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Originally Posted by Outlaw God
Thanks for your patience's
In the photo below are some of my Cain cigars that are 4 years old note the plume on the unwrapped ones where plume is an indication of richer aging
For me a cellophane wrapped cigar is more protected but in this dramatic 4 year aging photo it dose to me show that unwrapped cigars do age faster (and it's NOT mold)
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That's mold, not plume. Mold forms in spots (colonies) which can be clearly seen in this photo, plume is a very fine crystalline dusting that will evenly coat the cigar.
Plume is pretty random really. Sometimes it forms, sometimes it doesn't. I've seen it form on cigars within 6-8 months (without removing the cello), and seen 15-20 year old cigars that never develop it. Has more to do with the capa leaf than anything else, if it were actually about "richer aging", every cigar in the humidor with the Cu-Avana maduros that plumed in 6-8 months would have also developed plume.