Oscar Valladares Tobacco & Co. Announces Price Increase Effective Feb. 1
Due to the increasing costs of materials and operations in Honduras, Oscar Valladares Tobacco & Co. has announced that it will be implementing a price increase on its products effective February 1.
While a representative of the company did not provide a specific breakdown of the increases, it will be a 7-9 percent increase throughout the company’s portfolio of cigars. The increase does not apply to the Leaf by Oscar line or any other lines produced by Oscar Valladares Tobacco & Co. for other companies, as increases in those lines will be determined by the companies that own them.
The company had originally planned to implement the increase in 2020, but decided delay implementing it amidst the COVID-19 pandemic.
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 |
| Bellatto Premium Cigars | Yes |
| Bocock Brothers | Yes |
| Caldwell | Yes |
| CLE | Yes |
| Crowned Heads | Yes |
| Crux | Yes |
| D'Crossier | No |
| Davidoff | Yes |
| Drew Estate | Yes |
| Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust | Yes |
| E.P. Carrillo | Yes |
| Epic | No |
| Espinosa Premium Cigars | Yes |
| Esteban Carreras | No |
| Fable | No |
| Favilli | No |
| Ferio Tego | No |
| Forged Cigar Co. | Yes |
| Foundation Cigar Co. | No |
| Fuerte y Libre | Yes |
| Garo | No |
| General Cigar Co. | Yes |
| Gran Habano | 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 Palina | Yes |
| La Sirena | No |
| Lost&Found | Yes |
| Lotus/Vertigo | No |
| Luciano Cigars | No |
| Maya Selva Cigars | Yes |
| Miami Cigar & Co. | No |
| My Father Cigars | No |
| Oscar Valladares Tobacco & Co. | Yes |
| Oveja Negra Brands | No |
| Paul Garmirian | Yes |
| PDR Cigars | No |
| Perdomo | Yes |
| Platinum Nova | No |
| Plasencia Cigars | Yes |
| Powstanie | Yes |
| Quality Importers Trading Co. | No |
| Rocky Patel | Yes |
| Rojas Cigars | Yes |
| Sinistro Cigars | Yes |
| Southern Draw | No |
| Vintage Rock-A-Feller | No |
Patrick Lagreid
I strive to capture the essence of a cigar and the people behind them in my work – every cigar you light up is the culmination of the work of countless people and often represents generations of struggle and stories. For me, it’s about so much more than the cigar – it’s about the story behind it, the experience of enjoying the work of artisans and the way that a good cigar can bring people together. In addition to my work with halfwheel, I’m the public address announcer for the Colorado Rockies and Arizona Diamondbacks during spring training, as well as for the Salt River Rafters of the Arizona Fall League, the WNBA's Phoenix Mercury, the G-League's Valley Suns, and previously the Arizona Rattlers of the Indoor Football League. I also work in a number of roles for Major League Baseball, plus I'm a voice over artist. Prior to joining halfwheel, I covered the Phoenix and national cigar scene for Examiner.com, and was an editor for Cigar Snob magazine.
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