Cigar Review: Plasencia Alma del Cielo
In 2025, Plasencia expanded their super premium “Alma” lines with the new Alma del Cielo, or “Soul of Heaven.” This is a Nicaraguan puro, but
March 23, 2026
In 2025, Plasencia expanded their super premium “Alma” lines with the new Alma del Cielo, or “Soul of Heaven.” This is a Nicaraguan puro, but
After the Nat Sherman cigar business lost its final battle to the pandemic, two former employees decided to continue the legacy of some of the
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A maximum of 10 points will be available for each distillery visit…with 2 points available for “presentation” (basically the first impression the place puts on
I first heard of Penelope Bourbon a couple years back when someone brought some to a cigar shop one afternoon while I was there. I
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