The latest release from Oliva celebrates the Chinese New Year, which is Year Of The Snake.

These Churchill sized cigars (7 inches by 50 ring gauge) are big, not only in stature, but also flavour too. Limited to only 3,500 boxes of 10 cigars, these will not be around for long. This is Oliva's 2nd foray into cigars that celebrate the Chinese New Year (last years Year of the Dragon was only available through China Duty Free Group).

The Plasencia 'Year Of The Snake' 2025 ,or 'El Ano De La Culebra as it is properly called, is another limited release for the Chinese New Year. Culebra is the Spanish word for Snake, but is also the term used when two (or three) cigars are twisted around each other and tied together. You wouldn't smoke both at the same time, but individually. The box of Plasencia 'Year of the Snake' features 10 Lancero cigars, measuring 7 inches by 40 ring gauge, however, 2 of them are bound together Culebra fashion.

The cigars are made using a blend of 100% Nicaraguan tobacco and are medium to full in style. Limited to 6,000 boxes worldwide, of which half that total is available for markets outside the US.

The Plasencia 'Year Of The Snake' 2025 ,or 'El Ano De La Culebra as it is properly called, is another limited release for the Chinese New Year. Culebra is the Spanish word for Snake, but is also the term used when two (or three) cigars are twisted around each other and tied together. You wouldn't smoke both at the same time, but individually. The box of Plasencia 'Year of the Snake' features 10 Lancero cigars, measuring 7 inches by 40 ring gauge, however, 2 of them are bound together Culebra fashion.

The cigars are made using a blend of 100% Nicaraguan tobacco and are medium to full in style. Limited to 6,000 boxes worldwide, of which half that total is available for markets outside the US.

The taste profile of the blend is quite unusual and a novelty for a Davidoff cigar: With flavours of lemon, leather and coffee, the limited edition cigar makes for a perfect introduction to the new cycle. Especially the Dominican San Vicente and the Mexican Negro San Andres filler tobaccos, which are both known to stimulate the areas on the palate responsible for sour and salty sensations, drive the fresh and lemony notes without ever overpowering the palate.

The Year of the Snake Limited Edition 2025 comes in a wooden box of ten, which, like the Snake, is elegant, graceful and serene on the outside, but leaves the excitement inside for those who want to explore. A removable wooden frame adds to the excitement of unboxing and the novelties inside: Aficionados will receive their removable, numbered collector’s coin and can admire the second band of the cigar in red with a yellow accent.