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July 19, 2026 · 7:00 am

Don Emmanuel Sun and Moon and Plasencia Triunfal Cigars

This week I smoked a few limited edition cigars that were sent to me by the folks at the folks at Don Emmanuel and Plasencia Cigars. Don Emmanuel is a cigars sommelier, who partnered with Eladia Diaz, formerly of Davidoff, to create the Don Emmanuel brand. I’ll be totally honest, the Annunaki wasn’t for me, and I still have a robusto and petite corona waiting for me to smoke, so I was concerned when these arrived. Would the Sun and Moon LEs suit me? I started with the Sun. The Don Emmanuel Sun has an Ecuador Connecticut wrapper and Dominican binder and filler. This is presented in a 6½” x 50 toro, and they produced 777 numbered boxes containing seven of each of the Sun and Moon cigars, which sells for somewhere around $315, making them $22+ cigars. The Sun was a really enjoyable cigar, it was creamy and nutty with some spice. Shade cigars aren’t the mild, flavorless cigar they used to me, this one was loaded with flavor, had a bit of a sweet spice in the second half. I found it to be very good.

I went into the Don Emmanuel Moon thinking that if I liked it half as much as the Sun I was going to be happy. The Moon, also a 6½” x 50, has an Ecuador Habano Oscuro wrapper, Mexican binder and Dominican fillers. I kinda dig the spacy thing Don Emmanuel has going one with the Annunaki, which translates roughly to “princely seed” or “offspring of An” (the sky god) and Ki (the earth goddess) in Sumerian theology, and Sun and Moon. I’m personally a big fan of the Sun and Moon, where would we be without them? I lit up the Moon after a long week and it was not disappointing. It started out very interesting, with a hint of cinnamon, espresso, and ending with some spice. I don’t know how one quantifies liking something half as much as something else, but I definitely liked it more than half as much as the Sun. I’ve changed my mind about cigars from Tabacalera Diaz Cabrera, based on a very limited sampling. The Sun and Moon are winners. I’ll revisit the Annunaki at some point.

I suppose today is the final of the FIFA World Cup tournament, with Spain and Argentina? I’ve never been able to watch soccer, I’m not really much of a sports fan with the exception of hockey, which I like very much. The folks at Plasencia apparently like soccer, because they have the Plasencia Triunfal to commemorate this event. They made 5000 boxes of this 6¼” x 54 toro, with a wrapper from Jamastrán, Honduras, binder from Olancho, Honduras, and organic fillers from Jalapa, Nicaragua & Jamastrán, Honduras. The wrapper is very light, looks like a shade grown wrapper, maybe it is? Perhaps I should have waited to smoke this while watching the final game, but I knew that I wasn’t going to watch it, so I smoked it yesterday afternoon. These come in boxes of ten that run around (cough) $600, making this a $60 cigar. I didn’t know that when I smoked it. I don’t know if that knowledge would have prevented me from firing it up, probably not. I don’t make a habit of smoking cigars that expensive. I’m to understand that ony two rollers made these cigars, and they did a great job. This cigar started out with an interesting tingle, it had some cocoa and wood, with some spice. It was a darned tasty cigar, I’m glad for the opportunity to smoke one, thank you Plasencia!

That’s all for today, until the next time,

CigarCraig

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Camacho, Plasencia and Micallef Cigars

I saw Jack Heyer at the Camacho booth at the Smoke-Onos event last month, and, funny enough, I received some samples of the new Camacho Limited Edition 2025 last week. I’ve smoked a lot of Camacho cigars over the years, going back to the ’90s when Christian Eiroa owned the company. I even went through a box of the Camacho Candela Monarcas. This new cigar has a San Andrés wrapper, Honduran binder and Honduran and Dominican fillers. It’s offered in a 6″ x 52 Toro and they come in tins of 20 priced at $17.50 each. I smoked a couple of these, it’s unusual for me to smoke the same cigar over a week’s time, but the first one I smoked was so good, I had to smoke another one. These suit my palate ( but not necessarily my wallet!). It’s a really good cigar, loads of espresso, with some spice. This is an excellent cigar.

My youngest son has taken to getting me a couple cigars for Father’s Day the last couple years. He stops in CIgar Mojo in King Of Prussia, PA and they have done and excellent job of recommending cigars that I haven’t had before. This year one of the cigars was the new Plasencia Alma De Cielo Amancer, the Hexagon pressed 6″ x 60. The press isn’t as the Alma Fuerte Sixto, which has sharper corners. This isn’t a surprise, given that the wrapper appears to be quite thin. It looks like a shade wrapper, but it’s actually a Nicaraguan wrapper from Condega, which they say is grown at 1300 meters above sea level. They say it’s the highest Elevation cigar on the market. The rest of the cigar is Nicaraguan as well, binder and filler, obviously made at the Plasencia factory. This is on the milder side, which starts out a little drying on the palate. There’s a sweet cream sort of thing going on. As it heats, it rounds out, losing the press. I’m always embarrassed when my kids give me cigars, especially when they spend so much, it was a very generous gift. A great gift is something I wouldn’t buy for myself.

A cigar on the opposite end of the spectrum in several ways is the Micallef Black Firecracker. Like the Camacho, it has a San Andrés maduro wrapper, with an Ecuador binder and Nicaraguan fillers. The format is 3½” x 50 with a fuse pigtail cap. I’ve smoked many of the seasonal Firecracker releases, I try to buy them from Two Guys Cigars when they come out, I think I missed a couple here and there. The most memorable was probably the Fratello that I smoked on the Spanish Steps in Rome. I keep a bunch around for those times when I don’t have a lot of time. I also like the Micallef Black blend, I’m a fan. This was a strong little cigar. It started out with a blast of pepper, the mellowed slightly, although never dropping below strong. The burn was perfect, and it was a very enjoyable cigar. The only problem is that it’s priced a touch higher than the toro (and the box pressed toro that’s a Smoke Inn exclusive, also excellent), but it’s a different cigar, and requires a bit more work to make.

That’s all for today, until the next time,

CigarCraig

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March 23, 2025 · 10:18 am

Alec Bradley, El Mago, Bentley, and Plasencia Cigars

I spent some time this week smoking cigars that I got on my two trips to Florida this month. Three of them came from the outstanding Cigar Circus opening party, and one I picked up at Smoke Inn. Some I liked better than others, but they were all pret

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ty good. I’ve been really trying to limit my consumption of sucky cigars. Anyway, I started with the Alec Bradley Post Embargo Blend Code B15. I remember picking up some Post Embargos nine years ago, might still have one somewhere, and them not really being up my alley. I misidentified this as Blend Code 815, upon closer inspection it’s a B. I thought it took them 815 tries to get to this, I would have given up well before 500. They have a large “Post Embargo” band covering the high priming Trojes Honduran wrapper, with a Honduran binder and fillers from Honduras and Nicaragua. This stares with a little hint of Mesquite wood, and it struggled with some minor tunneling. The second half redeemed itself, with some nice, medium milk chocolate and nuts. Not a bad smoke, interesting flavors. I think this came out since the STG purchase of the brand.

A cigar I picked up when I visited the Smoke Inn shop in West Palm a few weeks back was the El Mago Miami Disco. I have been hearing a lot about the brand, great story behind it, and the packaging is pretty spectacular. The Disco reached out to me, maybe it’s one of the brand’s newest offerings, or that the tube was quite nice. I like that the cigars are in cellophane and the tube skips the cedar sheet, that’s an expensive and unnecessary feature and adds nothing for me. This is a 6″ x 60 cigar with a dark Habano Oscuro wrapper, Criollo binder and Nicaraguan fillers. These are made at the MGE Cigars Factory in Esteli, one which I haven’t heard of previously. Upon lighting this I instantly regretted only buying one, and for a moment considered shelling out for a box, even though this is near the upper limit of my price comfort zone. The cigar started with a delicious Cayenne dark chocolate kind of thing, it r

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eally got my attention. This was my star of the week, it was a delicious cigar to the end. The Cayenne dropped off and it was pure dark chocolate til the end. Yummy cigar, and I need to try some of the other cigars in the line. I think Wooden Indian might have some, I owe them a visit anyway!

The Bentley Green toro was my Saturday afternoon watching hockey cigar. This was in the cigars from Cigar Circus, while Jon Carney, who owns the US distribution of the brand, was there with Hooten Young cigars. The Bentley line is owned by the Schusters, who are big cigar distributors in Germany, and made at Joya de Nicaragua. I like a lot of the cigas made at JdN. The 6″ x 52 toro has an Ecuador Rosado wrapper, and fillers from the Jalapa Valley in Nicaragua. Flavorwise, his one gave me the feeling of dry cocoa powder, in a medium bodied package. It was a good cigar, maybe not my favorite if the week, but that bar was set high. I’d give it another go. I was a little surprised that the green was provided instead of the White, I thought the White might have a broader appeal, although I haven’t tried it yet.

Finally, one more cigar that was in the Circus pack was the Plasencia Reserva 1898 robusto. This is a cigar I had never seen before, although it looks like its a line that they have had for a very long time, and may have been for the international market. Is it a reprise? Would they put a discontinued cigar in a retailers swag bag? I’m confused. From what I can put together, this 4¾” x 54 robusto is a Nicaraguan Puro, maybe. Some sources list a Honduran binder. I’m really confused. I see this available at both domestic and international retailers, but it’s not on the Plasencia website. Nothing surprises me with cigar makers websites, El Mago has a search function and “Disco” had no results, yet it’s on the page. I digress. This cigar was pretty darned good

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ch, and quite strong I think. I noted espresso and cocoa, but a savory as opposed to sweet sensation. I had a sneezing fit in the final third, not sure what that was all about! From what I can gather this is a sub $10 cigar, and was very good.

That’s about all I have for today, until the next time,

CigarCraig

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January 12, 2025 · 10:11 am

Flatbed Cigar VLI, Don Pepin Garcia and Plasencia Cigars

I’m working on plans to get to the TPE (Total Products Expo) in Vegas at the end of the month, it’ll either be a one day, quick in and out, or the whole three days. It’s an interesting show, as I’ve chronicled before here, I’m not sure what comes out of it, but I hope to see some old friends. If you’re going, let me know, I’ll tell you where to find me. Anyway, I’ve been rummaging for new things to smoke, there’s some stuff in the pipeline, and I came up with a few for today. First up is the Flatbed Cigar Co. VLI from their Homestead series. Flatbed Cigar Co. makes their cigars in the Dominican Republic, the factory is a closely held secret. I’ve been quite impressed by the majority of their offerings, especially their value. Please note their Daily Deal on the left sidebar, always something good at a great price. It was one of these daily deals where I ended up with the VLI. The VLI, and I can’t seem to find out what that stands for, is a 5½ x 52 with a Pennsylvania wrapper (presumably broadleaf), Dominican binder and Pennsylvania and Nicaragua fillers. Let me tell you, this is right up my alley. This is a bold cigar, with rich, dark flavors, along with some spice, but not overwhelmingly so. There’s a dry cocoa component, and it’s perfectly constructed. I really enjoyed this and I recommend it highly. Check out this small, boutique company based right here in PA., the cigars are very good.

I was looking for something new and interesting and came across a Don Pepin Garcia cigar I hadn’t seen before. It turns out it’s a TAA exclusive, for now, called the Don Pepin Garcia E.R.H., comes in three sizes (robusto, toro and gordo) and is priced in the $8-9 range. I had to grab a 6″ x 52 Toro to try. E.R.H. refers to José Garcia’s first factory in Little Havana, El Rey de los Habanos. This has a striking red band and foot ribbon, I was surprised to see this, and didn’t realize it was a TAA cigar until I looked it up. It has a Sumatra Oscuro wrapper, over Nicaraguan binder and fillers. It was a really nice looking cigar. I got some sweet woody kinds of flavors, and I really enjoyed it. It’s an oasis in a desert of $15 TAA cigars, it’s quite a good value and one I wouldn’t hesitate to buy again.

I had heard some good things about the Plasencia Cosecha 151 recently and decided since the DPG was so affordable I would pop for the more expensive Plasencia. This is one of the more reasonably priced cigars in their offering, running around $16. The 151 refers to the Plasencia family’s 151st harvest,dating back to 1865. So when the US was wrapping up the Civil War, a Plasencia was planting tobacco in Cuba. Wild! This is another Toro, called the La Tradicion, and is listed at 5.9″ x 54. This has a Honduran wrapper, binder and fillers. This was a very good cigar. It had some woody, nutty, coffee flavors and while not 100% my flavor preference, it was very nice, nothing objectionable. I found that the strength crept up on me, and I put it down probably where most people put cigars down, instead of smoking it under an inch like I do with most cigars. I liked it, glad I tried it, given the choice between this and the Don Pepin, I’d probably get two of the DPGs. While pricey, I’ve generally had good experiences with Plasencia cigars.

That’s all for today, until the next time,

CigarCraig

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June 20, 2023 · 7:00 am

Oracle Toro Cigar a Cigars.com Exclusive

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That’s all for today, until the next time,

CigarCraig