J.C. Newman Increasing Prices for 2023

J.C. Newman will increase prices on its cigars effective Jan. 1, 2023.

According to Drew Newman of J.C. Newman, the increases amount to a weighted average of 6.5 percent across its portfolio, which includes cigars made in the Dominican Republic, Nicaragua and the U.S.

It is widely expected that most cigar companies will be increasing prices next year, most of which are likely to be announced in the first quarter of the year as that is when most companies traditionally make these announcements. Reasons for these increases include increased costs for tobacco and packaging, increased competition for labor, general inflation, and mirroring competitors’ price adjustments.

The following chart is a look at what companies have announced price increases or no price increases for 2023.

Company	Price Increase?
AJ Fernandez	No
Alec Bradley	Yes
All Saints Cigars	Yes
Battleground	No
Bocock Brothers	Yes
CLE	Yes
D'Crossier	No
Davidoff	Yes
Drew Estate	Yes
E.P. Carrillo	Yes
Epic	No
Espinosa Premium Cigars	Yes
Fable	No
Favilli	No
Ferio Tego	No
Foundation Cigar Co.	No
Garo	No
Habanos S.A.	Yes
Howard G Cigars	No
Iconic Leaf	Yes
Illusione	No
J.C. Newman	Yes
Karen Berger	No
La Flor Dominicana	No
La Sirena	No
Lotus/Vertigo	No
Miami Cigar & Co.	No
My Father Cigars	No
Oscar Valladares Tobacco & Co.	Yes
Oveja Negra Brands	No
PDR Cigars	No
Perdomo	Yes
Platinum Nova	No
Quality Importers Trading Co.	No
Rocky Patel	Yes
Rojas Cigars	Yes
Southern Draw	No
Vintage Rock-A-Feller	No