Powstanie Increasing Prices, Adding New Corona Sizes

Later this year, Powstanie will add 5 1/2 x 46 coronas to its two current core lines: Powstanie Broadleaf and Powstanie Habano. Mike Szczepankewicz, Powstanie’s co-founder, told halfwheel that the company has not finalized a release date for the Coronas.

Powstanie has finalized a major price increase, which will go into effect next week. Unlike most cigar companies, Powstanie has generally not increased prices on an annual basis. Its most recent price increase was in 2021, but most of its cigars by roughly 3 percent since the company launched in 2015.

The average increase between the Powstanie Broadleaf and Powstanie Habano amounts to 26.7 percent, ranging from 16.67-31.6 percent. Had the company increased prices annually over the last seven years, the increases would equate to about 2.6-4.7 percent price increases annually.

Pricing for the cigars is as follows:

• Powstanie Broadleaf Perfecto (5 x 50) — $12.70
• Powstanie Broadleaf Robusto (5 x 50) — $ 12.70
• Powstanie Broadleaf Belicoso (5 1/2 x 54) — $13
• Powstanie Broadleaf Toro (6 x 52) — $13.30
• Powstanie Habano Perfecto (5 x 50) — $12.10
• Powstanie Habano Robusto (5 x 50) — $ 12.10
• Powstanie Habano Belicoso (5 1/2 x 54) — $12.90
• Powstanie Habano Toro (6 x 52) — $13.10

The new pricing will go into effect on Feb. 13, 2023.

It is widely expected that most cigar companies will be increasing prices in or around early 2023, 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 looks 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