Nat Sherman Timeless
The brand’s premium flagship family - balanced, medium-bodied blends with the polish the name promises.
Nat Sherman began as a New York tobacconist in 1930 and grew into one of the most polished names in premium cigars. MDC distributes the Nat Sherman portfolio to venues that want old-school East Coast refinement on the shelf.
Nat Sherman is the white-tablecloth name in this part of the catalog. The brand was born in a Manhattan tobacco shop, and the blends still carry that sensibility - balanced, refined, and dressed to look right in a nice room. Few brands say "hospitality" this clearly on the band.
MDC carries 15 active Nat Sherman SKUs. We stock it because hotel bars, clubs, and upscale venues keep asking for a cigar that matches their room, and Nat Sherman is that cigar - a heritage name guests recognize, at box prices that leave real margin.
“Nat Sherman is in our standing rotation because the accounts we serve - from casinos to cigar bars - sell through it consistently. That's the only reason a brand stays on our line card.”
Not every SKU in the Nat Sherman catalog is in our standing rotation - we curate to what actually moves at retail. These are the core lines we keep in depth.
The brand’s premium flagship family - balanced, medium-bodied blends with the polish the name promises.
The approachable, hospitality-friendly side of the portfolio - smooth, mild-to-medium, easy to recommend to any guest.
The Nat Sherman portfolio leans mild to medium - polished blends built for enjoyment with a drink rather than a strength contest - and the wholesale boxes sit in the value-to-mid tier. That profile is tailor-made for hospitality: hotel bars, private clubs, and steakhouses can pour a Manhattan and hand a guest a Nat Sherman without a word of explanation. Golf clubs like the smooth profiles for course smoking. In retail, upscale liquor stores use the brand as their refined counterpoint to fuller Nicaraguan fare.
MDC's active Nat Sherman SKUs run roughly $79-$147 per box wholesale, and venues typically retail at 1.8x-2.5x wholesale. For a heritage name, that is a friendly cost of entry - a $79 wholesale box supports roughly $140-$200 at retail across the box, which lets a hospitality venue price the cigar like a premium pour while keeping strong margin.
The MDC approach to any brand is the same: start with a curated core rotation sized to your venue, prove sell-through, then layer in deeper SKU coverage as the account matures. For a typical hospitality account, a Nat Sherman program begins with 2–3 vitolas across 40–60 cigars of opening depth, paired with the other brands that complement your overall humidor structure.
Because Nat Sherman is one of the core workhorse brands in the category, it's almost always part of the MDC opening-proposal for any new account - the exact SKUs and depth vary by whether you're running a bar-led hospitality program, a dedicated cigar lounge, or a pro-shop display. Your rep builds the proposal fast once you apply, with real numbers keyed to your venue.
Other brands frequently paired with Nat Sherman in MDC programs: Ferio Tego , La Palina , Ashton , La Aurora . For the complete list of brands MDC distributes, see the wholesale cigar brands index. For the programs each brand fits - hospitality, retail, cigar bar - see Cigars for Hospitality and Cigars for Retail.
Apply to open an MDC account. We'll look at your venue profile, your existing rotation (if any), and tell you exactly what a Nat Sherman program should look like on your floor - opening SKUs, depth, price points, and how it pairs with the rest of your humidor.
Every month without Nat Sherman on your shelf is margin your competitors are collecting. Your rep can have it in your first shipment within a week of approval.
P.S. Nat Sherman has been in MDC's standing rotation for 14+ years. If MDC can help your business, we can get you into a first shipment within a week of qualifying.