The cold draw has a touch of tangerine sweetness along some earth, cedar and mocha while the aroma off the wrapper and foot offers some more sweetness, cocoa and a touch of earth. There is a lot going on before lighting the cigar. After we toast and light the foot the first note is that of a dark creamy espresso.

As we move into the first third of the cigar, the coffee notes remain along with hints of fresh-baked bread and cedar. As we move closer to the end of the first third some notes of buttered popcorn begin to developed with some pepper on the retrohale. The finish of the cigar is long and enjoyable. There is a lot going on in the background as well with some subtle tangerine notes and cedar.

The second third of the cigar sees the buttered popcorn note begin to develop even more, and there is also a strong pepper on the palate that almost gives the popcorn notes a subtle burnt edge that I am totally digging. The espresso notes remain, but they lose their creaminess. The cedar which was more of an afterthought is more noticeable at the halfway point, and the retrohale continues to serve up an abundance of pepper with some tangerine on the finish.

As we end the last third of the Alma del Campo from Placencia it is definite the least complex part of the cigar, but there is still a lot going on. The notes are of cedar, coffee and nuts, with a subtle pepper on the retrohale and an aroma of warm bread.