Plasencia Alma Fuerte Colorado Claro Eduardo I 6 1/4″ x 54

Plasencia named the Alma Fuerte Colorado Claro Eduardo I for Eduardo Plasencia, the ancestor who began the family’s tobacco growing in 1865. A Nicaraguan puro grown and rolled by the Plasencias, the Plasencia Alma Fuerte Colorado Claro Eduardo I wraps Nicaraguan binder and filler in a lighter Colorado Claro leaf at a medium body.

The line is the lighter, Colorado Claro side of Alma Fuerte. The flavor usually moves toward cedar, almond, light coffee, and a dry, woody sweetness, kept easygoing by the medium strength. At 6 1/4 by 54, the box-pressed toro gordo burns at an even, steady pace.

The medium body makes it workable earlier in the day as well as later. It comes as singles or boxes of 10, so a single is an easy first taste of the line. A medium Nicaraguan puro that shows Alma Fuerte in a softer register.

Pairs well with coffee, bourbon, or amber ale.