IPCPR 2017: Plasencia 1865

Long known for the cigars they have made for other people, Nestor Andrés Plasencia and his father formed a distribution company named Placencia 1865 together in 2016. That company has branched out in a big way this year, showing off two new blends at its first 2017 IPCPR Convention & Trade Show.Alma del Campo

The first new debut is named Alma del Campo, the second in the Alma Series after Alma Fuerte was released last year. A Nicaraguan puro incorporating tobacco sourced exclusively from the company’s own fields, the Alma del Campo is available in five different vitolas packaged in boxes of 10 and scheduled to ship to retailers next month. In addition, the lid of each cigar box doubles as an ashtray.

• Wrapper: Nicaragua
• Binder: Nicaragua
• Filler: Nicaragua

• Alma del Campo Travesía (6 1/2 x 54) — $15.30 (Boxes of 10, $153)
• Alma del Campo Sendero (6 x 56) — $15.30 (Boxes of 10, $153)
• Alma del Campo Madroño (6 1/2  x 58) — $17.10 (Boxes of 10, $171)
• Alma del Campo Guajiro (5 1/2 x 54) — $14.40 (Boxes of 10, $144)
• Alma del Campo Tribu (5 x 52) — $13.50 (Boxes of 10, $135)

Launch Date: August 2017Plasencia Cosecha 146

Another new blend debuting at this year’s show is the Plasencia Cosecha 146, a milder offering that is made up of a Honduran wrapper covering a Nicaraguan binder with filler tobaccos from both Honduras and Nicaragua. Like the Alma del Campo, the Plasencia Cosecha 146 is launching in five vitolas, but packaged in 20-count boxes that will ship in September.

• Wrapper: Honduras
• Binder: Nicaragua
• Filler: Honduras & Nicaragua

• Plasencia Cosecha 146 La Musica (5 x 50) — $9.90 (Boxes of 20, $198)
• Plasencia Cosecha 146 La Vega (5 1/4 x 52) — $10.80 (Boxes of 20, $216)
• Plasencia Cosecha 146 San Luis (5 3/4 x 54) — $12.15 (Boxes of 20, $243)
• Plasencia Cosecha 146 San Agustin(6 1/4 x 52) — $12.15 (Boxes of 20, $243)
• Plasencia Cosecha 146 Monte Carlo (6  x 58) — $12.60 (Boxes of 20, $252)

Launch Date: September 2017