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 […]
Agile Cigar Reviews are cigar assessments where we use a lightweight, shorter format. These will never take the place of our comprehensive reviews. They are only used on blends we have previously assessed. This might be a blend we are re-scoring or giving a score for the first time. It might be a blend we […]
One of the companies that could lay claim to the busiest booth at the Trade Show is Plasencia Cigars. Plasencia’s booth has been like this since the company launched at the 2017 Trade Show and 2021 was no different. This was a booth bustling with a high level activity all week. It was so busy […]
At the 2021 Trade Show, Plasencia Cigars launched the Plasencia Cosecha 149. The name Cosecha is Spanish for Harvest. In the case of the Cosecha 149, it’s a cigar comprised of 100% Honduran tobacco from the Plasencia family’s 149th harvest. The Plasencia 149 is the second installment of Plasencia’s Cosecha series. In 2017, Plasencia launched […]
Plasencia Cigars has announced it has teamed with LegacySecure to implement a smart chip in its cigar bands that can be used to provide information to cigar retailers and consumers. The new technology will be implemented into every band of Plasencia’s Alma Fuerte Sixto l Hexagon Colorado Claro cigar and box. A debut of the […]
Armand Assante is well-known as a decorated Hollywood actor. He has won an Emmy Award and has had several Golden Globe Nominations. He has played such characters as John Gotti (his Emmy win), Odysseus, and Napoleon Bonaparte. Throughout his career, Armand has been known to be a cigar enthusiast. He’s also been a cigar brand […]
Plasencia Cigars has announced a three-pack sampler that will contain one of each of the three vitolas offered in the Plasencia Alma del Fuego line. The Plasencia Alma del Fuego (which translates to “Soul of Fire”) brand was introduced in 2019 and pays tribute to the island of Ometepe which is in Lake Nicaragua. Ometepe […]
