Plasencia Alma Fuerte Generacion V

Keep this cigar well stored for a special occasion, and we guarantee you maximum enjoyment from start to finish. With this Plasencia, it's a bit like Christmas come early.

This does not guide our selection choices, but it should still be noted that it scored 92 points on Cigar Aficionado.

Nicaragua

17.8

60 – 90 minutes

Smoothie

Salomones

Leather, Peppery, Cedar, Animal, Chocolate

Tasting notes

From the very first glance, we were immediately drawn to the cigar's shape. This Salomon certainly has a regal air with its triple gold band.

Its wrapper is close to perfection: a beautiful, taut chocolate brown with visible veins, the wrapper is smooth and oily. The burn is perfect from start to finish.

Upon lighting, the smoke is already beautifully voluptuous and dense. We appreciate having a tighter draw at the start, which concentrates the leather aromas and animal notes. Once we reach the "meatiest" part of the cigar, the draw loosens and an explosion of chocolate and peppery flavours begin their dance with our taste buds.

This cigar is a marvel of complex, deep flavours. Halfway through, it immerses us in a cedar forest dotted with spicy peppery notes.

Pairing

First tasting with white tea, which elegantly allows its flavours to fully unfold.

Tasted a second time with a "Mango Paradise" smoothie from Zenhausern, it's a real treat. To make it at home, the ingredients are: mango, passion fruit, pineapple, lemon, and apple juice.

Momentum

Enjoy it at any time of day and let yourself be carried away by a poetic blend of flavours and a multifaceted tasting experience.

The cigar anecdote

First tasting with white tea, which elegantly allows its flavours to fully unfold. Tasted a second time with a "Mango Paradise" smoothie, it is a real delight.

About Plasencia

It was in 1865 that Don Eduardo Plasencia arrived on the island of Cuba with a single goal in mind: success. He soon had the opportunity to establish his first tobacco plantations in the Vuelta Abajo region.

A few years later, he was joined by his nephew and exported the family’s tobacco until 1963, when Cuban policy prevented them from continuing their work and confiscated their farms.

It was then time to expand into Mexico and later Nicaragua in 1965. Once again, the family had to relocate to Honduras following the Sandinista revolution.

1987 marked a turning point for the family, as it was in that year that they officially entered the cigar world by manufacturing their own vitolas.

Once solely tobacco growers for other companies, they are now among the leading figures in the cigar industry, having offered exceptional cigars for over 35 years.

Still owning fields in various Latin American countries, it continues to supply its tobacco to other cigar producers. This control over the production chain, from seed to cigar, enables it to guarantee impeccable quality across its entire range of cigars.