Plasencia Cosecha 151 La Musica (English)

Plasencia

Cosecha 151

La Musica

Given the feedback from previous editions, and not just on this site since they were named best cigars in Honduras, Nestor presents us with his 151 version.

A little research with our favorite spy googole is my friend, and I see that the Plasencia company began harvesting its tobacco in 1865.

It would take a little over 150 years of expatriation, modernization and research before, finally, in 2016-2017, the first harvest, leaf by leaf of the tobacco that will give this range, was accomplished.

And now, in our civets, we find all the symbolism of this evolution, as we have the chance to taste a copy of Plasencia's 151st continuous cosecha (harvest).

I settle down with a cup of coffee to take a closer look at this wrapper: it's a beautiful brown color and bears 3 rings, like the others in the range, with a reminder that this is a cosecha privada (private harvest) since Plasencia also produces a phenomenal quantity of cigars for its prestigious customers.

So I remove the foot ring and make a straight cut. When cold, the draw seems just right and perfect, and the first pleasant flavors can be felt.

The foot catches fire easily and a beautiful smoke appears in the room.

I notice at first puffs that the cigar is less strong than the 149; according to my sources, this is due to the region of origin of the wrapper leaf: Jamastran.

As with the aforementioned 149, this 151 is a Honduran puro, but for the latter, Nestor drew on tobaccos from just two regions. And you know as well as I do that the sweetness or spiciness, this or that flavor, is given by the planting soil (richness of the soil, climate, full sun or not...).

But let's get back to this smoke, which brings with it flavors of white pepper, pecan and prune.

Shortly afterwards, I witnessed a veritable ballet between the crème de cacao (liqueur), the speculoos (I'm talking about the real thing, with the nice chunks of almond) and the cinnamon, all orchestrated by the white pepper.

Later, a fleeting compact moment of dark chocolate and oak heralds the end of the white pepper, to give way to the sometimes dry, suddenly oily earth, and return to a creamy bath.

The two tastings were carried out on a 12.7 cm Robusto vitola with a cepo of 50.

The 151 range is a Honduran puro with Jamastran and Olancho tobaccos.

In conclusion: Plasencia has accustomed us to cigars that are often very good and at very different prices. With this Cosecha, he offers us a tasting of elegant complexity, perfect balance and plenty of flavor. A medium-bodied cigar with voluminous smoke, perfect draw and burn, and a compact ash that clings masterfully to the cigar.

I'd like to take this opportunity to thank Tim V., who was kind enough to offer me a copy.

I'd advise you to go straight to your civet and do your own tasting, and don't hesitate to leave me your opinion below this article.

Price at time of writing: €14.

The 151 is released in three modules: La Musica (Robusto), Tradición (Toro) and San Diego (Corona Gordo).