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2023 Cigar of the Year Countdown (Coop’s List) #10: Plasencia Alma Fuerte Colorado Claro Eduardo I
The Plasencias earn their first top ten cigar on a Cigar Coop as a brand with the Plasencia Alma Fuerte Colorado Claro Eduardo I. This uses a lighter wrapper than the original Alma Fuerte. The size pays homage to Plasencia patriarch, Eduardo Plasencia.
Cigar News: Plasencia Cosecha 151 Ships with Finalized Packaging
When the Plasencia Cosecha 151 debuted at PCA 2023, it featured packaging that had not been finalized. Now, the Plasencia Cosecha 151 has shipped with the final packaging. Plasencia 151 refers to the 151st harvest (which took place in 2016) of crops from the Plasencia farms. In the case of the Cosecha 151, all of […]
Cigar Review: Plasencia Ehtëfal (2022)
In 2022, Plasencia Cigars quietly started telling retailers of an ultra-premium limited edition offering known as 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 made it clear that this was not a commemorative […]
Cigar News: Don Conrado Plasencia, Director of Tabacos de Oriente, Passes Away
Don Conrado Plasencia, brother of Sixto and uncle of Néstor Plasencia, has died. Don Conrado served for many years as factory director at the Plasencia’s Tabacos de Oriente factory in Danlí, Honduras. The Plasencia family settled in Nicaragua in 1965, two years after their tobacco operation was confiscated by the Cuban government. In 1978, during […]
Cigar News: Jim Young Joins Plasencia 1865 as Interim CEO, Advisor, and Board Member
Plasencia 1865 has announced that industry veteran Jim Young has joined the company as an advisor and board member. Young will also take on the role of “Interim CEO” until a permanent candidate is named. Young is best known for his tenure at Oettinger Davidoff AG, first as President of Davidoff North America and then […]
Cigar Review: Plasencia Alma Fuerte Colorado Claro Eduardo I
In 2021, Plasencia Cigars launched an offshoot of its Alma Fuerte brand known as the Plasencia Alma Fuerte Colorado Claro. When Plasencia Cigar decided to bring its own brand to market, one of the first blends it introduced was the Plasencia Alma Fuerte. This cigar went on to become a very successful line. The Alma […]
PCA 2023: Plasencia Cigars
Back in 2017, Plasencia Cigars launched its company and brands at the IPCPR Trade Show. While Plasencia is a name synonymous with tobacco and cigar production, as far as branding their own cigars, the company was a relative newcomer in that space. That debut at the 2017 IPCPR was a blueprint for how a cigar […]
Cigar News: Plasencia Introduces Alma Fuerte Colorado Claro Robustus II at PCA 2023
At the 2023 Premium Cigar Association (PCA) Trade Show, Plasencia Cigars introduced a new size to its Alma Fuerte Colorado Claro line called the Robustus II. The Robustus II measures 5 1/8 x 55 and becomes the third size in the Alma Fuerte Colorado Claro line. The Plasencia Alma Fuerte Colorado Claro is a Nicaraguan […]
Cigar News: Plasencia Cosecha 151 Makes Debut at PCA 2023
At the 2023 Premium Cigar Association (PCA) Trade Show, Plasencia Cigars unveiled the third cigar in its Cosecha series, the Plasencia Cosecha 151. The Plasencias have been growing tobacco since 1865. Today, the Plasencias have one of the most prolific agricultural operations located in both Honduras and Nicaragua. The word “cosecha” means harvest, and […]
