I just noticed that my 6 week old Creme de figue has mold all through it. While i like the scent i had barely had more than 3 pinches from it so the vast majority was completely undisturbed in the glass jar. It has been siting on my desk since being opened. I has been summer here in Oz so tempratures have been warmer. Still none of my other snuffs have had this. Got to say, for the price, i’m pretty disapointed. The closest thing i have to this is Abraxus premium and that is still great.
I haven’t noted any mold in mine, and I purchased it when it was first introduced. Perhaps it because I keep mine in the refrigerator, except for the small amount in a smashbox. I have also noted that different locations have different “stuff in the air” The snuff is dear, so it would be disappointing.
Yes, the mold is white-ish. My how time flies. I said that this was bought 6 weeks ago but it was actually bought on the 21st of november 2012 by my email records(the first batch). The snuff has been barely touched so it is still hard packed as it came. You can see it through the base quite well and it runs up the sides.
Well I reckon the lesson to be learned is to up one’s snuff consumption, and finish it before it has a chance to get moldy.
it’s a sign you angered the Gods. The problem is which one or ones it was. Good luck getting back into their favors.
BigNose - have just seen your post and am horrified. All jars and equipment used in making the snuff are sterilised and the jars are oven dried before filling. It is deeply worrying and I will contact MrSnuff immediately. In the meantime, please accept my abject apologies and if you send me your address, I will either compensate you or send another jar.
Yes, @BigNose, that’s mold. Toss it and get in touch with Johnny, he’s an upstanding fellow and I’m sure he will make it right. It’s too good a snuff to give up on.
Mold happens, Sorry for your misfortune
The refrigeration idea may have some merit if it is a snuff you use infrequently. Dried figs often have a ‘bloom’, i.e. mold, on them. It is benign but it may make this particular snuff more prone to deterioration if conditions are right.
@johnny thanks. I fear the warmer temps down under have contributed to this. It wasnt the money, it was not having the snuff when i wanted it that dissapointed me. I do like the scent very much and variety is the spice of life. I’ll use the fridge in future.
This happened to me, as many folk here will remember. It’s survivable and can be remedied and knowing Johnny I am certain he will make it right. Sometimes we just have to tweak the production methods.
For the information of members, I have asked MrSnuff to remove Creme de Figue from the site and will of-course compensate anyone who has a similar problem. They merely have to PM me. In the meantime I will identify the source of the problem and take the necessary steps to avoid a repetition. Moist snuffs can be prone to mold and although every effort is made to ensure that each process and all equipment is protected by the most rigorous sterilisation, spores have obviously slipped through the net. My most sincere apologies.
I will have to check mine when I get home. I ordered mine when it fist hit the shelves but its kept in a big cigar box with my other snuffs so I’m not expecting to find mold. Fingers crossed
@Johnny I think its a little drastic to take Creme de Figue off the shelves for just one reported case of mold, my jar is just fine. It is very likely that since it is the ONLY case of mold that the mold spores came from his own fingers when he took a pinch.
I have to agree with @n9inchnails–I’ve been happily insufflating a 50g jar of Creme de Figue, and there’s no mould at all. I also bought a 15g jar, and it’s a few months old now and completely without mould. It’s dry as dust and turned to powder, but that’s my own fault for not storing it wisely.
If you want to sell any of the old stock off cheap… 
Will check mine now to be safe, but it was fine a few weeks ago when I last had some.
Just checked mine and found no mold. I did notice I was running a little low so I’m with hr_pufnsnuff. Sell your old stock here as discounted use at your risk snuff. “It might be fine border snuff” lol.
Sorry to report, but I have found mold in my 15g jar. However it was on the very bottom, so the most I lost was just about four pinches. No compensation necessary for that. I got my pleasure from it. It looks like the mold started at the bottom of the jar. My Auld Alliance is as moist and there was no mold present in that one.
I also had mold in my 15g jar, the green kind. No compensation neccessary, just a fyi. The 50g jar is fine (so far).