Plasencia Cigars Names Ed Bello as New Chief Executive

March 4, 2025

Plasencia Cigars has announced the appointment of Edward Bello as its new Chief Executive Officer, effective April 1st, 2025. Bello brings extensive leadership experience from the beverage and consumer goods in... Read More...

Smoke Night LIVE – 2024 Cigar of the Year Awards

Eric Guttormson

January 8, 2025

Smoke Night Live

And the winners are in! It’s time to reveal the recipients of our Cigar of the Year Exceptional Awards. Who will take home the honors for Best Under the Radar, Value-Priced Cigar, Best Packaging, Person of the ... Read More...

Plasencia Cigars to Release “The Collection Robusto” for Holiday Season

Eric Guttormson

November 4, 2024

Press Releases

Plasencia Cigars has announced the upcoming release of "The Collection Robusto" ahead of the holiday season. This limited edition 6-cigar pack features a selection of the brand’s robusto blends, presented in fe... Read More...

Plasencia Cigars to Unveil Limited Edition Cosecha 151 TAA Exclusive Salomon at 2024 TAA in Aruba

Eric Guttormson

October 21, 2024

Press Releases

Plasencia Cigars has announced the release of its Cosecha 151 TAA Exclusive Salomon. This limited-edition cigar will make its debut at the 2024 Tobacconists' Association of America (TAA) convention, which will ... Read More...

Plasencia Cigars Honors Don Néstor Plasencia’s 75th Birthday with Exclusive Cigar Release

Eric Guttormson

October 9, 2024

Press Releases

Plasencia Cigars, a leader in premium tobacco since 1865, is celebrating the 75th birthday of its patriarch, Don Néstor Plasencia, with a special gesture of gratitude. To mark this milestone, 750 boxes containi... Read More...

Plasencia Cigars Unveils “Sip & Smoke” Cigar Lounge Series

Eric Guttormson

September 5, 2024

Press Releases

Plasencia Cigars have announced they are joining forces with R&B singer October London for national “Sip & Smoke” Cigar Lounge Series. October London, a passionate cigar aficionado, will host this event... Read More...

Plasencia Alma Del Campo Guajiro Now Shipping

Eric Guttormson

July 2, 2024

Press Releases

Plasencia Cigars has announced their new Alma Del Campo box-pressed vitola, Guajiro 5.5 X 54, is now shipping to retailers. This box-pressed vitola will eventually replace the existing round Guajiro which will ... Read More...

Plasencia Ships Cosecha 146 to U.S.

Jordan Guttormson

November 14, 2017

Press Releases

In a press release today, Plasencia Cigars announced that Cosecha 146 is shipping to the U.S. market and is now available for purchase at many retailers. Cosecha 146 marks the first cigar in Plasencia's Cose... Read More...

Plasencia 1865 – IPCPR 2017

Jordan Guttormson

August 15, 2017

IPCPR 2017

Despite being one of the oldest, continuously active families in the premium cigar industry, the Plasencias made their first official appeance at IPCPR 2017. The Plasencias began growing tobacco in Cuba in 1865... Read More...

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Plasencia Alma Fuerte

Jordan Guttormson

April 4, 2017

Cigar Reviews, $15 & Over, 2017

Until recent years, it has been the common convention—perhaps written in stone and delivered as a sort of "cigar bible" to the first consumers of hand-rolled tobacco—that all respectable manufacturers be direct... Read More...

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