Photo from Yelp.com New York City – the Big Apple. The place where the Commissioner of the Pleasure Police – Mayor Mike Bloomberg resides. Well, one place that I’m sure we won’t see Mayor Bloomberg welcome is a Cigar Lounge. Despite Bloomberg’s efforts, there are still plenty of good ones. I’ve been to many in […]
Cigar Event Review: Don Pepin Garcia at Outland Cigars, Charlotte NC
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Cigar Coop with “The Master”, Don Pepin Garcia As I’ve mentioned several times here, the Cigar industry follows a “Donald Trump” brand model. With Trump’s company, Trump is the face of the company – and the brand of his company. Many know icons such as: Jonathan Drew, Litto Gomez, Sam Leccia, Matt Booth, Christian Eiroa, […]
Cigar Place Review: Old Virginia Tobacco Company – Richmond VA
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Today’s Cigar Store and lounge takes me to Old Virginia Tobacco Company – located in the Carytown district of Richmond, Virginia. Old Virginia Tobacco company has been in business for 30 years. They have seven stores located in Virginia. Six of the stores are located in the Northern Virginia area just outside of Washington DC. […]
Cigar Place/Event Review – Brookelynn Cigars Leland NC and CAO Event
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Brookelynn Cigars’ Leland Store TV Viewing Lounge This past weekend, I took the ride down the Andrew Jackson Highway from Charlotte to the Wilmington NC Area to attend the “CAO Rock and Rolled” event held at Brookelynn Cigars. The trip had two purposes: 1) To attend an event to what I consider a “go to” […]
Cigar Place Review: Milan Tobacconists – Roanoke, VA
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Today’s Cigar Store and lounge takes me to Milan Tobacconists – located in the heart of downtown Roanoke, Virginia. Milan Tobacconists has a very modern look to it, but it actually is a business that is nearly a century old – established in 1912. The web-site has a terrific history of this store. Currently owned […]
Cigar Place Review: Nero’s Cigars – Haddonfield, NJ
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Part of my battle against the Pleasure Police is to inform cigar enthusiasts of great places to go and enjoy a fine cigar. This will be the first of many places I will post on a semi-regular basis. Today’s first stop is Haddonfield, NJ – just 15 minutes across the Ben Franklin Bridge in Philadelphia. […]