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

Posted on May 31, 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. Along with its founders and Board of Directors, the foundation will host a 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 News: Plasencia Set to Release Limited Edition Plasencia Ehtëfal

Posted on November 10, 2022 by bostonjimmie

Plasencia Cigars, a world-leading premium tobacco grower, established in 1865, announces the release of the limited edition Plasencia Ehtëfal. The word Ehtëfal is Arabic for celebration. The Plasencia Ehtëfal will make its official launch in Qatar, the home of the 2022 FIFA World Cup. Only 2,500 boxes of the limited edition Plasencia Ehtëfal were created Read more about Cigar News: Plasencia Set to Release Limited Edition Plasencia Ehtëfal[…]

Cigar News: Plasencia Alma Fuerte Eduardo I to be Showcased at 2022 PCA

Posted on June 30, 2022 by bostonjimmie

Plasencia Cigars, a world-leading premium tobacco grower established in 1865, announces that the Plasencia Alma Fuerte Colorado Claro will now be available in a Toro Box Pressed 6 1/4 x 54. The vitola named Eduardo I is in dedication to the very first generation of the Plasencia tobacco family. Pre-orders of the new vitola will Read more about Cigar News: Plasencia Alma Fuerte Eduardo I to be Showcased at 2022 PCA[…]

Cigar News: Plasencia Limited Edition “Year of the Tiger” is Released

Posted on February 22, 2022 by bostonjimmie

Plasencia Cigars, a world-leading premium tobacco grower established in 1865, has announced that the limited release “Year of the Tiger” is now shipping. This launch was unveiled at the Tobacco Plus Expo which took place at the Las Vegas Convention Center this past January. In the Chinese Zodiac this is the Year of the Tiger Read more about Cigar News: Plasencia Limited Edition “Year of the Tiger” is Released[…]

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: Plasencia Alma Del Fuego 3-Pack Shipping to Retailers

Posted on March 16, 2021March 16, 2021 by bostonjimmie

Plasencia Cigars, a world-leading premium tobacco grower, established in 1865, announces that the acclaimed Plasencia Alma del Fuego will now be offered in a 3-pack. The sleekly designed three pack will contain the three vitolas that the Alma del Fuego is offered in. This includes the Plasencia Alma del Fuego Concepcion which received a 93 Read more about Cigar News: Plasencia Alma Del Fuego 3-Pack Shipping to Retailers[…]

Cigar News: Plasencia Cigars Announces the Alma Fuerte Sixto I Hexagon – Colorado Claro

Posted on January 6, 2021 by bostonjimmie

Plasencia Cigars, a world-leading premium tobacco grower Established in 1865, has announced that the Plasencia Alma Fuerte Sixto I Hexagon – Colorado Claro is shipping to retailers. This blend, a line extension to the Plasencia Alma Fuerte brand, features a unique smoking experience by combining Plasencia’s innovative Hexagon shape with ten-year aged tobacco. Plasencia Cigars Read more about Cigar News: Plasencia Cigars Announces the Alma Fuerte Sixto I Hexagon – Colorado Claro[…]

Cigar News: Plasencia Cigars Announced International Exclusive “YEAR OF THE OX”

Posted on November 12, 2020 by bostonjimmie

Plasencia Cigars, a world-leading premium tobacco grower, has announced the release of the limited edition the “Year of the Ox”. The cigar brand commemorates the Chinese New Year this coming February 12, 2021, which is the start of the “Year of the Ox”. The Year of the Ox will be a limited-edition brand offered only Read more about Cigar News: Plasencia Cigars Announced International Exclusive “YEAR OF THE OX”[…]

Cigar News: Plasencia Cigars Begins Shipping Alma Del Campo Travesia Box Press

Posted on September 24, 2020September 24, 2020 by bostonjimmie

Plasencia Cigars, a world leading premium tobacco grower, announced today that the Alma del Campo Travesia in its new Box Press incarnation, is now shipping to retailers. This new expression of the blend represents the first line extension in the wildly popular Alma del Campo series, which launched at the 2017 IPCPR. This updated version Read more about Cigar News: Plasencia Cigars Begins Shipping Alma Del Campo Travesia Box Press[…]

Cigar Review: Plasencia Cigars Alma Del Fuego – Rated 94

Posted on September 6, 2019September 6, 2019 by bostonjimmie

All the buzz at the Plasencia Cigars booth, at this years Premium Cigar Association Trade Show, was around the new Alma Del Fuego. The cigar is a a continued nod from Nestor Plasencia Jr. to the island of Ometepe, the twin volcanic region of Nicaragua that grows some of the best cigar leaf in the Read more about Cigar Review: Plasencia Cigars Alma Del Fuego – Rated 94[…]

Cigar Review: Plasencia Reserva Original Robusto – Rated 91

Posted on September 8, 2018September 13, 2018 by bostonjimmie

Presented at the 2017 IPCPR, the Plasencia Reserva Original is a cigar blend that Plasencia Cigars describe as an “organic cigar“. This means the cigar is made from tobacco certified by the Organic Crop Improvement Association (OCIA). What does this mean to you the consumer? According to the OCIA websiite: No chemicals or non-natural fertilizers have Read more about Cigar Review: Plasencia Reserva Original Robusto – Rated 91[…]

Last Weeks Social Media Cigar News and Questions – May 18, 2018

Posted on May 18, 2018May 18, 2018 by bostonjimmie

Welcome to the second installment of Last Weeks Social Media Cigar News and Questions, where your’s truly, Boston Jimmie, scrapes through Cigar Social Media Channels, Groups, and individual posts to find topics of interest for the week. Of course, once I write this, my friend Kap Kaplowitz will take it all in and shred it; like Read more about Last Weeks Social Media Cigar News and Questions – May 18, 2018[…]

Hiram and Solomon Veiled Prophet Cigar Review – This no Joke!

Posted on March 12, 2018 by bostonjimmie

Released in 2016, the Veiled Prophet is Hiram and Solomon Cigars limited release that brings to their portfolio a large format cigar. It weighs in at 7 x 60 and is the result of master blender David Blanco and Plasencia Cigars. The name is a tribute to the Mystic Order of Veiled Prophets of the Enchanted Realm Read more about Hiram and Solomon Veiled Prophet Cigar Review – This no Joke![…]