Leaf by Oscar Maduro Lancero

HISTORY

Oscar Valladares Tobacco & Co. started operating in 2012 with its factory located in Danli, Honduras and was founded by Oscar Valladares, Hector Valladares and Bayron Duarte, who have many years' experience in the tobacco industry. Oscar worked for more than 9 years with Rocky Patel, and Bayron worked for more than 20 years with General Cigars and Oliva. Oscar Valladares started in the cigar industry almost by destiny. He worked for a travel agency, taking Rocky Patel´s group to make tours to the Factory. In a short time, Rocky asked Oscar to be part of his team, and for nine years, he worked for him. It was During this time, Oscar met Bayron, who worked for General Cigars, and a long friendship began.

In 2011, Oscar started his own cigar shop in Danli. He had a couple of rollers making fresh cigars in the shop. By the end of 2011, Bayron tells Oscar that there´s an opportunity to buy a small Factory, in which they decide to invest, with the help of Oscar´s brother, Hector. The Factory started working with a couple of rollers in a small house in Downtown Danli under the name Oscar Valladares Tobacco & Co.

The 2012 cigar brand was the first brand made by Oscar Valladares Tobacco & Co. The box, which included a bonus cigar to be smoked on December 21st, was to mark the end of an era. This cigar was wrapped in a tobacco leaf, simulating an ancient Mayan cigar, rustic and hand-rolled. This unique feature led to the idea of the Leaf by Oscar. The first client of the Factory, Jim Robinson, asked Oscar Valladares Tobacco & Co. to make the house blend for his shop “Leaf and Bean” located in Pittsburgh, but he wanted them wrapped in a tobacco leaf, just like the bonus Cigar of the 2012, and that is how the Brand Leaf and Bean by Oscar was born.

The first order of 5000 cigars was successfully sold out in a couple of weeks. After this, people around the United States were asking about this unusual cigar wrapped in a tobacco leaf. The cigar was distributed only in the United States and later changed its name to Leaf by Oscar. In January 2016, the factory moved to the former Oliva Factory, a 25000 square feet facility, with more than one hundred employees between production and administration. Today, you can find Oscar Valladares Tobacco cigars in more than 1000 stores in the US and Europe.

LEAF BY OSCAR MADURO

Leaf by Oscar Maduro is a perfectly rolled Honduran blend made famous by creator Oscar Valladares. Although at first glance, this may not be the most attractive cigar, once you remove the piece of tobacco leaf used as cellophane, you will discover seamless construction as well as an oily wrapper which exudes delicious flavours and aromas.

CIGAR INFORMATION

Country of Origin: Honduras

WRAPPER: Nicaraguan Maduro

BINDER: Honduras

FILLER: Honduras

Flavour profile: Medium-Bodied

Vitola: Lancero

Size: 38 ring gauge, 7 inches

Smoking time: 60 minutes