The Plasencia Alma Fuerte Colorado Claro Robusto Corto is a well-proportioned, short robusto cigar. These are perfect if you are looking for a short(ish) smoke but are still looking for a cigar with a decent ring gauge. It was first launched in Autumn 2025.
The Alma Fuerte Range
Alma Fuerte, which translates literally as “strong soul,” is the company’s flagship cigar line. There are two halves to the Alma Fuerta range. The first is four cigars with dark Maduro wrappers: Robustus I, Generacion V, Sixto II and Bestor IV, these have black bands.
The second half is made up of another four cigars with a lighter Colorado Claro wrapper. The Colorado Claro range includes this new Robusto Corte, the Robustos II, Eduardo I and Sixto I. They are hand-rolled at the famous Plasencia Cigars Factory, located north of Managua.
Plasencia Cigars, A Storied History
Plasencia Cigars was founded by Don Eduardo Plasencia. Don Eduardo emigrated from the Canary Islands in 1865 to Cuba and began to grow tobacco. The farm remained in the Plasencia family until it was confiscated by Fidel Castro’s regime in 1963.
Return to Nicaragua
Don Elder Sixto and his family fled to Mexico, landing in Nicaragua in 1965, where he planted some of his best tobacco seeds. During more political unrest, the farms were burned by the Sandinistas in 1978, and the family fled to Honduras. Nestor Plasencia Sr. joined the industry in 1987, and by 1990, the family had re-established operations in Nicaragua.
Plasencia Cigars is now the largest tobacco grower in the world and produces cigars for over 30 very well-known, premium cigar brands, including Rocky Patel and Alec Bradley.
The company launched the first cigars under the Plasencia brand in 2017. What sets Plasencia apart is their “seed-to-smoke” philosophy: they control every aspect of production, from planting and harvesting to ageing, blending, and hand-rolling.
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