Quotehebron - 2/28/2014 8:37 AM
QuoteJackal - 2/28/2014 5:08 PM
Sorry to say that the guys at humidor-guide, are passing along info that is not quite on the make (especially in their section on mold).
They seem to be very Adoroni humidor friendly... Also like it's operated by them...
Thanks you all for your tips, insight and expertise. I have learnt more from you guys the last five days than I have the previous years.
Big ups to you all!
The problem that I have seen, is that up until the last decade, information about cigars and their storage was disseminated to the masses by either humidor makers or tobacco shop owners. These people may know a lot about their particular field (making humidors or selling cigars), but the info that they had was often acquired by some experience or lore.
Only in the last few years has actual science really been applied. So there are still a lot of "old wives tales" and other misinformation still out there. With the internet, these erroneous beliefs and practices get spread and now have the implied authority of "it it is written, it must be true".
So, you definitely, have to take what you hear out there with a grain of salt and apply some critical thinking as to whether what is being said actually makes sense. Case in point, look at the information concerning mold and plume on the internet; you will find a lot of conflicting info. Also, many tobacco shop owners will tell you that a cigar that is covered in white fuzzy stuff is just properly aged, rather than tell you that that cigar is sick with fungus and should be thrown out.
You will also find similar conflicting info on tobacco beetles, humidity, and a slew of other subjects. My advice is to not believe eveything that is out there and look at multiple sources.