Cohiba Pricing

[Cigar Salute]

Cohiba prices are all over the place now!  I think one thing that should be pointed out here is that the gray market suppliers have raised their prices FAR more than LCDH & Habanos Specialist shops.  I see Corona Especiales going for around $700 USD at some of the most popular gray market vendors, yet they were just on 24:24 barely a week ago for $485.  I think the Pandemic really disrupted the supply chain, and that disruption is what has caused alot of the increased pricing.  Lots of stock issues almost everywhere now, and prices went up dramatically at the bottom end as well.  A box of Fonseca Delicias or Por Larrañaga Montecarlo is substantially more expensive than a year ago.  These cigars were going for $65-75 a box, and now I've seen Delicias, a Short-filler niche brand Petit Corona-ish vitola, go for more than $100 in some cases.  And I'm seeing the PLMC go for $110-140 USD these days.