The Oscar
The signature line in Habano, Connecticut, and Maduro - each cigar sheathed in a real tobacco leaf. An unbeatable conversation starter.
Oscar Valladares Tobacco & Co. makes bold, creative Honduran cigars in Danli, Honduras - best known for The Oscar, which ships wrapped in an actual tobacco leaf instead of cellophane. MDC stocks the Oscar Valladares catalog in depth.
Oscar Valladares cigars get picked up off the shelf. The Oscar's tobacco-leaf wrap, the color-coded Ciseron toros, the Super Fly bands - every line has a hook that starts a conversation at the counter. Underneath the showmanship is real Honduran farm-to-factory tobacco, which is why customers come back after the first purchase.
MDC carries 58 active Oscar Valladares SKUs across its lines. The Oscar alone covers three wrappers in four sizes each, the 2012 series adds Corojo, Maduro, Connecticut, Sumatra, and a barber pole, and Super Fly and Ciseron round out the shelf with distinct looks and profiles.
“Oscar Valladares 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 Oscar Valladares catalog is in our standing rotation - we curate to what actually moves at retail. These are the core lines we keep in depth.
The signature line in Habano, Connecticut, and Maduro - each cigar sheathed in a real tobacco leaf. An unbeatable conversation starter.
The workhorse series - Corojo, Maduro, Connecticut, and Sumatra, plus the striking Barber Pole - from short robusto to torpedo.
A rich, well-reviewed line in Maduro and Connecticut with bold retro branding.
Color-banded toros (Black, Blue, Green, Purple, Yellow) that build an eye-catching shelf set.
A two-blend concept - Claro and Oscuro - that sells as a natural pair.
Oscar Valladares thrives where visual merchandising moves product: liquor stores, smoke shops, and golf shops, where The Oscar's leaf wrap and the Ciseron color set stand out in the case. Cigar lounges use the brand as their Honduran boutique story - a break from the wall of Nicaraguan names - and casino bars like the novelty factor for guests shopping on impulse. The portfolio spans mild Connecticut offerings through fuller maduros, so it covers most palates within one brand.
MDC's active Oscar Valladares SKUs run roughly $55-$289 per box wholesale, and venues typically retail at 1.8x-2.5x wholesale. The 2012 series and the 11-count Oscar boxes keep opening costs low per SKU, which makes it cheap to test what the leaf-wrap novelty does for your counter - most venues find out quickly.
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 Oscar Valladares 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 Oscar Valladares 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 Oscar Valladares in MDC programs: Aladino , Cle , Camacho , Eiroa . 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 Oscar Valladares 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 Oscar Valladares 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. Oscar Valladares 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.