At the 2022 Premium Cigar Association (PCA) Trade Show, Plasencia Cigars will add a new size to its Plasencia Alma Fuerte Colorado Claro line in the form of a Toro Box Pressed 6 1/4 x 54. The vitola is named Eduardo I and it pays homage to Eduardo Plasencia, a first-generation member of the Plasencia […]
Editor’s Note: This is the YouTube edit of the live review that Ben Lee and William Cooper did of the Casa Magna Colorado Toritos. Enjoy! We are back with another edition of Quesada Corner. On this installment, we smoke the Casa Magna Torito, a 4 1/2 x 60 version of the Casa Magna blend. […]
At the 2021 Premium Cigar Association (PCA) Trade Show, Plasencia Cigars would introduce the second installment of its Cosecha series, the Plasencia Cosecha 149. The word “cosecha” means harvest, and the name Plasencia 149 refers to the 149th harvest of crops from Plasencia’s many farms. The Plasencias are known for their manufacturing and agricultural facilities […]
The Plasencia Year of the Tiger, a cigar that was launched for the U.S. market at Tobacco Plus Expo 2022 (TPE 2022) is now heading to U.S. retailers. This is the second Chinese Zodiac release for Plasencia Cigars, but first for the U.S. market. This follows up the 2021 Plasencia Year of the Ox release. […]
Plasencia released the Cosecha 149, which means harvest in Spanish, at this year’s PCA trade show in 2021. The new cigar line marks the 149th harvest from the Plasencia’s farm in Honduras. The Cosecha 149 is made up of 100% Honduran tobacco from their 2014 crop. The tobaccos are from the Jamastran, Talanga and Olancho […]
At Tobacco Plus Expo (TPE) 2022, Plasencia Cigars showcased its second Chinese New Year cigar, the Plasencia Year of the Tiger. The Plasencia Year of the Tiger has already been introduced to the European market, but is now set to hit U.S. retailers. Last year’s inaugural cigar by Plasencia for the Chinese New Year, the […]
Each February comes the celebration of the Chinese New Year, and as we have seen in recent years, it has become quite popular to release a cigar to commemorate the occasion. In the United States market, Davidoff has the best known of these releases. As we have seen over the past few years, there have […]
“The Plasencia Alma del Fuego Candente was good enough to make the Cigar Coop Top 20 last year. The Concepción size shines even more…I believe the Concepción is the Belle of the Ball of this line.” Wrapper Nicaraguan (Jalapa) Binder: Nicaraguan Filler: Nicaraguan, including Ometepe Country of Origin: Nicaragua Factory: Plasencia Cigars S.A. Concepción: 6 […]
The Plasencia Cosecha 149, the second installment of Plasencia’s Cosecha series, has begun to arrive on retailer shelves. This cigar made its debut at the 2021 Premium Cigar Association (PCA) Trade Show. Cosecha 149 is so-named because the cigar incorporates tobaccos from the 149th harvest of Plasencia that took place in 2014. While most […]
In this interview from our archives, we interview Nestor Andrés Plasencia at the 2017 IPCPR Trade Show. If there was “the story” at the 2017 IPCPR Trade Show, it was the launch of Plasencia Cigars. The Plasencias have over 150 years experience in the cigar business and truly are one of the iconic families in […]
