Plasencia Alma Fuerte Colorado Claro Eduardo I

Cigar ReviewNicaraguan CigarPlasenciaAlma FuerteAlma Fuerte Colorado ClaroEduardo IToro

4 Sept

📌 Brand: Plasencia
📌 Line: Alma Fuerte Colorado Claro
📌 Size: Eduardo I (6 1/4" × 54 Toro)
📌 Weight: 16.7g
📌 Age: 2 years
📌 Origin: Nicaragua

Tasting Notes

Creamy Cocoa – Sweet start with smooth richness
Almond – Nutty undertone balancing the profile
Cedar & Earth – Woody core with grounding depth
White Pepper – Gentle spice on the retrohale

First Impressions

The Eduardo I looks impressive with its golden-brown Nicaraguan Colorado Claro wrapper, silky and elegant in presentation. Cold draw offers cedar, cocoa, and a faint nuttiness, though airflow feels loose. Construction is solid in appearance, raising high expectations.

Smoking Experience

First Third – Cocoa and almond sweetness lead, with cedar supporting and gentle pepper on the retrohale. Loose draw makes the smoke airy.
Second Third – Creaminess continues, but flavors begin to flatten, losing intensity. Burn remains steady until a relight is required.
Final Third – Earth and cedar dominate, but complexity fades. Loose draw continues to thin out the profile, ending the cigar on a muted note.

Pairings

Alcohol – Glenmorangie Quinta Ruban 14 Year Port Cask Finish, offering berry sweetness and chocolatey depth to add richness where the cigar falls short.
Tea – Taiwanese Oriental Beauty Oolong, floral and honeyed, bringing life and nuance to the cigar’s softer flavors.

Music Pairing

“Comfortably Numb” – Pink Floyd,

spacious and layered, fitting for a cigar that struggles to maintain its highs.

Final Thoughts

The Plasencia Alma Fuerte Colorado Claro Eduardo I looks stunning and begins well, but struggles with a loose draw and requires a relight. Flavors flatten in the second half, leaving the cigar short of the greatness its presentation suggests.

Final Score: 6/10
Why not a 10?
The draw was too loose, leading to muted flavors, and a relight disrupted the flow. Complexity faded after the first third, limiting the experience.

Only cigars that deliver flawless draw, balance, flavour evolution, construction and satisfaction get a 10.