{"id":4910,"date":"2019-03-14T16:57:57","date_gmt":"2019-03-14T11:27:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/luxuryampersandfrolics.com\/?p=4910"},"modified":"2022-10-29T16:27:30","modified_gmt":"2022-10-29T16:27:30","slug":"plasencia-cigars-new-brands-are-delicious","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/indiacigarclub.com\/journal\/index.php\/2019\/03\/14\/plasencia-cigars-new-brands-are-delicious\/","title":{"rendered":"Plasencia Cigars New Brands Are Delicious"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"g g-15\">\n<div class=\"g-single a-1475\">The\u00a0Plasencia\u00a0name has a long tradition in the cigar business. The family has been growing tobacco in Nicaragua and Honduras since 1965 (they began growing tobacco in Vuelta Abajo, Cuba in 1865). They own almost 3,000 acres of tobacco throughout Central America, producing about 40 million cigars a year which they mainly brokerage for some 30 different cigar brands. They are the largest grower of tobacco in the world, and for most of their history never had a brand to call their own. Their current production is amazing, considering that in 1986 they only produced 1 million cigars a year.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"g-single a-1475\">They\u2019ve proved themselves to be skillful at making cigars for other people, something the Plasencia family has been doing since 1920, when Elder Sixto Plasencia created Hijos de Sixto Plasencia. Now they are trying to show the world that they can make great cigars for themselves.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4911\" src=\"https:\/\/indiacigarclub.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Plasencia-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"890\" height=\"727\" \/><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4912\" src=\"https:\/\/indiacigarclub.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Plasencia-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"890\" height=\"267\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4913\" src=\"https:\/\/indiacigarclub.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Plasencia-4.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"890\" height=\"613\" \/><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Plasencia\u2019s first premium cigar that wasn\u2019t produced for someone else was Alma Fuerte in 2016. It is 5 inches long with a ring gauge of 52. When it was reviewed by 4 judges without any bands or wrappers, people were impressed. \u201cThe aroma on this sample is fairly mild but has notes of spice and sweet wood,\u201d said one judge. Another judge said that it smelled like pepper and spices from India and the Middle East. \u201cCoffee and chocolate combined with it to provide a well balanced mix,\u201d said another judge. In the end, the impression was that Alma Fuerte was \u201cjust plain delicious. \u201c<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4914\" src=\"https:\/\/indiacigarclub.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Plasencia-5.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" \/><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Now in their fifth generation, the family\u2019s new Plasencia Cigars brand now has a series of their own cigars, including Alma Fuerte.<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The\u00a0Plasencia\u00a0name has a long tradition in the cigar business. 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