Plasencia Alma Fuerte

The Plasencia’s history with tobacco can be traced back to 1865 when Don Eduardo Plasencia moved to the Vuelta Abajo region of Cuba. Following Castro’s takeover, the Plasencia family moved on to Honduras and Nicaragua and developed prestigious facilities for growing fine tobaccos and rolling top-notch cigars for countless popular brands. If you want to learn more about the Plasencia family’s deep roots in the tobacco world, this article was a great read!

Although renowned for their work on third-party brands, Plasencia wanted to show off their best work with their first brand under the new Plasencia 1865 banner. To truly wow the cigar community with their first release bearing its name, the Plasencia Alma Fuerte, the family knew that they needed to pull all the stops.

The Plasencia Alma Fuerte starts off with a core of their finest Nicaraguan long filler tobaccos grown on Plasencia estates in Jalapa, Condega, Esteli, and Ometepe that have undergone a 10-year aging process. Joined by a thick Nicaraguan binder, the cigars are finished with a top-shelf and lusciously dark Nicaraguan Jalapa wrapper.

These extraordinary tobaccos meld together to provide one with a rich and complex full-bodied smoke brimming with deep flavors of peppery spice, dark chocolate, and cinnamon over a smattering of cream, coffee, dried fruit, cedar, and tobacco sweetness. When smoking something this dark and complex, it’s best to pair carefully. Luckily, here at Cigars.com, we almost always offer pairing suggestions for those who enjoy an alcoholic beverage and those who prefer to smoke their cigars with a bit of morning coffee or tea. In the case of the Alma Fuerte, consider dark roasted espresso, or, for the adventurous, an espresso-inspired cocktail which can add the interplay of sweetness and sharpness to the profile. On the spirit front, there are a wide range of dark aged rums which would be perfect for this particular Placensia offering. German stout beer or, for the wine drinker in your life, a Red Zinfandel is an ideal selection because of the bursting fruity and citrusy flavors which can brighten and play off the cream, pepper and dark chocolate that is evident throughout the smoke.

Available in several sizes, including the unique 6-sided hexagonal box press on the Hexagon vitola, get your hands on Plasencia Alma Fuerte cigars by placing an online order with Cigars.com today. One thing is for sure, stocking up on one of these cigars announces your arrival to any smoking session as one with top-shelf taste and an eye for quality tobacco and expert craftsmanship.