Cigar atlas · Medium to medium-full
Oscar Valladares Wild Hunter: flavour profile and cigars like it
Oscar Valladares Wild Hunter is a handmade cigar made in Honduras. Its published strength is medium to medium-full. It has a Oscuro wrapper grown in Honduras and filler from Honduras. The tasting notes in our sources point to cedar, earth and pepper.
If you like it, the closest matches in the palate test are Macanudo Inspirado Orange and Gilberto Oliva Reserva.

What does Oscar Valladares Wild Hunter taste like?
- cedar and wood
- earth and leather
- pepper and spice
How strong is it, and what's in it?
| Wrapper | Honduras. The exact leaf differs between Natural and Oscuro. |
|---|---|
| Binder | Honduras |
| Filler | Honduras |
| Strength | Medium to medium-full as published by oscartobacco.com |
| Body | Medium for Natural Toro |
| Made in | Honduras |
| Made by | Oscar Valladares Tobacco & Co. |
| Factory | Oscar Valladares Tobacco & Co. factory, Honduras. A facility proper name was not stated. |
| Sizes | Toro Natural 6×52 · Toro Oscuro 6×52 |
Strength here means nicotine, which mostly comes from the filler. Wrapper colour is not a strength guide.
What reviewers say
- Rob Rasmussen (cigardojo.com): 84 points, Toro, 6 x 52 (2020)In our words: Leather, cedar and pepper led. The reviewer found the final third weaker.
Scores as published by the magazine or retailer, for the size named. Notes are our summary of the review, not quotes. We don't score cigars ourselves.
About Oscar Valladares Wild Hunter
The line. The two-wrapper line debuted at the 2019 IPCPR show. It shipped in July 2019. cigardojo.com
The brand. Oscar Valladares began his own production in Danlí in 2012. Oscar Valladares Tobacco & Co. is the brand owner and manufacturer. Its official address is in Danlí, Honduras. oscartobacco.com
Cigars like Oscar Valladares Wild Hunter
- Macanudo Inspirado OrangeClosest matchWrapper style not published · MediumAlso made in Honduras, more cream and nuts, less cedar and wood, about the same strength.
- Gilberto Oliva ReservaAlso fitsSumatra wrapper · Medium to medium-fullAbout the same strength.
- Alec Bradley LineageAlso fitsWrapper style not published · MediumAlso made in Honduras, more fruit and floral, less cedar and wood, about the same strength.
- Raices Cubanas Liga De ReyesAlso fitsWrapper style not published · Medium to fullAlso made in Honduras, more fruit and floral, about the same strength.
- Sindicato NaturalOne step furtherCorojo wrapper · MediumAbout the same strength.
Picked by the palate test's own engine, as if you named Oscar Valladares Wild Hunter as a favourite: never more than one strength step above it, plain tobacco only, one cigar per brand.