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  • Indian Tabac Chief (7 1/2 x 52), in the box of 25 was $49.95, now $39.99.

  • Trilogy Ovation Monarch (6 1/2 x 54 with Cameroon wrappers), in boxes of 20 was $69.95, now $49.95!

  • Padron 7000 (6 1/4 x 60), in boxes of 26 in natural or maduro for $142.95, best in our survey.

  • Santa Damiana Cabinet Selection No. 100 (6 3/4 x 48), an extra-smooth blend in sampler packs of five for $15.00.

    Famous Smoke Shop:
    The Gran Habano line is rightly celebrated for its combination of quality tobaccos, excellent balance and great value:

  • Gran Habano No. 1 (Connecticut wrapper) Robusto (5 x 52), in boxes of 20 for $60.99, or in 40s was $104.99, now $94.99.

  • Gran Habano Blend No. 5(Nicaraguan Corojo wrapper):

    > Robusto (5 x 52), in boxes of 20 for $60.99;

    > Rothschild (4 1/2 x 50), in boxes of 40 was $104.99, now $94.99.

  • Gran Habano 3 Siglos Gran Robusto (6 x 54), in boxes of 20 was $117.99, now $113.99, best we have seen.

    J-R Cigars:
    Two Altadis U.S.A. brands that have scored with smokers thanks to great flavor and great value are Gispert and Saint Luis Rey, both now offered in trial packs of five at ridiculously low prices:

  • Gispert, an old Cuban brand that’s faded from view but now a great value brand made in Honduras:

    > Belicoso (6 1/8 x 52), five for $10.50;

    > Robusto (5 x 54), five for $9.00;

    > Toro (6 x 54), five for $9.00.

  • Saint Luis Rey Reserva Especial, also made in Honduras and full of rich flavor:

    > Belicoso (6 1/8 x 52), five for $10.50;

    > Churchill (7 x 52), five for $10.50;

    > Double Corona (6 1/2 x 48), five for $9.75;

    > Rothschild (5 x 54), five for $9.00;

    > Toro (6 x 50), five for $9.75.

    L'il Brown Smoke Shack:
    There might not be a better value – penny for penny – than the JM’s Dominican line, made in the Dominican Republic. Both the Connecticut and Sumatra-wrapped series were graded “A: Exceptional” in our tasting and now they’re on special!

    > Belicoso (6 x 52, with Connecticut or Sumatra wrappers), in boxes of 50 was $75.60, now $68.05! That’s $1.36 each!

    > Robusto (5 x 50, with Connecticut wrappers), 50 was $61.25, now $55.15; that’s $1.10 each!

    Mike's Cigars:
    Massive changes in the pricing of well-known La Aurora factory brands including Aurora Preferidos and Leon Jimenes creates some nice opportunities for savings in sampler packs of five:

  • Diamond Crown, from the J.C. Newman Cigar Co. and made at the Tabacalera A. Fuente:

    > No. 1 (8 1/2 x 54), in a sampler pack of five for $83.25;

    > No. 2 (7 1/2 x 54), five for $74.25;

    > No. 3 (6 1/2 x 54), five for $63.00;

    > No. 4 (5 1/2 x 54), five for $49.50;

    > No. 5 (4 1/2 x 54), five for $45.00.

  • Diamond Crown Maximus, an even harder-to-get edition of the Diamond Crown line:

    > No. 1 (8 x 50), five for $78.75;

    > No. 2 (7 x 50), five for $67.50;

    > No. 3 (6 3/8 x 50), five for $74.25;

    > No. 4 (6 x 50), five for $56.25;

    > No. 5 (5 x 50), five for $45.00.

  • Don Lino 1989, a revival of an old blend by Miami Cigar & Co.:

    > Churchill (7 1/2 x 50), five was $37.00, now $28.95;

    > Robusto (5 x 50), five was $35.00, now $24.95;

    > Torpedo (6 1/4 x 52), five for $27.95.

  • La Aurora 1495 Churchill (7 x 50), an especially complex blend, in a sampler of five was $48.50, now $39.95.

  • La Aurora Barrel Aged, a blend which underscores the La Aurora factory’s use of old oak barrels for aging its tobacco.

    > Belicoso (6 1/4 x 52), five for $34.95;

    > Churchill (7 1/2 x 50), five for $31.25;

    > No. 4 (5 3/4 x 43), five for $24.00;

    > Robusto (5 x 50), five for $27.50.

  • La Aurora Cien Anos, the cigar that celebrates 100 years of the oldest cigar factory in the Dominican Republic:

    > Churchill (7 x 50), five was $72.00, now $62.95; in boxes of 25 was $350.00, now $310.95;

    > Robusto (5 x 50), five was $62.00, now $53.95, 25 was $300.00, now $265.95.

  • La Aurora Preferidos, the famous perfectos that replicate the original shapes made when the La Aurora factory opened in 1903:

    > No. 1 (6 x 58), five was $51.00, now $49.95;

    > Robusto (5 x 50), five was $45.75, now $34.95.

  • Leon Jimenes, named for the founder of the La Aurora dynasty:

    > No. 1 (7 1/2 x 50), five was $20.50, now $17.95;

    > No. 2 (7 x 457), five was $18.50, now $16.95.

    > No. 3 (6 1/2 x 42), five was $16.50, now $13.95;

    > No. 5 (5 x 38), five was $12.25, now $10.50.

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