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STEALS AND DEALS

Plus: our Register & Win winner of the week!

Los Angeles, October 23 – One of the most unusual brands on the U.S. market is the Don Lino Africa. Introduced in 2003, each size is named for a specific animal of the African plains. The zebra, elephant, rhinoceros, cheetah and more are all pictured.

This unique approach is accompanied by a powerful blend with a Nicaraguan wrapper and binder, and filler leaves from not only the Dominican Republic, Mexico and Nicaragua, but also some African-grown leaf from Cameroon. Produced at the La Aurora factory in the Dominican Republic, the Don Lino Africa is rarely on sale, but is available at nice prices from BestCigarPrices.com this week.

And that’s just one of many values we found:

AtlanticCigar.com:
Atlantic has the new Don Tomas Sun Grown Rothschild (4 1/2 inches by 50 ring), in a box of 25 was $69.35, now $66.38, best in our review.

BestCigarPrices.com:
The Don Lino Africa line is actually made in the Dominican Republic, but the line is so wonderfully packaged, you’ll feel a little closer to the wild when you enjoy them . . .

Anyway, they’re on sale:

> Duma (meaning “cheetah;” 5 x 50), in a box of 25 for $98.95, best we have seen;

> Kiboko (hippo; 6 1/2 x 58), 25 was $137.95, now $117.95;

> Kifaro (rhinoceros; 6 1/4 x 52), 25 was $148.95, now $113.95;

> Kuro (water buck deer; 4 x 45), 25 was $136.00, now $116.95;

> Punda Milla (zebra; 6 1/2 x 44), 25 was $132.95, now $97.95 and

> Tembo (elephant; 7 1/2 x 50), 25 now $117.95.

• Don Pepin Garcia Serie JJ, a popular blend from the hottest cigar maker in the world:

> Belicoso (5 3/4 x 52 in maduro), in a box of 24 for $195.95, lowest in our survey;

> Selectos (5 x 50 in mauro), 24 for $179.95 or try

> Sublimes (6 x 54 in maduro), 24 for $232.95.

Cigars International:
The Gran Habano VL is – as the name implies – “very limited” but is offered here at excellent prices for the Gran Churchill (7 x 50), in a box of 15 for $59.95 and the Pyramid (6 1/8 x 52), also in 15s for $62.95.

Famous Smoke Shop:
Famous has a nice special on the original blend of the Dominican-made Bohemian blend, the White Label, rich in flavor and worth exploring:

> Big Sur (6 x 70), in a box of 10 for $55.95;

> Greenwich Village (6 x 56), 10 for $48.95 and

> Whitman (4 x 48), 20 for $59.95.

Habana House:
Good news for Montecristo fans: check out the sale prices on Platinum and White Label!

• Avo Maduro, at nice prices for the Belicoso (6 x 48), in a box of 25 for $120.95 or the Robusto (5 x 50), in 25s for $109.95.

• Montecristo Platinum La Baia (5 1/2 x 44 in aluminum tubes), in a box of 20 for just $95.95 or try the Toro (6 x 50), 25 for $125.95.

• Montecristo White, in a choice of sizes at the best prices we have seen:

> Churchill (7 x 54), in 25s for $221.95;

> Especial No. 1 (6 5/8 x 44), 25 for $176.95 and

> No. 2 (6 1/8 x 52), 25 for $265.95.

• Padilla Signature 1932, one of the newer blends in the Padilla line, at the best prices we have seen for the Robusto (5 x 50), in a box of 25 for $239.95.

• Perdomo Lot 23 Robusto (5 x 50 in natural), a terrific new blend, offered in a box of 25, usually $67.95, now $63.75.

TinderBox.com:
Rolando Reyes is famous for his Puros Indios blend, but how about his “100 Fires” brand: “Cienfuegos” in Spanish? Here’s the Cienfuegos Engine No. 5 (5 x 52), in a box of 20 that was $197.95, now $120.00!

• Cuesta-Rey Centro Fino Sun Grown Sampler, a great way to try this popular blend, in a box of four cigars for $19.99.

TNT Cigars:
The elegant Dunhill brand is on special; if you’re a fan of mild-bodied cigars with a lightly-spiced finish, it could be for you:

• Cuesta-Rey Centro Fino Sun Grown Cortez (5 1/2 x 48), the most flavorful of all the Cuesta-Rey blends, in a box of 10 for $51.95.

• Dunhill Dominican, as refined as it gets:

> Peravia (7 x 50), in a box of 25 for $181.95, best in our survey;

> Romano (4 1/2 x 50), 25 for $129.95 and

> Valverdes (5 1/2 x 42), 25 for $113.95.

• Saint Luis Rey Serie G, a new big-ring favorite offered at excellent prizes in a choice of natural or maduro wrappers:

> Churchill (7 x 58), in 25s was $109.95, now $104.95;

> No. 6 (6 x 60), 25 was $99.95, now $94.95;

> Rothchilde (5 x 56), 25 was $74.95, now $69.95;

> Short Robusto (4 1/4 x 54), 25 was $69.95, now $64.95.

And the winner is:
Congratulations to Robert Strain of Jemez Pueblo, New Mexico, winner of our “Register & Win” drawing for a free box of Mantequilla Coronas from our Perelman, Pioneer & Company humidors, courtesy of Mike’s Cigars.

Up for your pleasure this week is a completely unique treat: a box of ten 898 Collection Tricolor Churchills! This is a medium-bodied blend of tobaccos, made in the Dominican Republic, with three wrappers wrapped in a three-color, barber-pole arrangement of candela, natural and maduro shade. They’re provided courtesy of our friends at Mike’s and will be awarded in our drawing to be held on Sunday, October 28.

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