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Plus: our Register & Win winner of the week!

Los Angeles, June 12 – Want to try a cigar and not have to invest in a whole box?

One of the best ways is to check out the lengthening list of samplers and five-packs that are popping up everywhere. This week, Famous Smoke Shop lowered prices on two terrific cigars that every serious smoker should try: the Gispert with maduro wrappers and the Saint Luis Rey line, both from Altadis U.S.A.

The Gispert Toro in maduro and the Saint Luis Rey Rothschilde are now both offered in sampler packs of five at less than $2 per stick! That’s like a broken drum: you can’t beat it!

For those better heeled, Habana House has some nice prices – while they last – on boxes of hard-to-get Padron 1964 Anniversary Series and Series 1926 and TNT Cigars is in the midst of a much-appreciated Torano festival with excellent pricing on several of their top lines. And there’s much more this week:

AtlanticCigar.com:
The ultra-flavorful H. Upmann Vintage Cameroon line is on sale this week at Atlantic:

> Corona (5 1/2 x 44), in the box of 25 for $99.00, best in our survey.

> Lonsdale (6 5/8 x 44), in 25s for $108.00 and

> Petit Corona (5 x 40), 25 for $88.00.

BestCigarPrices.com:
Two under-the-radar brands got our attention this week:

• Ancient Warrior, an extension of the Kaizad Hansotia’s Gurkha line, at excellent prices:

> Perfecto No. 1 (6 x 60), in the box of 20 for $87.95, or

> Perfecto No. 2 (5 x 56), in 20s for $93.95.

• Victor Sinclair Primeros Aero No. 1 (4 1/2 x 50), with plenty of flavor and a very reasonable price, in the box of 20 for $34.95.

Famous Smoke Shop:
Nice prices this week on some of the biggest brand names in the business from Famous:

• Gispert Maduro Toro (6 x 54), in a sampler pack of five, was $14.95, now $9.75! That's $1.95 a stick!

• La Flor Dominicana Churchill Especiales (6 7/8 x 49), made with pigtail heads and offered in cabinets of 20, now offered for $134.95, lowest we have seen.

• Macanudo Gold Label’s new Hampton Court size (5 1/2 x 42), in boxes of 25 for $113.95, or try the Crystal (5 1/2 x 50), in glass tubes, in a box of eight for $40.95.

• Natural Clean Robusto by Drew Estate (5 x 50), in a sampler pack of five was $24.95, now $18.60.

• Partagas Spanish Rosado Gigante (6 x 60), a new size, in the box of 25 for $121.95.

• Saint Luis Rey Rothchilde (5 x 54), in a sampler of five was $13.95, now $9.00! Just $1.80 a cigar! Habana House:
Habana House went wild with good pricing on Padron’s Aniversario and 1926 lines . . . while supplies last!

• Cohiba Crystal Corona (5 1/2 x 42 in glass tubes), in the box of 20 for $139.95, best in our review.

• Padilla Signature 1932, in a choice of Robusto (5 x 50), 25 for $239.95, or Torpedo (6 1/4 x 52), 25 for $279.95.

• Padron 1964 Anniversary Series at very attractive prices while supplies last:

> Diplomatico (7 x 50), in the box of 25 was $259.95, now $233.95 in natural, or try the maduro-wrapped edition: was $309.95, now $233.95!

> Exclusivo (5 1/2 x 50) in boxes of 25 with maduro wrappers now $229.95, or with natural wrappers was $239.95, now $206.95!

> Imperiales (6 x 54), in 25s was $324.95 in natural, now $292.95 or for maduro, was $349.95, now $314.95.

> Monarca (6 1/2 x 46), in the box of 25 in maduro, was $254.95, now $206.95.

> Principe (4 1/2 x 46) in 25s in maduro, was $199.95, now $189.95.

> Torpedo (6 x 52) in 20s, in maduro, for $269.95 or with natural-shade wrappers, was $279.95, now $251.95.

• Padron 1926 Series, also at choice prices, but even so, still fairly expensive:

> No. 1 (6 3/4 x 54), in boxes of 24 was $479.95, now $431.95 in natural or maduro.

> No. 2 (5 1/2 x 52 torpedo), in 24s for $345.95 in maduro only.

> No. 6 (4 3/4 x 50), in 24s was $287.95, now $259.95 in maduro only.

> No. 9 (5 1/4 x 56), in 24s now $389.95 in maduro only.

> No. 35 (4 x 48), in 24s was $239.95, now $219.95 in natural or maduro.

• Tatuaje, which we reviewed very favorably last week at very favorable prices:

> Cojonu 2003 (6 1/2 x 52), in the box of 25 for $276.95, best in our review.

> Gran Cojonu (6 1/2 x 60), in a box of 12 for $152.95, and

> Tainos (7 5/8 x 49), 25 for $254.95.

> Tatuaje Havana VI Series Angeles (4 5/8 x 42), 24 for $111.95.

Holt’s:
The Holt’s Furious Father’s Day Sampler is worth considering, especially at $40. It’s five of the most sought-after Fuente-made cigars including the Arturo Fuente Don Carlos No. 4 (5 1/8 x 43), Hemingway Best Seller (4 1/2 x 50), Hemingway Work of Art Maduro (4 7/8 x 60), Fuente Fuente Opus X Belicoso XXX (4 5/8 x 49) and the Ashton Virgin Sun Grown Belicoso (5 1/4 x 52). If you want ‘em, you got ‘em!

TNT Cigars:
Lots of action for Torano lovers on some of their best:

• Carlos Torano Cameroon 1916, richly flavored and easy to enjoy at these prices:

> Churchill (7 x 48), in boxes of 25 was $96.00, now $81.00;

> Corona (5 1/2 x 42), 25 was $84.00, now $69.00;

> Robusto (5 1/2 x 52), 25 was $89.00, now $74.00 and

> Torpedo (6 1/2 x 54), 25 was $99.00, now $84.00.

• Casa Torano Tubo (6 1/2 x 46), in boxes of 25 was $104.00, now $89.00.

• Carlos Torano Signature, getting harder to find, but now well priced:

> Robusto (5 x 52), in 25s was $89.00, now $74.00 and

> Toro (6 x 50), 25 was $94.00, now $79.00.

• Virtuoso Torano, underrated and worth trying:

> Crescendo (6 1/2 x 54 torpedo), in 25s was $139.00, now $124.00;

> Encore (4 3/4 x 52), 25 was $122.00, now $107.00;

> Forte (5 1/2 x 56), 25 was $131.00, now $116.00 and

> Maestro (7 x 50), 25 was $140.00, now $125.00.

And the winner is:
Congratulations to Randy Hilton of Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania, winner of our “Register & Win” drawing for a free box of Adan y Eva Double Coronas from our Perelman, Pioneer & Company humidors, courtesy of Eden’s Gate Cigars.

Up for your pleasure this week is a prestigious box of 25 Bering Dominican Hallmark Toros, made in the Dominican Republic and offering a medium-bodied taste in the classic toro size of 6 inches and 50 ring, provided courtesy of our friends at Swisher International. It will be awarded in our drawing to be held on Sunday, June 17.

To enter, just click on the “Register & Win” tab above and fill out the required information. If you have entered in the past, there is no need to re-enter; all past entries are carried forward to future drawings. You must be 21 or older to win; good luck!
~ Rich Perelman

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