Liga Privadas selling for almost $20

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Originally Posted by GrouchoM

Somebody please enlighten me to why it cost so much? $18.50 per stick before taxes.

Only you can decide if a cigar is worth a certain price....to YOU. Try one. As to why it costs so much....well, it isn't a whole lot different than most other consumer commodities. Supply and demand, of course. Also, materials, production and marketing costs. Even (most of) the LP haters will acknowledge that the brand sources superior tobacco and employs very strict production and QC. That costs money. They cost more to make; they are in great demand; and there is a strong market for them at their price point. Cigars tastes are extremely personal. There's LOTS of cigar smokers who would NEVER get their money's worth from an $18 cigar. There's plenty that will.
I will tell you that two of the best cigars I've ever smoked were LP's. I'll also tell you there there were LP's that I enjoyed not one bit. In fact, there's an LPT52 toro in each category!
I also try to keep in mind that price has a fairly strong impact on my impressions...even my enjoyment of a cigar. I hold a $15 cigar to a very different standard than a $3 cigar. I have had crappy $15 cigars that I might have been perfectly happy if I'd paid $5 for them.
Buy one. Don't put it away for a special occasion that may never come. Smoke it. But smoke it when you have a chance to contemplate it a bit....and let us know if YOU thought it was worth it