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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Plasencia Cigars is set to release its third Chinese New Year cigar, the Plasencia Year of the Rabbit. The Plasencia Year of the Rabbit is a 100% Nicaraguan puro that focuses on tobaccos from the Jalapa Valley. According to Plasencia, it’s a mild to medium-bodied cigar that captures the redeeming features of the rabbit such […]
Plasencia Cigars has recently contacted retailers about a new limited edition cigar known as the Plasencia Ehtëfal. It’s a cigar that will be released to coincide with the start of the 2022 FIFA World Cup being contested in Qatar later this month. The Plasencia Ehtëfal holds a special meaning for the Plasencia family. It is […]
The Plasencia Alma Fuerte Colorado Claro Eduardo I, a cigar introduced at the 2022 Premium Cigar Association (PCA) Trade Show, is heading to retailers. The Plasencia Alma Fuerte Colorado Claro is a Nicaraguan puro highlighted by a Colorado Claro wrapper. The Eduardo I is a 6 1/4 x 54 box-pressed Toro and is the second […]
In the interview Bear Duplisea did with Plasencia Cigars CEO Nestor Andrés Plasencia, Bear called Plasencia Cigars the hottest brand on the market – and he was 100% on the money. While the Plasencia family has been in the tobacco business since 1865, they have only had their own brand on the market since 2017. […]
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. […]
