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Top Oscar Valladares Cigars

Top Oscar Valladares Cigars

Oscar Valladares Cigars are one of the highest rated and fastest selling brands on Cigars.com and celebrated its tenth anniversary in 2022. The brand's launch in 2012 made waves across the premium cigars industry, with big-name founders Oscar and Hector Valladares, along with Bayron Duarte, giving the label instant credentials and kudos with cigar aficionados everywhere.

Based in Danli, Honduras, there is a strong Honduran theme to Oscar Valladares cigars, from the choice of tobaccos used in the fillers, binders, and wrappers, through to the imagery on the band and the names given to each new addition to the Valladares portfolio.

The factory even produces some Honduran puros, which you'll see on this shortlist of the best Oscar Valladares cigars — so you can really experience what the brand is all about.

Each handmade cigar is rolled by artisans to ensure solid construction, a reliable burn line, and a consistent flavor profile. We even have our own exclusive Oscar Valladares creation made especially for Cigars.com, the light and dark pairing of Heaven and Hell - you can read more about that below, too.

We've picked out five of the best Oscar Valladares cigars for this shortlist, but it's all a matter of opinion, and there are many more top Oscar Valladares cigars available from Cigars.com.

If you're new to the brand, this list will give you a great starting point, but if you know what you're looking for, it's worth taking the time to browse the whole portfolio. Once you've done that, you'll be ready to choose a selection of singles or a box of stand-out smokes from this highly regarded Honduran cigar factory.

Oscar Valladares Super Fly

Oscar Valladares Super Fly is one of the quirkiest designs from Oscar Valladares Cigars, with a disco-inspired 1970s retro label. There's a choice of Honduran Connecticut or Mexican San Andres wrapper, so you can enjoy a personalized experience from Super Fly. Expect a slow-burning cigar with a sweet and spicy flavor profile peppered by dark fruit, cocoa, and cinnamon.

The three vitolas - Super Corona, Toro, and Gordo - are all relatively medium-sized, but with full strength and body, you'll find any sized stick should be enough to satisfy your palate.

Available in singles and boxes of 20, Super Fly is an absolutely essential addition to your humidor if you consider yourself a fan of Oscar Valladares, and you can make great savings when you buy your box from Cigars.com today.

Oscar Valladares Super Fly Cigar Specs

2012 By Oscar

2012 By Oscar is not one cigar, but three, each with a different wrapper. Offering even more variety than Super Fly, you can choose from four different vitolas of 2012 By Oscar Connecticut, 2012 By Oscar Corojo, or 2012 By Oscar Maduro.

The differences go beyond the wrapper. Connecticut is a mellow to medium strength smoke with a Honduras binder. Corojo is a similar strength, but with a Nicaraguan binder. Maduro, meanwhile, takes it up a notch to deliver medium-full strength.

Despite the name, these cigars were not launched in 2012. Instead, the trio was introduced in 2017 to mark the fifth anniversary of Oscar Valladares Cigars. With the brand now continuing into its second decade, don't miss out on this celebratory triplet, which has remained a favorite at Cigars.com since its launch.

2012 By Oscar Cigar Specs

Oscar Valladares Wild Hunter

Oscar Valladares Wild Hunter is one for the puro-lovers, with all-Honduran contents and construction. Again there's a choice of the wrapper, this time between a golden-brown EMS or a darker Maduro, and once again you can order in singles or in boxes of 20 from Cigars.com.

Wild Hunter, unusually, is produced only in a 6 x 52 Toro vitola, a common size across many other Oscar Valladares cigars. The filler blend aims to deliver the hallmarks of Honduran tobacco, and this means a complex flavor profile of leather and earth tones, combined with chocolate, espresso, and spice top notes.

A hint of black cherry from the Oscuro completes a very satisfying smoke, one of Valladares' best.

Oscar Valladares Wild Hunter Cigar Specs

Oscar Valladares Heaven and Hell

For another contrast between light and dark, choose Oscar Valladares Heaven and Hell, produced exclusively for Cigars.com. This showcase of different wrapper flavors includes a 6 x 52 Toro Connecticut and a matching sized Maduro - buy both and you can make a direct comparison between the two!

Connecticut is lighter and medium-bodied with cinnamon space, while the Maduro offers a darker path paved with dark chocolate, black fruits, and espresso. Perfectly balanced within themselves and as a pair, these creations show the yin and yang of Valladares' masterful expertise.

Exclusive to Cigars.com, why not make them exclusive to your humidor and give guests a unique experience next time you share a smoke?

Oscar Valladares Heaven and Hell Cigar Specs

Oscar Valladares Altar Q

Oscar Valladares Altar Q is the last entry on this shortlist, although there are countless other Oscar Valladares cigars that could easily feature too - we had to draw the line somewhere! Altar Q is a worthy feature, inspired by the Mayan civilization and the ancient history of Honduras and Central America.

Like some of the others above, Altar Q comes only in a 6 x 52 Toro vitola, but the box size is a little different at 16 sticks instead of Valladares' usual 20. The flavor profile offers something special too, with sweet honey, nuts, and spices, along with the more usual background of coffee and earth. If you're looking for the perfect after-dinner smoke, Altar Q makes a great substitute for dessert.

Oscar Valladares Altar Q Cigar Specs

  • Country of Origin: Honduras
  • Strength: Medium
  • Wrapper: Ecuador Sumatra
  • Binder: Honduras
  • Filler: Honduras
  • Sizes Available:

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