Plasencia
91 points, My Score
Cosecha 151
Toast , Earth , Pepper , Wood
A serious, mature cigar with a clearly defined identity.
Brand
Plasencia cigars
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About Plasencia
The Plasencia family has grown tobacco since 1865, when Eduardo Plasencia left the Canary Islands and began farming in Vuelta Abajo, Cuba. After the Cuban revolution confiscated their farms, Sixto Plasencia Pérez and his family left for Mexico in 1963 and then started over in Nicaragua. In 1978, after the Sandinista revolution, their farms and factories were seized again, and the family moved to Honduras. Later they returned to Nicaragua, and today they have farms and factories in both countries.
Néstor Plasencia Sr. led the family to the place it holds today: their factories make more than 35 million cigars a year, many of them for other well-known brands. In 2016 the family, with Néstor Andrés Plasencia, a fifth-generation grower, created Plasencia 1865 in Miami to sell its own cigars, including the Alma series with Alma Fuerte and Alma del Fuego.
The Cosecha line is named for the family's harvests: the Cosecha 151 marks the 151st crop of tobacco planted by the Plasencias. In 2024, for Néstor Sr.'s 75th birthday, they gave away 7,500 cigars of the Néstor 75 to retailers and friends of the house.
I have four Plasencia notes. The Alma Fuerte Eduardo I, at 94 points, is among my highest scores.
My notes
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Plasencia
87 points, My Score
Reserva Original — Nesticos
Earth , Cedar , Hay , Toast
Sometimes simplicity is exactly what the moment calls for.
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Plasencia
91 points, My Score
Alma Fuerte Sixto I Hexágono
Cocoa , Toast , Espresso , Spice
Ending the day with something darker, deeper, and more intense.
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Plasencia
94 points, My Score
Alma Fuerte Eduardo I
Cocoa , Toast , Chocolate , Wood
Settling into the moment.
