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 · Ramón Allones

Every listing · cheapest first

8 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 £1,005≈ €1196 €47.84 Buy →
Cigarworld.de DE La Casa del Habano · checked 15 May €455.00≈ €455 €18.20 Check →
Noblego DE Berlin · live · 30 Oct · sold out €417.10≈ €417 €16.68 Buy →
Cigarmaxx DE Berlin · live · 30 Oct · sold out €417.10≈ €417 €16.68 Buy →
Cigarrummet SE Habanos Specialist · live · 30 Oct · sold out SEK 4,800≈ €418 €16.70 Buy →
CigarOne CH Habanos Specialist · live · 30 Oct · sold out CHF 499.00≈ €524 €20.96 Buy →
Cigarmust (LCDH Lugano/Mendrisio) CH La Casa del Habano · live · 30 Oct · sold out CHF 507.50≈ €533 €21.32 Buy →
James J. Fox Dublin (since 1881) IE Habanos Specialist · live · 30 Oct · sold out €1,058≈ €1058 €42.32 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

€1196 €417 10 Sept5 Oct30 Oct

Now €119690-day low €41790-day high €119651 readings

The piece

Ramón Allones's robusto. Full-bodied Partagás-factory blend that aficionados often nominate as the best-value strong Cuban.

Ramón Allones is one of the oldest active Habanos brands, founded in Havana in 1837 and credited with inventing the cabinet-style cigar box still used today. Production was moved to the Partagás factory in the 20th century, which is why Ramón Allones shares Partagás's signature dense, earthy, full-bodied profile. The Specially Selected is the brand's flagship robusto — a 4.9-inch 50-ring cigar that's been in continuous production for decades.

The smoke is dense from the first puff. First third opens with dark earth, espresso and a touch of leather; the middle settles into Ramón's signature dark-cocoa-and-coffee core with a hint of dried fruit; the last third delivers a long, oily finish with leather and a whisper of cedar. Smoking time runs 60 to 75 minutes. A box of 25 sits in the €425 to €520 range: Noblego runs around €445, Cigarworld €455, Cigarmust CHF 495 (~€520). Often nominated as the best-value strong Cuban robusto — comparison-shopping pays off here.

Questions

  • Where is the cheapest place to buy Ramón Allones Specially Selected in Europe right now?

    The cheapest verified box of Ramón Allones Specially Selected in Europe right now is at Turmeaus (sister to C.Gars) in United Kingdom at approximately €1,196 for a box of 25 (about €47.84 per cigar). All 8 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 Ramón Allones Specially Selected compare to other Ramón Allones cigars?

    Ramón Allones Specially Selected is a Robusto, ring 50, 124 mm, full strength, sold in a box of 25.

  • Is the price for Ramón Allones Specially Selected 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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