Plasencia Alma del Cielo
"Alma del Cielo" means "Soul of the Sky," and the name earns its keep. Introduced at the 2025 PCA Convention, this is Plasencia's first high-elevation cigar, built around filler tobacco grown at over 3,500 feet above sea level at Finca San Julian in Condega, Nicaragua, a farm Don Nestor Plasencia repurchased from its former owners as a gift to his wife, whose family once farmed it. The Toro Boreal (6 1/8 x 54) is a Nicaraguan puro in every respect, with a Jalapa wrapper, Nicaraguan binder, and filler sourced from Finca San Julian alongside tobacco from other Plasencia estates, all rolled at the Plasencia Cigars S.A. factory in Estelí. The profile opens creamy and sweet with marzipan, honey, and a floral note, transitions through orange zest and earth in the second third, and finishes with oak, warm cedar, and a lingering nougat sweetness. Construction is characteristically precise, with a sharp burn and ideal draw from start to finish.
Cook time
1 hour
30 min
Total time
1 hour
30 min
Serves
★★★★★
Equipment
Nicaragua
Ingredients
- Wrapper: Nicaragua (Jalapa)
- Binder: Nicaragua
- Filler: Nicaragua (Finca San Julian, Condega)