FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
July 29, 2005
Contact: Arthur Kemper (305) 627-6700
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La Tradición Perdomo Reserve® LAUDED AS 'BEST OF THE BEST' IN ROBB REPORT

Second Consecutive Year Perdomo Receives Prestigious Award

MIAMI - Tabacalera Perdomo, S.A. has earned the prestigious 17th Annual 'Best of the Best' award from the Robb Report in their recently released June 2005 issue. The award marks the second consecutive year that Tabacalera Perdomo has been honored by the prominent publication. Culminating a year's search for the luxury world's most extraordinary products and services, 'Best of the Best' features exceptional automobiles, boats, jewels, vacations, wines, spirits, cigars, fashion and other lavish products and services. The annual award in the cigar category was bestowed on Tabacalera Perdomo's super-premium brand La Tradición Perdomo Reserve® 'Champagne'. According to the Robb Report, La Tradición Perdomo Reserve® 'Champagne' "represents a non-threatening path for beginning smokers who are seeking to advance from flavorless, weak-bodied blends. Like its brethren, the Champagne is beautifully crafted and offered in a distinctively colored box."

"On behalf of the Perdomo family, we are truly honored to receive this latest distinction," stated third-generation Cuban cigar maker Nick Perdomo, Jr. "Being publicly honored as 'Best of the Best' for the second consecutive year demonstrates our unwavering commitment to Perdomo cigar enthusiasts. On behalf of our family and employees, we're extremely thankful for your friendship and unwavering support."

La Tradicion Perdomo Reserve® is available in four distinct editions including 'Cameroon', which features a Number 1 Grade African Cameroon wrapper with notes of sweet, subtle spice; 'Cuban Café' is graced with a sun-grown Nicaraguan wrapper that imparts a perfect balance of complex tastes that include almond and cedar with a rich, elegant finish; 'Maduro' which offers a triple fermented Nicaraguan wrapper yielding a niagara of flavor including notes semi-sweet cocoa and coffee with a long, satisfying finish; and 'Champagne', a limited seasonal release featuring a golden Connecticut shade wrapper aged over six years imparting a smooth and creamy cigar smoking experience

La Tradición Perdomo Reserve®, introduced in 1998, has received numerous awards and honors of distinction. Most recently, the celebrated brand won an online poll as Nicaraguan '2005 Cigar of the Year' held by Cigar Clan, Russia's leading cigar publication and foremost authority on cigars. The brand also enjoyed considerable media exposure on the May 12th episode of C.S.I.: Crime Scene Investigation, the most watched television show in the United States with an audience of approximately 27 million viewers.

Tabacalera Perdomo S.A. is one of the finest and most distinguished premium cigar manufacturers in the world. Headquartered in Miami Lakes, Florida, with manufacturing and agricultural facilities in Esteli, Nicaragua, Tabacalera Perdomo is a closely held, family run company, whose highly acclaimed cigar brands include Edicion de Silvio®, Estate Seleccion Vintage 1991®, La Tradicion Perdomo Reserve®, Perdomo Reserve Limited Golf Edition®, Perdomo Lot 23®, and Perdomo Fresco®. To discover more about Tabacalera Perdomo, call 1-888-642-5797 or log onto to their website at www.perdomocigars.com.




Tabacalera Perdomo, S.A. • 5150 N.W. 167th Street • Miami Lakes, Florida 33014
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