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936. Plasencia Alma del Fuego Flama
Gifted by a friend.
Location: This review was made indoors in a cigar lounge.
Information:
Wrapper: Nicaraguan Sun Grown Jalapa
Binder: Nicaragua
Filler: Nicaragua
Origin: Nicaragua
Factory: Plasencia (Nicaragua)
Box: Sold in 10 count boxes.
Release: 2019
Availability: Regular Production
Size: 6.5×38, Panetela (Box pressed).
Wrapper: Coffee bean brown, oily and smooth texture with small veins.
Construction: Fairly giving but even feel when lightly squeezed.
Cold draw: Earthy sweetness and oakwood.
1st third: Earthy sweetness, cacao, gingerbread, pastry and oakwood.
2nd third: Keeps a steady flow.
Burn: Burns fairly sharp with a firm and stable white-ish ash.
Smoke: Voluminous smoke with a medium heat feel on the tongue with a medium light draw.
3rd third: Unchanged.
Duration: 22:35-23:50, 1h 15min.
Conclusion: A medium bodied cigar with a medium to full strength profile. It’s an intense experience, not the most balanced version of the blend.
Result: In my book this is a 89 point cigar.
/Cigar Reviewer André