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Macanudo Vintage in sampler packs at Famous!Los Angeles, May 30 – Some aggressive pricing on popular brands, including some nice sampler packs: Abner’s World: Really low pricing on the C.A.O. l’Anniversaire Cameroon series, especially in the Toro size (5 1/2 inches by 55 ring), now $85.95 for 20 cigars, down from $87.95, but by far the lowest prices we have seen on this popular brand. Abner’s prices on the C.A.O. Brazilia series are also excellent, with the new Lambada (6 x 50) in stock at $74.95 for the box of 20. • Macanudo Gold Label, one of the outstanding mild cigars available on the U.S. market, so good we ranked it no. 2, on sale now: > Duke of York (5 1/2 x 54), the box of 25 was $106.75, now $99.95, the lowest price we have seen. > Lord Nelson (7 x 49), 25 was $116.85, now $112.95; > Shakespeare (6 1/4 x 45), 25 was $99.95, now $97.95; > Somerset (5 x 54 pyramid), 25 was $102.50, now $96.95; > Tudor (6 x 52), 25 was $111.95, now $107.95. AtlanticCigar.com: Atlantic is the latest to bring you low prices on the great H. Upmann office jar series: > Belicoso (6 1/8 x 52), the jar and 25 cigars for $81.00; > Lonsdale (6 5/8 x 44), the jar of 25 for $71.00; > Robusto (5 x 52), the jar of 25 for $71.00; > Corona (5 1/2 x 44), the jar of 25 for $66.00. • Oliveros, a flavorful cigar at an excellent price: > Oliveros Classic Toro, with a Camerooon wrapper (5 3/4 x 50), 20 cigars for $46.08, the lowes price we have seen; > Oliveros Classic Toro, with a Brazilian maduro wrapper, also $46.08 for 20, down from $69.95. • Padron! Atlantic has the best prices we seen right now with a rare sale on the original Padron series, which we think is the most flavorful and interesting of their three lines: > Padron 2000 (5 x 50), a box of 25 was $70.54, now $67.50; > Padron 3000 (5 1/2 x 52), was $85.50 for the box of 25, now $82.69; > Padron 5000 (5 1/2 x 56), was $116.10 for 25, now $107.91; > Padron 6000 (5 1/2 x 52 torpedo), was $128.00 for 25, now $123.50; > Delicias (4 7/8 x 46), was $62.10 for 25, now $58.50; > Londres (5 1/2 x 42), was $46.80 for 25, now $45.50; > Magnum (9 x 50), was $166.50 for 25, now $160.88; > Palmas (6 1/4 x 42), was $62.00 for 25, now $60.13. Cigars International: Keith Meier and the boys are trying to see if we’re awake, with some nice specials on some unusual cigars: • Excalibur Royal Sterling Dignitas (5 1/2 x 52), only $72.95 for the box of 20, sharing the lowest price we have seen with Payless Cigars; • Felipe Dominicana Boa (!), an unbelievable cigar with a pregnant bulge in the middle! A sure attention getter, this 4 1/4-inch by 60-ring beauty is offered in a box of 20 for $59.95. • Felipe Gregorio’s Tres Capas line with a natural, candela and maduro wrapper all included in this barber pole of a cigar, now available in the box of 10 for $52.95. • Perdomo Reserve Champagne E (Epicure), offered in a sampler pack of five. Featuring the light Connecticut wrapper, this 6 x 54 bomber was $35 for five, but now available for $30.95. Famous Smoke Shop: More goodies from the mind of Arthur Zaretsky and his wild-eyed cigar hounds at Famous: • Tony Borhani’s B line on sale for $29.95 for 20 cigars: > B1 (6 x 50), was $38.95; > B2 (5 x 52), was 36.95; > B3 (5 x 50), was $35.95; > B4 (4 1/2 x 52), was $33.95. • Indian Tabac Cameroon, one of Rocky Patel’s earliest blends: > Robusto Grande (5 x 52; a.k.a. “Chimp”) was $77.95 for 25, now $57.95; > Super Toro (6 x 58; a.k.a. “Gorilla”), was $95.95 for 25, now $75.95. • Macanudo Vintage ‘97, now offered in rarely-seen sampler packs of five: > No. 1 (7 1/2 x 49), now five for $52.95; > No. 2 (6 1/2 x 43), now five for $46.95; > No. 3 (5 1/2 x 43), now five for $44.95; > No. 5 (5 1/2 x 50), now five for $48.95. • Onyx Reserve, one of the best maduro-wrapped cigars available, at the lowest prices we have seen of late: > Churchill (7 x 50), was $71.95 for 20, now $62.95; > Lonsdale (6 3/4 x 44), was $63.95 for 20, now $54.95; > Mini Belicoso (5 x 52), was $63.95 for 20, now also $54.95; > Robusto (5 x 50), was $59.95 for 20, now $50.95; > Torbusto (5 1/2 x 60), was $78.95 for 20, now $69.95; > Toro (6 x 50), was $63.95 for 20, now $55.95. ~ Rich Perelman
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