Cigar "spots"?

Snal~

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Pulled an Alec Bradley White Gold from the humidor last night to smoke.....had several small spots on it that freaked me out. Thought it was mold due to the greenish tint, but apparently these are water spots from what I can gather.
Only one out of the box had them, they are all still in cellophane. Humidor has been at 63 degrees and verified 65% constantly.
I ripped this one open and found nothing inside. Spots were barley noticeable on the inside of the wrapper and the outside didn't appear "fuzzy" like it might be mold, even under a magnifying glass. The "greenish" didn't transfer to a white tissue when I wiped it across them.



 
@Snal~

I had this once and as you described here's what I had found at the time too.

They are caused by imperfect conditions during curing for the most part. Any time water gets on a leaf when it isn’t supposed to it can cause these blemishes.
 
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Well aren't we a ray of sunshine in these threads.
Couldn't resist. Never had one that impressed me.

FWIW, as Geek posted, these spots are not uncommon and not indicative of your humidor having mold by any means. You will see these spots from time to time on lower quality sticks. - I get that AB is not necessarily cheap, but they just don't have the QC you should expect from more well established brands. If you had a mold issue, it would present itself in the spanish cedar before your cigars.
 
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