Plasencia Year of the Ox
If you did not know any better, you might be forgiven for thinking there is a secret pact between a large number of manufacturers to…
Plasencia Adding Verification Chips to Bands
Next month the Plasencia Alma Fuerte Sixto I Hexagon Colorado Claro will begin shipping with security chips embedded into the bands of cigars. It’s part…
Plasencia Alma Fuerte Sixto I Hexagon Colorado Claro
In October 2016, Plasencia 1865—which is the Miami-based distribution network for Plasencia branded cigars—debuted its first line named Alma Fuerte. One of the three vitolas in…
Plasencia Alma Fuerte Natural Sixto II Arrives at Stores
Plasencia Cigars has begun shipping a new size of its Alma Fuerte Sixto size, this time with a lighter wrapper. The Alma Fuerte Natural Sixto…
Plasencia Year of the Ox Coming Next Year
Add Plasencia to the list of companies making cigars for the Chinese zodiac calendar. Next February, the Plasencia Year of the Ox will arrive in…
Plasencia Alma del Campo Travesía Toro Extra Box Pressed
Most of the time when cigar companies add new sizes to existing lines, it’s usually a new size as far as the dimensions of the…
Plasencia Releases Alma del Campo Travesía Box Press
Plasencia Cigars has released a new size for its Alma del Campo line, albeit one with a somewhat familiar name: the Travesía Box Press. The…
Plasencia Begins Shipping New-Look Alma Fuerte Boxes
The next box of Plasencia Cigars’ Alma Fuerte that you buy might just have a new look, as the company has begun shipping a new…
Altadis U.S.A.’s Romeo y Julieta Adding Nicaragua Connecticut
Altadis U.S.A. will reportedly be releasing a new Romeo y Julieta in October that will feature a Nicaraguan-grown wrapper. So far, the company has not…
Plasencia Alma del Fuego Candente
For the third release in its series of cigars bearing the Alma name, Plasencia 1865 turned to the Nicaraguan island of Ometepe, home to two volcanoes…
IPCPR 2019: Day 3 Recap
The 2019 IPCPR Convention & Trade Show is almost over, and I am the last one from the halfwheel team to post a recap. While…