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Plasencia Alma Fuerte with Elijah Craig Barrel Proof
Barrel-proof bourbon mirrors Alma Fuerte's density with oak, heat, and brown sugar.
95
Cigar
Plasencia
Alma Fuerte / Sixto I
- Country
- Nicaragua
- Strength
- Full
- Wrapper
- Nicaragua
- Size
- 6.0" x 60
Spirit
Elijah Craig
Barrel Proof
- Category
- Whiskey
- Type
- Bourbon
- Region
- Kentucky
- Proof
- 124 proof
Why It Works
The cigar's roasted coffee and pepper cut through the bourbon's sweetness, while oak char creates a shared backbone.
Tasting Notes
- brown sugar
- coffee oil
- oak heat
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