Plasencia
A family tobacco house with roots in Cuba’s Pinar del Río region
- Family
- Plasencia family
- Made in
- Nicaragua · Honduras
- Lines here
- 9
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The house
The story of Plasencia
The Plasencia family’s cigar-producing history spans more than a century and began in the Pinar del Río region of Cuba. The family has since become one of the largest tobacco growers and supplies tobacco to leading cigar brands.
In Nicaragua, Plasencia produces hand-rolled, long-filler cigars using tobacco cultivated on its farms. The family serves as blender for its own cigars, including Nicaraguan puros drawn from multiple growing areas.
The 2023 Year of the Rabbit was the family’s third Chinese zodiac release. Created for the Lunar New Year, it was limited to 6,000 ten-cigar boxes, with 3,000 allocated to the United States.
Milestones
Moments that made the house
- 2023
Year of the Rabbit
Plasencia released its third Chinese zodiac cigar in a production of 6,000 boxes, half allocated to the U.S. market.
Craft
How they make them
The 2023 Year of the Rabbit illustrates Plasencia’s farm-based approach: it is a hand-rolled, long-filler Nicaraguan puro with a Nicaraguan Habano wrapper and Nicaraguan binder and filler. Its blend uses tobacco from various Plasencia farms, with particular emphasis on leaf from a special area within the Jalapa Valley.
Details
Things most people don't know
- Tobacco grower
- The Plasencia family is described as one of the largest tobacco growers and supplies leading cigar brands.
- Cuban roots
- The family’s history began in the Pinar del Río region of Cuba.
- Zodiac series
- The 2023 Year of the Rabbit was the family’s third Chinese zodiac release.
- Limited production
- Only 6,000 boxes of the Year of the Rabbit were produced, with 3,000 for the U.S. market.
- Farm-grown blend
- The Year of the Rabbit uses tobacco from various Plasencia farms, emphasizing a special area of the Jalapa Valley.
In the humidor
Plasencia up close
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