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 · Quintero

Every listing · cheapest first

4 retailers

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

RetailerBoxPer cigar
CigarOne CH Habanos Specialist · live · 30 Oct · sold out CHF 85.00≈ €89 €3.57 Buy →
Noblego DE Berlin · live · 30 Oct · sold out €89.73≈ €90 €3.59 Buy →
Cigarmaxx DE Berlin · live · 30 Oct · sold out €89.73≈ €90 €3.59 Buy →
Cigarmust (LCDH Lugano/Mendrisio) CH La Casa del Habano · live · 30 Oct · sold out CHF 95.00≈ €100 €3.99 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

€120 €90 10 Sept13 Sept17 Sept

Now €12090-day low €9090-day high €1208 readings

The piece

Cuba's gentlest budget brand. Long-filler Cuban at machine-rolled prices — Quintero is short-filler's slightly fancier sibling.

Quintero was founded in 1924 in Cienfuegos (not Havana — one of the few Habanos brands rolled outside the capital) and has been quietly producing accessible Cuban cigars ever since. The brand sits one notch above José L. Piedra in the budget Cuban hierarchy — Quintero uses long-filler tobacco like the premium brands, but a gentler blend and less aged wrapper that keeps the price well below Cohiba, Montecristo and Partagás territory. The Brevas is the most-traded Quintero vitola — a slim 5.4-inch by 40 ring format designed for a 30-to-45-minute smoke.

The smoke is gentle and approachable. First third opens with cedar, hay and a faint sweetness; the middle drifts into Quintero's signature creamy, slightly woody core; the last third delivers a smooth, mild finish. A box of 25 sits in the €165 to €215 range: Noblego runs around €175, Cigarworld €185, Cigarmust CHF 195 (~€205). Among the most consistently in-stock Cuban SKUs — supply outstrips demand.

Questions

  • Where is the cheapest place to buy Quintero Brevas in Europe right now?

    We are tracking 4 European retailers that list Quintero Brevas. Stock is moving — refresh this page or save it to your watchlist to be alerted when any retailer restocks at a competitive price.

  • 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 Quintero Brevas compare to other Quintero cigars?

    Quintero Brevas is a Brevas, ring 40, 137 mm, medium strength, sold in a box of 25.

  • Is the price for Quintero Brevas 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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