Plasencia
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A Visit to Sam’s Aroma House – Cigar Sampling Lounge, Colchester, Essex
We’re a couple of weeks into 2026, and it’s time to visit another new cigar establishment — this time Sam’s Aroma House, located in the heart of Colchester, Essex 🙌. The venue offers a curated selection of cigars alongside a dedicated sampling lounge. I first wrote about it when it opened last year, and finally had…
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Plasencia: Alma del Cielo
Plasencia has recently introduced a new cigar, the Alma del Cielo, which has made its debut in the UK market over the past few weeks. This exciting release was first showcased at the US cigar trade show PCA 2025 in New Orleans in April… …and officially launched during the IGNITE UK trade show in May.…
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IGNITE 2025: From cigars to industry insights, the UK’s tobacco trade show kicks off this weekend
It’s that time of year again – IGNITE 2025, the UK’s leading trade show for independent tobacco retailers, returns this weekend for its 2025 edition from 16–18 May at Whittlebury Hall, Northamptonshire (near Silverstone Circuit motor racing track). Launched in 2021 by the Association of Independent Tobacco Specialists (AITS), IGNITE quickly established itself as the…
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My InterTabac experience 2024
Just over two weeks ago, I attended my first InterTabac event, and what an experience it was! From the moment I arrived, I was surrounded by the best folk in the cigar world (minus Habanos S.A., who sadly pulled out earlier in the year). I met great people, smoked amazing cigars, and discovered exciting new…
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Cigar of the Year 2020: E.P Carrillo Pledge vs Plasencia Alma Fuerte Robustus
At the beginning of 2021, I heard mention of ‘Cigar of the Year‘ across my social media. First, I heard that the E.P Carrillo Pledge Prequel came in at #1 on Cigar Aficionado‘s top 25 cigars of 2020. I then heard about the Plasencia Alma Fuerte Robustus taking the #1 position on Cigar Journal‘s cigar…
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High tea with cigar and whiskey at Karma Sanctum Soho Hotel
After The Montague on the Gardens visit it wasn’t long until I booked the next cigar experience, this time a high tea with cigar and whiskey at the Karma Sanctum Soho Hotel. Again I felt quite anxious about rocking up to an afternoon tea for 1 person – billy no mates again – but I…