make sure it is in top condition... even if it is a buck-a-stick. every cigar is rolled for that size and shape. to do anything but smoke it as it is intended is uncivalized...





or at least not as fun.

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kuzi16:

madurofan:

I wouldn't base ur opinion of a cigar on one you lopped the foot off of.

agreed!! when i do a review of a cigar for my catalog i make sure it is in top condition... even if it is a buck-a-stick. every cigar is rolled for that size and shape. to do anything but smoke it as it is intended is uncivalized...





or at least not as fun.

I try to make sure its my 2nd or 3rd of that cigar before I review it as well.