After following another post on mold here at the BOTL and inspecting my Anejo's and finding mold, I decided to start another thread with Anejo and mold in the subject line in case other brothers with Anejo cigars were not following that thread.
This is not a new issue here or at other online cigar forums. If you have been following it you know what I am talking about. I'd like to use this thread as a place you can post your Anejo mold issues, what steps you are taking and what if any kind of luck you are having returning them.
Ok this is what I found last night while inspecting my Anejos. Be very careful not to just inspect the cigars while in the cello, take them out of the cello for inspection. Most of my 2 dozen or so cigars did not show the mold while in the cello but did once removed. Most of my cigars show mold on the foot with some having mold on the wrapper and the foot. If you have any of the Anejos wrapped in cedar slide out the cigar and take a closer look, I found mold there too! Luckily my Shark from the Carlito's Way sampler seems fine so far but others online have found mold on them too so don't forget to check those also.
Needless to say I removed all of this years Anejos from the NC humi and bagged them. I sent Holts an e-mail this morning asking if they can be returned. I will post the reply here.
It will be nice if they return my money but I am more concerned about losing a year in my rotation of Anejo's. I buy the Anejo's and put them down for a year and smoke the previous years stock. They are incredible with a year or more on them. I'll miss them next year for sure!!!
Hopefully your luck will be better than mine but either way don't put off a closer inspection of the Anejo's you bought this season.
This is not a new issue here or at other online cigar forums. If you have been following it you know what I am talking about. I'd like to use this thread as a place you can post your Anejo mold issues, what steps you are taking and what if any kind of luck you are having returning them.
Ok this is what I found last night while inspecting my Anejos. Be very careful not to just inspect the cigars while in the cello, take them out of the cello for inspection. Most of my 2 dozen or so cigars did not show the mold while in the cello but did once removed. Most of my cigars show mold on the foot with some having mold on the wrapper and the foot. If you have any of the Anejos wrapped in cedar slide out the cigar and take a closer look, I found mold there too! Luckily my Shark from the Carlito's Way sampler seems fine so far but others online have found mold on them too so don't forget to check those also.
Needless to say I removed all of this years Anejos from the NC humi and bagged them. I sent Holts an e-mail this morning asking if they can be returned. I will post the reply here.
It will be nice if they return my money but I am more concerned about losing a year in my rotation of Anejo's. I buy the Anejo's and put them down for a year and smoke the previous years stock. They are incredible with a year or more on them. I'll miss them next year for sure!!!
Hopefully your luck will be better than mine but either way don't put off a closer inspection of the Anejo's you bought this season.
