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Changing of the guard in our Comparison Shopper!

Los Angeles, May 29 – With our new National Retailer Rankings completed for 2007, we’ve made some changes to our popular Comparison Shopper.

We’ve added two new finishers in our top nine – Habana House and Tinderbox.com – and have deleted the entries for Abner’s World and Payless Cigars, which finished in 16th (tie) and 11th place, respectively. Maybe they’ll be back in 2008.

But with new entries come new bargains and we found some terrific prices at both companies, plus plenty of specials from our other top finishers:

BestCigarPrices.com:
A nice price on the Domaine Avo No. 20 (4 5/8 inches by 50 ring), with a sample pack of five available for just $26.75, lowest in our survey.

• Gurkha Vintage Shaggy, fairly new on the market, medium in body and with an uncut foot:

> Churchill (7 x 52), in the box of 25 for $142.95;

> Toro (6 x 50), 25 for $134.95 and

> Torpedo (6 1/2 x 53), 25 for $156.95.

Famous Smoke Shop:
With Father’s Day coming up, here’s a great gift item: a Cuesta Rey Sun Grown No. 60 three-pack (6 x 50) with a leather men’s valet! Normally $19.95, it’s now on sale for $17.95!

Also worth noting is a great special on a sampler of the Onyx Reserve Mini Belicoso (5 x 52): a pack of five was $17.95, now $12.75.

Habana House:
Habana House of Austin, Texas finished in a tie for fourth in our new Retailer Rankings and has lots of prices you’ll enjoy as we found out when we added their prices to our Comparison Shopper:

• Ashton Virgin Sun Grown, much-desired, but hard to find, especially at a discount:

> Robusto (5 1/2 x 50), in the box of 24 for $229.95, best in our review;

> Sorcerer (7 x 49), 24 for $238.95;

> Spellbound (7 1/2 x 54), 24 for $333.95 and

> Tres Mystique (4 3/4 x 44), 24 for $198.95.

• Nice prices on several sizes in the Avo empire:

> Avo Classic Piramide Tubos (7 x 54), in the box of 20 for $106.95;

> Avo Maduro Belicoso (6 x 48), 25 for $120.95 or try the Robusto (5 x 50), 25 for $109.95.

> Avo XO Maestoso Tubos (7 x 48), 20 for $119.95, easily the best price we have seen recently, or try the Preludio Tubos (6 x 40), 20 for $98.95.

• Camacho SLR, a very smooth-smoking edition of the Camacho line:

> Figurado (6 1/4 x 52), 25 for $146.95;

> Rothschild (4 1/2 x 50 in maduro), 25 for $125.95 and

> Toro (6 x 50 in maduro), 25 for $130.95. • Carlos Torano Reserva Selecta Petit Corona (5 x 40 in elegant glass tubes), in the box of 20 for $89.95.

• Cusano 18 Paired Maduro, perhaps not as high-profile as it deserves, but sure to gain attention at these prices:

> Churchill (7 1/4 x 50), in a box of 18 for $81.99;

> Robusto (5 x 50), 18 for $68.65 and

> Toro (6 1/2 x 46), 18 for $74.38.

• Cusano Corojo ‘97 Torpedo (6 x 52), in the box of 20 for $90.99.

• Fonseca Cubano Limitado, the newest blend from MATASA and full of rich flavors:

> Belicoso (6 1/2 x 52), 24 for $119.95 and

> Robusto (5 x 52), 24 for $102.95.

• Gran Habano 3 Siglos Robusto (5 7/8 x 52), 20 for $112.95 or the Gran Robusto (6 x 54) 20 for $125.95, both at the lowest prices in our survey.

• H. Upmann Vintage Cameroon, at staggeringly low prices while they last:

> Belicoso (6 1/8 x 52), in the box of 25 for $99.95;

> Churchill (7 x 50), 25 for $99.95;

> Robusto (5 x 52), 25 for $87.95 and

> Toro (6 x 54), 25 for $95.95.

• Hoyo de Monterrey Rothschilds (4 1/2 x 50), in the box of 50 for $101.95.

• La Aurora Cien Anos, hard to find and rarely discounted:

> Belicoso (6 1/4 x 52), 25 for $280.00;

> Churchill (7 x 50), 25 for $295.95 and

> Robusto (5 x 50), 25 for $249.95.

• Macanudo Robust Petit Coronas (5 x 38), in the box of 25 for $63.95.

• Montecristo Platinum at sensational prices:

> Habana No. 2 (6 1/8 x 52), in the box of 25 for $150.95;

> La Baia (5 1/2 x 44 in tubes), now 20 for $95.95 and

> Mini Belicoso (5 x 52 in tubes), 14 for $78.95.

• Montecristo White, the most expensive Montecristo of all, nicely discounted:

> Churchill (7 x 54), in the box 25 for $182.95;

> Especial No. 3 (5 1/2 x 44), 25 for $137.95;

> No. 2 (6 1/8 x 52), in 25s for $249.95;

> Rothchilde (5 x 52), 25 for $171.95 and

> Toro (6 x 54), 25 for $162.95.

• Padilla Miami 8 & 11 Robusto (5 x 50), in a box of 20 for $169.95 or try the Torpedo (6 1/4 x 52), 20 for $195.95.

• Perdomo Estate Seleccion ‘91, at the best prices we have seen:

> Imperio (5 1/2 x 48 with natural wrappers), in the box of 20 for $94.95;

> Maestro (6 x 54 in tubes), 10 for $105.95;

> Nobleza (5 5/8 x 48 in tubes), 10 for $89.95;

> Phantom (4 1/4 x 52) 20 in natural or maduro, for $109.95;

> Prestigio (6 1/2 x 55) 20 in maduro only for $134.95 and

> Regente (5 x 54), 20 in natural or maduro for $114.95.

• Perdomo Lot 23, now available in maduro as well as the original, natural-shade wrapper:

> Belicoso (5 1/2 x 52), 20 in natural or maduro, for $74.95;

> Churchill (7 x 50), 20 for $74.95 in maduro only;

> Robusto (5 x 50), 20 in natural and maduro for $67.95 and

> Toro (6 x 50), 20 in natural or maduro for $69.95.

• Romeo y Julieta Aniversaro, again at the best prices we have seen by far . . . while supplies last:

> Corona (5 1/2 x 44), in the box of 25 for $89.95;

> No. 2 (6 1/8 x 52), in 25s for $109.95;

> Robusto (5 x 52), 25 for $98.95;

> Toro 25 (6 x 54), 25 for $104.95.

• Romeo y Julieta Reserva Real at prices which are slightly unbelievable:

> Churchill (7 x 50), in the box of 25 for $79.95;

> Corona (5 1/2 x 44), now 25 for $67.95;

> No. 2 (6 1/8 x 52), 25 for $87.95;

> Porto Real (7 x 36 in tubes), 20 for $64.95;

> Robusto (5 x 50), 25 for $75.95;

> Toro (6 x 54), 25 for $82.95 and

> Verona’s Court (5 1/2 x 44 in tubes), 20 for $64.95.

• Tatuaje, the red-hot boutique brand at prices which are still expensive, but less than elsewhere:

> Cojonu 2003 (6 1/2 x 52), in 25s for $276.95;

> Cojonu 2006 (5 1/2 x 52), in 25s for $275.95;

> Petit Tatuaje (4 1/2 x 43), in a box of 50 for $147.95;

> Reserva J21 (5 x 50), 25 for $232.95;

> Reserva SW (7 x 47), 25 for $254.95 and

> Unicos (6 1/8 x 52), 25 for $232.95.

• Zino Platinum Scepter, the Dominican-made, spicy and peppery line from Davidoff of Geneva at great prices:

> Bullet (4 x 48), 14 for $81.95;

> Grand Master (5 1/2 x 52), 12 for $119.95;

> Low Rider (6 x 43), 16 for $144.95;

> Pudge (4 x 50), 12 for $69.95;

> Shorty (4 1/2 x 43), 16 for $104.95.

J-R Cigars:
J-R expanded its always-low-priced selection of five packs, including:

• La Gloria Cubana Serie R Belicoso (5 3/4 x 56), five for $27.95.

• Playboy Double Corona (6 x 52), five for $30.00 or try the Robusto (5 x 50), five for $19.50.

TinderBox.com:
Also new to our listings is Tinderbox.com of King of Prussia, Pennsylvania, with its own low-price listings. We found some nice prices here too:

• Arturo Fuente Sungrown Royal Salute (7 5/8 x 54), in a box of 10 for $57.95, best in our review.

• Ashton Virgin Sun Grown, with very good pricing on most sizes:

> Belicoso No. 1 (5 1/4 x 52), in the box of 24 for $229.50;

> Corona Gorda (5 3/4 x 46), 24 for $222.75;

> Enchantment (4 3/8 x 60), 22 for $259.90;

> Illusion (6 1/2 x 44), 24 for $229.50 and

> Torpedo (6 1/2 x 55), 24 for $283.50.

• Chateau Real, which just received an “A” grade from us last week, offered at nice prices for the Belicoso Favorita (6 x 50), in a sampler of five for $31.39, or the Gran Templar (6 x 52), five for $26.59.

• Cusano 18 Double Connecticut, at the best prices in our survey:

> Churchill (7 1/4 x 50), in the box of 18 for $82.00;

> Robusto (5 x 50), 18 for $69.00 and

> Toro (6 1/2 x 46), 18 for $74.00.

• Gran Habano 3 Siglos Torpedo (6 1/2 x 56), in the box of 20 for $113.00, easily the lowest we have seen.

• Macanudo, the nation’s leading brand, at great savings on two sizes:

> Portofino (7 x 34 in tubes), in the box of 25 for $86.95 and

> Prince Philip (7 1/2 x 49), in the box of 10 for $41.95.

• Maria Guerrero Toro (6 x 56), with lots of flavor, in the box of 25 for $85.00.

TNT Cigars:
Two great brands, two great prices:

• Cohiba Lonsdale Grande (6 1/4 x 47), in the box of 25 was $175.95, now $170.95.

• Romeo y Julieta Reserva Real Lonsdale (6 5/8 x 44), also in 25s, now for $89.95.
~ Rich Perelman

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