Plasencia Alma Fuerte Generacion V
Keep this cigar warm for a special occasion, and you're guaranteed maximum enjoyment from start to finish. With this Plasencia, it's Christmas before time.
This does not guide our selection choices, but it should be noted that he scored 92 points on Cigar Afficionado.
Tasting note
At first glance, the cigar's format immediately appealed to us. This Salomon has an air of royalty about it, with its triple gold band.
Its wrapper is close to perfection: a beautiful, tight chocolate brown, with visible veins, the wrapper is smooth and fat. The cigar burns perfectly from start to finish.
On lighting, the smoke is already magnificently voluptuous and dense. We appreciate the tighter draw at the start, which concentrates the leathery aromas and animal notes. Once we reach the 'meatiest' part of the module, the draw relaxes and an explosion of chocolate and peppery flavours begin their dance with our taste buds.
This cigar is a marvel of deep, complex flavours. Halfway through the tasting, it plunges us into a cedar forest dotted with spicy, peppery notes.
Pairing
First tasted with a white tea, which elegantly reveals all its flavours.
Tasted a second time with a Zenhausern 'Mango Paradise' smoothie, it's a real delight. To make it again at home, the ingredients are: mango, passion fruit, pineapple, lemon and apple juice.
Momentum
Taste it at any time of day, and let yourself be carried away by the poetry of flavours and a thousand-faceted tasting experience.