#28 2024 Cigar of the Year#28 2024 Cigar of the Year: Plasencia Ehtëfal

SPECIFICATIONS

Wrapper: Nicaraguan (Jalapa)
Binder: Honduran
Filler: Nicaraguan
Country of Origin: Nicaragua
Factory: Plasencia Cigars S.A.
Toro: 6 x 52
Price: $65.00

Sponsor: No
Samples Provided for Initial Review: No
Review: Plasencia Ehtëfal (2022)
Appearances on Countdown (By Year/Company): 4 (2020, 2021, 2023, 2024)

The Details

The 2024 #28 Cigar of the Year is the Plasencia Ehtëfal. The release of the Plasencia Ehtëfal was meant to coincide with the 2022 FIFA World Cup that was taking place in Qatar in November 2022. Plasencia Cigars clarified that this was not a commemorative cigar for the World Cup but more of a celebratory cigar (Ehtëfal is the Arabic word for celebration). This limited edition release hit the market in 2022, and it was something we assessed late last year, so it falls in the qualification window on the Cigar Coop Countdown for 2024. Coming in at $65.00, it was Plasencia’s most expensive cigar to date.

The Plasencia Ehtëfal features a sun-grown wrapper from the Jalapa region of Nicaragua. The binder and fillers are a selection of ten-year-aged tobaccos from the Plasencia farms in Honduras and Nicaragua. Production for the Plasencia Ehtëfal comes from the Plasencia factory in Estelí, Nicaragua. The Toro measures 6 x 52.

Plasencia Ehtëfal

The Ehtëfal had a complex flavor profile, delivering notes of coffee, chocolate, earth, baker’s spice, cedar, fruit, and pepper. The smoking experience delivered medium-bodied notes countered with medium strength.

This is the fourth time that Plasencia Cigars has landed on the Cigar Coop Countdown. All of these Countdown appearances occurred in the past five years.


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