Two years ago, Plasencia Cigars made its debut at the 2017 IPCPR Trade Show. While Plasencia Cigars is well-known for its massive farming and factory operations in Nicaragua and Honduras, distributing a brand with the Plasencia name on it was something new. Now three years as exhibitors at the Trade Show, Plasencia continues to take […]
At the 2019 IPCPR Trade Show scheduled to begin June 29th in Las Vegas, Plasencia Cigars will unveil Part III of its Alma series, the Plasencia Alma del Fuego. The name Alma del Fuego means “Soul of the Fire” and it pays homage to the volcanic soils that stem from Ometepe Island located in […]
Two cigar conglomerates are teaming up for a special limited edition project. Today, Plasencia Cigars announced it created an exclusive cigar for Davidoff of Geneva Since 1911’s U.S. Flagship Stores appropriately called Plasencia Cigars for Davidoff of Geneva Since 1911. The release is expected to start hitting the stores on May 2, 2019. The […]
A fourth size is coming to Plasencia Cigars’ Alma Fuerte line. This week the company told Cigar Insider it is adding a 5 1/2 x 52 size known as Robustus I to the line. According to the report, the new size should be hitting retailers around February. When the Plasencias launched their own brand and […]
At the 2017 IPCPR Trade Show, Plasencia launched the second installment of its Alma series known as Alma del Campo. The 2017 Trade Show was also the official launch of the brands of Plasencia Cigars. The Plasencias are world-renowned for over 150 years experience in the tobacco business. Up until last year, most of that […]
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 […]
Plasencia 1865 Cigars, the U.S. distribution company for the products of Plasencia Cigars, has announced that it has promoted José Luis Plasencia, the son of company patriarch Nestor Plasencia Sr. to Vice President. In his new role, Plasencia will oversee the entire distribution process, business operations, and support the sales team in the U.S. “We […]
And then there are those companies that go into IPCPR and don’t feel the pressure to release anything new. I refer to these companies as ones who “hold the line”. Many will argue – how can you put the “Spotlight” on companies that didn’t release anything. In a way, this article is a different type […]
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 […]
Plasencia Cigars is heading to Canada. Today the company announced it has entered into a partnership where Scandinavian Tobacco Group Canada (STG Canada) will handle sales, distribution, and marketing in Canada. The agreement went into effect on August 27th, 2018. “We’re very excited to build on our company’s success by going into this market with […]