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STEALS AND DEALS Plus: our Register & Win winner of the week!

Los Angeles, July 10 – With the end of The Sopranos on HBO, you may have thought that the days of the Mob and cigars was over.

Fuggedaboutit!

As promised, Cigars by Santa Clara has debuted its “Frank Vincent Signature” cigars featuring the famed actor (shown above) from “The Sopranos,” “Casino” and many other roles. The cigars themselves are made in the Dominican Republic using a Connecticut Shade wrapper, a Dominican binder and Dominican and Nicaraguan filler. Described as mild-to-medium in body, they’re creatively packaged – as you would expect from Santa Clara’s Lew Rothman – in packs of three, but also sold in “six-packs” of 18!

There’s plenty of other action on the value front, including the return of Bock y Cia. cigars, also at J-R Cigars:

AtlanticCigar.com:
Atlantic is featuring the ultra-elegant Trinidad Fundador (7 1/2 inches by 40 ring), in a sampler of five for $31.25, best in our review.

Famous Smoke Shop:
Fans of rich, maduro-wrapped cigars will be able to save a bundle on the new Romeo y Julieta Vintage Maduro line:

• Cuba Aliados Robusto De Lux (5 x 52), in a sampler pack of five for $20.95.

• Davidoff Millennium Blend Short Robusto (4 1/4 x 52), available in a sampler of four for $48.95, lowest we have seen.

• Indian Tabac Super Fuerte, in two value-priced sizes: Robusto (5 x 50), in 20s was $55.95, now $39.95, or try the Toro (6 x 52), in 20s, was $49.95, now $39.95.

• Romeo y Julieta Vintage Maduro at the best prices in our survey:

> I (6 x 43), in the box of 25 was $139.95, now $108.95;

> II (6 x 46), 25 was $149.95, now $117.95;

> III (5 x 50), 25 was $159.95, now $127.95;

> IV (7 x 48), 25 was $169.95, now $133.95;

> V (7 1/2 x 50), 25 was $179.95, now $143.95;

> VI (6 1/2 x 60), 20 was $183.95, now $144.95 and

> VII (6 x 50), 25 was $169.95, now $148.95.

Holt’s:
Lots of action this week from Holt’s, but you’ll need to look for these offers under the “Weekly Specials” section of their Website. Otherwise, you’ll think we’re just fooling!

• A. Turrent, the makers of Te-Amo, with excellent prices on their own, full-bodied blend that salutes their 125 years of cigar making in the San Andres Valley:

> Churchill (7 x 52), in boxes of 20, usually $65.95, now $49.95!

> Robusto (5 x 54), in 20s now also $49.95;

> Toro (6 x 50), 20 usually $58.95, now $49.95 and

> Torpedo (6 1/8 x 52), 20 normally $71.95, now $49.95!

• Maria Guerrero at the lowest prices we have seen on two sizes:

> No. 444 (4 x 44), in boxes of 25 usually $67.95, now $49.95 or

> Corona (5 1/2 x 44), in 25s was $74.95, now $49.95.

• Vegas de Fonseca from the MATASA Factory, Cameroon-wrapped and full-bodied, but underrated, at great savings:

> Anteros (7 x 50), in boxes of 20 usually $94.95, now $62.95!

> Belicoso (6 1/4 x 52), 20 is usually $112.95, now $74.95;

> Petite (4 1/2 x 40) in 20s usually $59.95, now $39.95;

> Sobrinos (5 1/4 x 50), 20 normally $85.95, now $56.95;

> Toro (6 x 50), 20 usually $89.95, but now $59.95;

> No. 2 (6 x 43), 20 usually $78.95, now $51.95;

> No. 10 (6 x 50), 20 usually $116.95, now $77.95.

J-R Cigars:
Lots of action this week from J-R, with the introduction of Frank Vincent’s cigar line and the return of Bock:

• Bock y Cia., once the most famous cigar brand in the world – from about 1850 to at least World War I – now returns, made in Nicaragua:

> Double Corona (6 3/4 x 48), in a box of 20 for $39.95;

> Lonsdale (6 1/2 x 44), 20 for $31.95;

> Robusto (5 x 50), 20 for $27.95 and

> Robusto Larga (6 x 54), 20 for $35.95.

• Cabanas, the oldest brand of cigars still being produced – it started in Cuba in 1733 – now at $10 off per box:

> Churchill (7 x 48), in 24s was $45.95, now $35.95;

> Inmensos (7 1/4 x 54), 24 was $49.95, now $39.95;

> Lonsdales (6 1/2 x 43), 23 was $39.95, now $29.95.

• Camacho Havana Diadema (8 1/2 x 60), a heavy-bodied cigar in a heavy-duty, new size in a box of 10 for $50.95.

• Don Tomas Cameroon Selection, with an especially great roster of perfectos, now on sale at the best prices we have found:

> Perfecto No. 1 (4 x 48), 25 was $51.95, now $47.95;

> Perfecto No. 2 (5 x 48), 25 was $57.95, now $55.95;

> Perfecto No. 3 (6 x 48), 25 was $66.95, now $64.95;

> Perfecto No. 4 (7 x 48), 25 was $75.95, now $74.95;

> Robusto (5 1/2 x 52), 25 was $54.95, now $53.95;

> Rothschild (4 1/2 x 50), 25 was $49.95, now $47.95.

• Don Tomas Corojo, a zippier blend:

> No. 554 (5 x 54), in 20s was $39.95, now $35.95;

> No. 660 (6 x 60), 20 was $49.95, now $43.95;

> No. 2 Torpedo (6 x 54), 20 was $49.95, now $43.95.

• Fonseca Cubano Limitado Belicoso Corto (5 x 52), in the box of 24 for $134.95, best in our review.

• Frank Vincent Signature, brand new and uniquely offered in six-packs of three cigars each:

> Churchill (7 x 50), in a “six-pack” of 18 for $59.95;

> Cuban Corona (5 1/2 x 44), 18 for $47.95;

> No. 1 (6 1/2 x 44), 18 for $50.95;

> Robusto (5 x 50), 18 for $47.95 and

> Robusto Xtra (6 x 50), 18 for $53.95.

• Maria Guerrero Toro (6 x 56), a little underrated but with plenty of flavor, in the box of 25 was $89.95, now $84.95.

• Partagas Cifuentes Seasonal Blend – winter edition – now on sale to clear them out in time for summer!

> Diciembre ‘06 (5 1/2 x 49), in the box of 20 was $79.95, now $71.95;

> Enero ‘07 (6 x 54), 20 was $86.95, now $79.95 and

> Febrero ‘07 (6 1/2 x 45), 20 was $76.95, now $69.95.

• Royal Jamaica Gold, not yet as widely appreciated as its predecessor, but also richly flavored and in larger sizes:

> Belicoso (6 1/8 x 52), in a box of 25 was $89.95, now $79.95;

> Churchill (7 x 54), 25 was $89.95, now $79.95;

> Corona (5 x 44), 25 was $69.95, now $59.95;

> Park Lane (6 x 47), 25 was $74.95, now $67.95;

> Robusto (5 x 52), 25 was $74.95, now $67.95 and

> Toro (6 x 52), 25 was $82.95, now $72.95.

• Trinidad from Altadis U.S.A, rarely on sale, so here’s your chance:

> Belicoso (6 1/8 x 52), in a tin of three was $30.00, now $17.95!

> Mini Belicoso (5 x 52) in a tin of three was $25.00, now $17.95;

> Robusto (5 x 50) in a tin of four was $19.95, now $17.95;

> Churchill (7 x 50) with natural or maduro wrappers in a box of 20 was $124.95, now $119.95;

> Corona (5 x 44), with natural wrappers in 20s now $94.95;

> Fundador (7 1/2 x 40), with natural wrappers in 20s now $119.95 and

> Robusto (5 x 50) in maduro, 20 was $109.95, now $104.95.

Mike’s Cigars:
Mike’s is one of the first we’ve seen with the new C.A.O. Vision brand, offered in a unique, humidor-style box:

> Catalyst (5 x 50), in the box of 20 for $240.00;

> Epiphany (6 x 50), in 20s for $280.00 and

> Prana (6 1/4 x 52), 20 for $320.00.

And the winner is:
Congratulations to Mary Ireland of Santa Clara, California, winner of our “Register & Win” drawing for a free box of Macanudo Gold Label Crystals from our Perelman, Pioneer & Company humidors, courtesy of Mike’s Cigars.

Up for your pleasure this week is an elegant combination package of five Montecristo Platinum cigars accompanied by a gorgeous Montecristo-branded souvenir ashtray, provided courtesy of our friends at Mike’s. It will be awarded in our drawing to be held on Sunday, July 15.

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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