EXHIBIT 32.1

                                  CERTIFICATION

      I, Ronald J. Tassinari,  President and Chief Executive Officer of American
Vantage Companies (the "Company"), hereby certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section
1350,  as adopted  pursuant  to Section 906 of the  Sarbanes-Oxley  Act of 2002,
that:

      (a)   the  Quarterly  Report on Form  10-QSB of the  Company for the three
            months ended September 30, 2005, to which this  certification  is an
            exhibit (the  "Report"),  fully  complies with the  requirements  of
            Section 13(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

      (b)   the  information  contained in the Report  fairly  presents,  in all
            material respects, the financial condition and results of operations
            of the Company.

Dated: November 11, 2005                   /s/ Ronald J. Tassinari
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                                           Ronald J. Tassinari,
                                           President and Chief Executive Officer


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