Habana Port, soon to be located at 330 Falconer Drive, Suite K, Covington, Louisiana, has been posting blog updates of the entire construction process of their new shop. If you haven’t been over to their blog, I suggest you take a look as their latest post: “shop build out part 4“  is up and they [...]

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I took a shortcut home recently and came across a sign simply stating “cigars” which of course piqued my interest. A few days later I had decided to check it out and I am glad I did. From the outside Maduros cigar and wine bar is nothing more than a store front seemingly hidden on [...]

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Have you heard about that great little cigar shop in East Brunswick, New Jersey? The Cigar Den, run by Mike Beksi, is fantastic place to buy cigars, to light up a smoke, and to relax. It’s a cigar shop with a private lounge and a nicely sized walk-in humidor. Fully equipped with comfy chairs, the [...]

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Tom Johansmeyer on June 28th, 2010

Dashing off to St Barths? There’s a great spot in Village Creole. Sit down for a smoke and a glass of rum at La Casa del Habano, and be sure to ask Sandrine, the managing director to help you make a selection. She knows the turf very well, and will be especially helpful to Americans [...]

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Tom Johansmeyer on June 25th, 2010

This is what it looks like to smoke at, Villa Rockstar at Eden Rock, the most luxurious villa in the Caribbean (and perhaps the most expensive. Click around the gallery to get a sense of what it means to spend $20,000 a night (off season) to smoke cigars. Disclosure: Eden Rock picked up the tab [...]

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Tom Johansmeyer on June 24th, 2010

Jimmy Buffett’s famed sandwich – a dead cow slapped between two pieces of bread and surrounded by tropical bliss – can be made even better. Le Select, the cheeseburger restaurant that so inspired the singer, is located only steps from Le Comptoir du Cigare in Gustavia, St. Barthelemy.

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Tom Johansmeyer on June 22nd, 2010

Despite the smoking ban and an active anti-cigar movement in New York City, there are (fortunately) plenty of places where you can smoke. De La Concha, Club Macanudo and Cigar Inn are just the start. And, there are plenty of parks and public places where you can cut and light. The most unusual smoking location, [...]

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Tom Johansmeyer on May 9th, 2010

  If you live or work in New Haven, Connecticut and smoke cigars, there’s a gem right in your back yard. Owl Shop, on College Street, is a large, comfortable smoking lounge with plenty of seating, a large selection (I smoked My Father while I was there … with my father) and a bar that [...]

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