Friday, 30 October 2026 · Malmö Free to read · 23 retailers · 228 live prices

The Next Cigar

The anthology of the leaf — Cuban cigars, the European market, and the things worth owning.

Vol. II · No. 10 Independent · Reader-supported · No tobacco sold here October 2026 · Published from Sweden

Markets · the board · Juan López

Every listing · cheapest first

6 retailers

Pick a country to see what each box costs at your door.

RetailerBoxPer cigar
Turmeaus (sister to C.Gars) UK Habanos Specialist · live · 30 Oct £945.00≈ €1125 €44.98 Search →
LCDH Brussel (Charlemagne) BE La Casa del Habano · checked 15 May €395.00≈ €395 €15.80 Check →
Noblego DE Berlin · live · 30 Oct · sold out €375.88≈ €376 €15.04 Buy →
Cigarmaxx DE Berlin · live · 30 Oct · sold out €375.88≈ €376 €15.04 Buy →
Cigarmust (LCDH Lugano/Mendrisio) CH La Casa del Habano · live · 30 Oct · sold out CHF 467.50≈ €491 €19.64 Buy →
CigarOne CH Habanos Specialist · live · 30 Oct · sold out CHF 525.00≈ €551 €22.05 Buy →

Rows in grey were last read more than 60 days ago: they are history, not quotes, and never count as the cheapest. Listed price for the box of 25 in the retailer's own currency, their own tax included. A box crossing a border picks up destination duty and VAT on top — the "duty paid EU" mark shows the few retailers whose price is all-in beyond their home market.

Ninety days · cheapest in-stock box in Europe, in euros

€1125 €376 10 Sept5 Oct30 Oct

Now €112590-day low €37690-day high €112548 readings

The piece

Juan López's flagship Corona. Mid-strength Cuban classic often compared to Hoyo de Monterrey for its balanced, easy-drinking profile.

Juan López is one of the older Habanos brands still in continuous production — founded in the 1870s and rolled at the Romeo y Julieta factory in Havana. The Selección No. 1 is the brand's flagship Corona at 5.6 inches by 42 ring, and it's the cigar most aficionados name when discussing accessible, mid-priced Cuban premiums. The blend sits between Hoyo de Monterrey and Punch in strength — not as gentle as the Le Hoyo line, not as forceful as Bolívar — and it's renowned for delivering a remarkable amount of complexity at a price that consistently undercuts Cohiba, Montecristo and Partagás.

The smoke opens with cedar and hay, drifts through a creamy honeyed middle, and finishes on coffee and a touch of toasted bread. Across Europe a box of 25 sits in the €355 to €440 range: Noblego runs around €375, LCDH Brussels €395, Cigarmust CHF 425 (~€445 after FX). One of the best-value comparison-shopping targets in the Cuban catalogue.

Questions

  • Where is the cheapest place to buy Juan López Selección No. 1 in Europe right now?

    The cheapest verified box of Juan López Selección No. 1 in Europe right now is at Turmeaus (sister to C.Gars) in United Kingdom at approximately €1,125 for a box of 25 (about €45.00 per cigar). All 6 retailers we track for this vitola are in the table above, each with the date its price was read: rows marked live were re-read by our scraper within the last fortnight, the rest were checked by hand.

    Prices and stock move. Save a price alert and we email you when any retailer drops below your target or the box comes back in stock.

  • Will the listed price include duty + VAT for my country?

    Only if you live where the retailer is. Every price on this page is all-in (excise duty + VAT included) in the retailer's home country and nowhere else. Buy from a German retailer to a German address and what you see is what you pay. Buy across a border — a Swiss retailer shipping into the EU, or any EU retailer shipping to the UK, Sweden, Denmark, Finland or Ireland — and the destination country charges its own tobacco excise and VAT on arrival. How much depends on the destination's excise rate; our import-duty guide walks through the main markets.

    The few retailers whose price is all-in beyond their home market carry a "duty paid EU" mark in the table.

  • How does Juan López Selección No. 1 compare to other Juan López cigars?

    Juan López Selección No. 1 is a Corona, ring 42, 142 mm, medium strength, sold in a box of 25.

  • Is the price for Juan López Selección No. 1 likely to drop?

    Habanos S.A. (the Cuban state tobacco monopoly) sets the worldwide release-price floor for every Habano in this catalogue. That floor went up roughly 40% during the 2022–2024 global price harmonisation, and Habanos has signalled further annual increases through 2027. So the long-term trend is up, not down.

    Short-term, prices move at the retailer level — promotions, clearance, a restock at a different price. Where we have a history, the 90-day line on this page shows what the cheapest box in Europe has actually done. A price alert with no target emails you on any drop; setting a target limits it to your budget.

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