Cigar News: Plasencia Cigars Announces Release of Limited Edition “The Year of the Dragon”

Posted on February 1, 2024 by bostonjimmie

Plasencia Cigars, a world-leading premium tobacco grower since 1865, announces the release of the limited edition “The Year of the Dragon”. This is the fourth limited edition offering by Plasencia commemorating the Chinese New Year. This limited-edition brand is offered in a Torpedo 6 ½ x 54 Vitola. A total of 3,000 boxes of “The Read more about Cigar News: Plasencia Cigars Announces Release of Limited Edition “The Year of the Dragon”[…]

Cigar News: Plasencia Cigars Announces Alma Fuerte Colorado Claro Robustus II is now Shipping

Posted on November 21, 2023 by bostonjimmie

Plasencia Cigars,a world-leading premium tobacco grower established in 1865, announces that the Alma Fuerte Colorado Claro Robustus II is now shipping to retailers. The blend was displayed at the 2023 PCA which took place in Las Vegas this past July. The Alma Fuerte Colorado Claro Robustus II is an extension to the existing Alma Fuerte Read more about Cigar News: Plasencia Cigars Announces Alma Fuerte Colorado Claro Robustus II is now Shipping[…]

Cigar News: Jim Young to Join as Advisor & Board Member

Posted on September 22, 2023 by bostonjimmie

Plasencia 1865 announces that Jim Young has joined the company as an advisor and board member. Mr. Young has been in the premium cigar industry since 2011 with Oettinger Davidoff AG, first as President – Davidoff North America based in Pinellas Park, FL and then as Davidoff’s Global Chief Commercial Officer based in Basel, Switzerland. Read more about Cigar News: Jim Young to Join as Advisor & Board Member[…]

Cigar News: Plasencia Family Launches Souls from The Earth Foundation in Miami

Posted on May 31, 2023June 3, 2023 by bostonjimmie

This upcoming June 8th, the Souls from The Earth Foundation will launch in Miami. Led by the Plasencia Family, the foundation is focused on proactively engaging and supporting the growth and development of underserved children, in at-risk communities in Nicaragua and Honduras. Established February 06, 2012, in Estelí, Nicaragua, Plasencia Cigars opened the first school Read more about Cigar News: Plasencia Family Launches Souls from The Earth Foundation in Miami[…]

Cigar News: PLASENCIA CIGARS TO RELEASE “THE YEAR OF THE RABBIT”

Posted on January 11, 2023 by bostonjimmie

Plasencia Cigars, a world-leading premium tobacco grower since 1865, announces the release of the limited edition “The Year of the Rabbit”. The cigar brand commemorates the Chinese New Year (January 22, 2023), which is the start of the “Year of the Rabbit”. The Year of the Rabbit will be a limited-edition brand offered only in a Read more about Cigar News: <strong>PLASENCIA CIGARS TO RELEASE “THE YEAR OF THE RABBIT”</strong>[…]

Cigar Review: Plasencia Cosecha 146 La Vega – Rated 93

The Plasencia family has been in the tobacco and cigar business for over 150 years dating back to 1865. They only recently, about 4 years ago (2017), started to blend and produce cigars under the Plasencia name. Prior to that, their business model was to grow, harvest, cure, and age tobacco that would be used Read more about Cigar Review: Plasencia Cosecha 146 La Vega – Rated 93[…]

Cigar News: Crux CigarsBegins Shipping Limitada PB5 Fourth Edition

Posted on November 16, 2018November 16, 2018 by bostonjimmie

Crux Cigars has announced the fourth release of their highly successfulLimitada PB5 limited edition cigar begins shipping next week to retail partners across the country. Consistent with previous editions, the Crux Limitada PB5 (PB54 – 2018 fourth edition) will be in a single 5.75 x 54 vitola featuring the proprietary Nicaraguan Engañoso wrapper leaf. The Read more about Cigar News: Crux CigarsBegins Shipping Limitada PB5 Fourth Edition[…]

Plasencia Alma Fuerte Cigar Review – Strong Soul

Posted on January 11, 2018January 11, 2018 by bostonjimmie

Five generations of tobacco farming – over 150 years of cultivating the finest tobacco on the market – and 3 factories that produce cigars for some of the most notable brands in the cigar industry only means that when you finally decide to put your name on a cigar it will be outstanding. Of course I Read more about Plasencia Alma Fuerte Cigar Review – Strong Soul[…]

The Crux Epicure Cigar Review – Patience Grasshopper Patience

Posted on December 1, 2017December 31, 2017 by bostonjimmie

Hello to all you Crux Cigar fans out there. By now you should be starting to get your hands on the new Crux Epicure cigar and I can assure you it is a quite the smoking experience. I have personally enjoyed a handful of these delectable cigars and have shared some with friends of mine. Read more about The Crux Epicure Cigar Review – Patience Grasshopper Patience[…]

Fonseca Nicaragua – Rough Cut Cigar Review

Posted on October 7, 2016 by bostonjimmie

When you here the names Quesada and Plasencia in terms of cigars, you think quality, flavor, and history – not to mention, two of the best cigar making countries on the planet Nicaragua and the Dominican Republic. So in the ever-expanding world of collaboration between cigar families, it should be no surprise that Quaesada and Placencia have Read more about Fonseca Nicaragua – Rough Cut Cigar Review[…]

Santiago Habano 5×50 Robusto Cigar Review

Posted on November 20, 2015April 12, 2016 by bostonjimmie

Today I have the pleasure of reviewing and reporting on the Santiago Habano cigar. As the Santiago website notes: Nicaragua cigars with its brand Santiago de Los Caballeros started 5 years ago as a hobby from a great cigar aficionado and member of a group which has been involved financing the Cigar Industry in Nicaragua for Read more about Santiago Habano 5×50 Robusto Cigar Review[…]

Ohana First Generation Toro – Cigar Review

Posted on March 9, 2015April 12, 2016 by bostonjimmie

It all about family and 2015 is turning into a wonderful start to the cigar industry with new boutique cigars starching to hit the market. Today we have the pleasure of reviewing one of these new introductions the OHANA, from Familia Rodriguez Tabacos LLC. OHANA Cigars are the creation of , Ryan Rodriguez, with the help Read more about Ohana First Generation Toro – Cigar Review[…]

Wilson Adams Sumatra Corona Gorda – Cigar Review

Posted on January 11, 2015April 12, 2016 by bostonjimmie

It was a good weekend of football, the Cowboys lost and the Patriots won a squeaker. So I figured that now that dinner is done and the family is resting in from of the tube, I would retire to the Stogie Press Smoking Lounge and sample a Wilson Adams Sumatra Corona Gorda. For those that Read more about Wilson Adams Sumatra Corona Gorda – Cigar Review[…]