Ramrod Cigars: Compare Prices from 18 Retailers

Quick answer: Ramrod is a dry-cured American cigar made by Avanti Cigar Company near Scranton, Pennsylvania. It uses Kentucky and Tennessee tobacco, and the Bourbon variant is finished with real bourbon. Compare Ramrod prices across our retailers above. Most packs run under $2 per stick.

This is a machine-made dry-cured stogie, not a humidor cigar. It does not need to be stored at 70% humidity, which makes it shelf-stable and a common choice for outdoor smokers and traditional smoke-shop customers.

The story behind Ramrod

Ramrod is produced by the Avanti Cigar Company, which has been making dry-cured cigars in the United States for more than a century. The factory sits just outside Scranton, Pennsylvania, and uses tobacco grown in Kentucky and Tennessee.

Avanti is one of the few remaining American-made cigar manufacturers, in an industry now dominated by Central American and Caribbean production. Their cigars sit in a different category from Cuban-style premium hand-rolled cigars. They are dry-cured (not aged in humidity), machine-made, and built for traditional American smoke-shop and convenience-store distribution.

The lines

• Ramrod Original. The classic. Dry-cured Kentucky and Tennessee tobacco, no infusion. Earthy, slightly sweet, slow-burning.
• Ramrod Bourbon. The signature variant. Tobacco is finished with real bourbon, giving the smoke a sweet vanilla and oak character on the front end.

What to expect

Ramrod is not a premium hand-rolled cigar and is not trying to be one. The dry-cure process means the smoke is denser and the burn is slow, almost like a cheroot. The flavor is earthy and unsubtle.

Pricing is well below premium cigars, typically under $2 per stick in packs of five or boxes of 25 to 50.

How to buy Ramrod

Ramrod is widely stocked at the larger online cigar retailers, often in multipack format. Use the product list above to see current pricing across our partnered stores.