Black Friday Cigar Deals: How to Spot the Real Ones

Quick answer: The best Black Friday cigar deals are box deals on popular lines, because box prices swing the most from store to store. Most big online cigar stores start one to two weeks before Thanksgiving and run past Cyber Monday. Before you buy, check the sale price against what other stores charge every day, not against the store's own was price.

This week, with no Black Friday sale running anywhere, the same box of 24 Oliva Serie V Belicosos cost about $139 at one store and $293 at another. That is a gap of more than $150 on the identical box, after codes.

That gap is the whole story of Black Friday cigar shopping. A 40% off tag means nothing if the starting price was already high. So this guide gives you the prices to beat: today's lowest real price on the boxes people buy most, checked across every store we compare and updated daily. If a Black Friday price is not below these, it is not a deal.

When Do Black Friday Cigar Sales Start?

Black Friday 2026 is Friday, November 27, and Cyber Monday is November 30. Most large online cigar stores do not wait for Friday. Last year Cigars International posted its pre-Black Friday deals on November 11, Gotham Cigars had a Black Friday menu up by November 10, and Famous Smoke Shop was running a year-end box sale by November 17. The same stores kept going well past Cyber Monday: some Cigars International prices ran through December 4, and some Famous Smoke deals lasted into mid-December. So the real Black Friday season is closer to a month than a weekend. The catch is that doorbuster boxes are limited, and the best ones go first, so start checking prices in the second week of November. The easy shortcut is a price alert on the cigars you want, set now, so you hear when a store drops the price.

How Do You Tell a Real Black Friday Cigar Deal From a Fake One?

Compare the sale price with what other stores charge on an ordinary day. Three checks catch almost every fake deal:

1. Ignore the was price. Stores set their own list price, and some list prices are higher than anyone actually pays. A box marked down from $290 to $200 is no deal if another store sells it for $180 every week.
2. Do the per-cigar math. Divide the price by the count. A box of 20 at $160 is $8 a cigar; a box of 24 at $180 is $7.50. Black Friday bundles often change the count to make the price look lower.
3. Check the exact size. The same line can cost $60 more for a Churchill than a Robusto. Compare the same size and the same count, or you are comparing different cigars.

I almost fell for the third one while pulling prices for this guide. The first Arturo Fuente Hemingway box I checked looked like it spread $145 between stores. Then I read the listings: the cheap box and the expensive one were not even the same cigar. Matched size for size, the gap on a box of Hemingway Signatures was closer to $50. Still real money, just not the headline I thought I had.

Our price comparison pages do this math for you: same cigar, same count, every store, after any working code.

Black Friday Box Prices to Beat

Each box below shows today's lowest price, the store that has it and how many stores carry that exact box, pulled live from our price comparison data and refreshed every day. When the Black Friday sales start, a real deal will beat these numbers.

Oliva Serie V Belicoso, Box of 24

The biggest spread we found this week. The Oliva Serie V is a full-bodied blend of Nicaraguan tobacco under a sun-grown Ecuadorian Habano wrapper. Boxes of 24 Belicosos ran from about $139 to $293 across 12 stores, before any Black Friday sale.

Alec Bradley Prensado Robusto, Box of 24

The Prensado Churchill was Cigar Aficionado's No. 1 cigar of 2011. The line is box-pressed and full-bodied, with a Honduran Corojo wrapper. The same box of 24 Robustos ran from about $168 to $305 across 11 stores.

Rocky Patel Decade Robusto, Box of 20

Rolled at the Plasencia factory in Honduras under an Ecuadorian Sumatra wrapper, medium to full, and one of the most widely stocked Rocky Patel lines. The box of 20 ran from about $144 to $234 across 11 stores.

La Aroma de Cuba Mi Amor Robusto, Box of 25

Rolled in Nicaragua by My Father Cigars for Ashton, under a dark Mexican San Andres wrapper. Ten stores carried the box of 25 Robustos, from about $166 to $234.

H. Upmann 1844 Añejo Robusto, Box of 25

The value pick on this list. Altadis says every leaf in the blend is aged at least five years. Boxes of 25 ran from about $138 to $205 across six stores.

Ashton VSG Robusto, Box of 24

The tightest spread here, about $294 to $346 across nine stores, which tells you this box rarely gets cheap. If you see it well under $290 on Black Friday, that is a real markdown.

Liga Privada No. 9 Toro, Box of 24

Drew Estate's full-bodied flagship with a Connecticut Broadleaf wrapper, and one of the harder boxes to find at a good price. Ten stores carried it this week, from about $322 to $430.

Padron 1964 Anniversary Exclusivo, Box of 25

The box most smokers wait all year to buy. The Exclusivo is a box-pressed robusto made in Esteli, Nicaragua. Six stores carried it, from about $358 to $411. Padron boxes are rarely marked down much, so even a modest code on a Padron box is worth taking. Every Padron line is priced on our Padron brand page.

What Did Each Store Run Last Black Friday?

Here is what the big stores ran in 2025, or in 2024 where 2025 was not on record. None of them has announced its 2026 plans yet, and we will add each store's deals here when they post.

• Famous Smoke Shop (2025): doorbuster boxes, free shipping on every order with no minimum and no code, a free lighter, cutter or travel set depending on how much you spent, and extra loyalty points on Padron.
• Cigars International (2025): pre-Black Friday deals from November 11, then a Black Friday page with more than 150 deals and a Black Friday and Cyber Monday combined sale.
• JR Cigars (2025): by early December, buy-one-get-one deals, more than 800 boxes marked down and free cigars with some boxes.
• Thompson Cigar (2024): 30% off plus an extra 10%, with free shipping on orders over $125.
• Cigars.com (2024): a 20% sitewide code, the only one we found on record, plus a free box of Punch on orders over $200.
• Cigora (2024): a Black Friday section, then a free eight-cigar sampler on December orders over $100.
• Mike's Cigars and Smoke Inn: dedicated Black Friday and Cyber Monday samplers.
• Best Cigar Prices (2024): Cyber Week deals with free shipping over $99.

The pattern matters more than any one offer. Stores lean on doorbusters, free gifts and bundles, not sitewide codes. And every up to 70% off claim is measured against the store's own list price, which is exactly why the box prices above are the better yardstick.

Are There Cigars Made Just for Black Friday?

Yes. The best-known is HVC Black Friday, a limited cigar HVC Cigars has released every year since 2015. The 2025 edition, the 10th anniversary release, was 500 boxes of 50 with an Ecuadorian Habano wrapper over Nicaraguan tobacco, and it shipped to stores in late October, before the sales even started. The 2024 edition used a Mexican San Andres wrapper and was limited to 400 cabinets. These sell at full price, not on sale, and the small runs disappear fast. If you want one, ask your shop in October.

Is Black Friday or Cyber Monday Better for Cigars?

Neither day matters as much as the price. Last year most big stores ran one sale from mid-November into December, with Black Friday and Cyber Monday deals overlapping. The difference is stock: doorbuster boxes are limited, and the popular ones go first. If the box you want shows up on Black Friday below the prices in this guide, buy it then. If it does not, waiting costs you little, because many sales keep going into the first week of December.

Should You Buy Samplers on Black Friday?

Yes, if you want to try new cigars. Black Friday samplers are where stores bundle five to ten cigars at a price per cigar you rarely see the rest of the year. The catch is that samplers are store-specific, so you cannot compare them across stores the way you can a box. Check the per-cigar price and make sure the sampler is built around names you recognize, not filler. Our cigar sampler guide covers what makes a sampler worth it.

Will a Black Friday Order Arrive Before Christmas?

Usually, yes. Most stores ship cigars by ground, and UPS has required an adult signature (21 or older) on every tobacco delivery since December 2019, according to Halfwheel. A box ordered Black Friday weekend normally arrives in the first or second week of December. The risk is the signature: if nobody 21 or older is home, you lose two or three days to a second attempt or a trip to the depot. Buying a gift? Our cigar gift guide has picks by budget with the same live prices.

How Do You Catch a Price Drop Without Checking Every Store?

Set an alert and let the prices come to you. Our free price alerts watch a cigar across every store we track and message you when the price drops. The deals page lists verified price drops as they happen, and the coupons page shows every working code by store, including the Black Friday codes once they post. For the rest of the year, our cigar sale calendar shows when the other big sales land.

Not sure which box to grab? Tap the chat bubble in the bottom right and ask Cigar Finder AI. Tell it what you smoke and your budget, and it will point you to the box worth buying this Black Friday.

Frequently Asked Questions

When does Black Friday 2026 start for cigars?

Black Friday is November 27, 2026, and Cyber Monday is November 30. Last year several big online cigar stores started their deals around November 10 to 17 and kept some running into December.

Who has the best Black Friday cigar deals?

No single store wins every year. The best deal depends on the cigar: box prices for the same cigar can differ by more than $100 between stores on an ordinary day. Compare the exact box and count across stores before you buy, and treat a store's was price as marketing, not proof.

Are Black Friday cigar deals worth it?

Some are. A real deal beats the lowest price other stores charge every day, not just the store's own list price. Box deals on popular lines and samplers built around known brands are where the real savings usually show up.

Is Cyber Monday cheaper than Black Friday for cigars?

Not reliably. Most big cigar stores run one sale that covers both days, so prices are often the same. The real difference is stock: limited doorbuster boxes sell out over the weekend, so buy on Black Friday if the price already beats what other stores charge.

Can you stack a coupon code on a Black Friday sale?

Sometimes. Some stores exclude sale items from their codes, and sitewide codes were rare last Black Friday. Check the code's terms on our coupons page before you check out, and compare the final price after the code, not before.

Do cigars go on sale for Black Friday?

Yes. Black Friday is the biggest cigar sale of the year, with doorbuster boxes, sampler bundles, free gifts and free shipping at most large online stores. Premium brands such as Padron and Arturo Fuente are discounted less often and less deeply than most.

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