I just smoked my first cigar the other night, although i've been into them for some time. It was a Socorro Mild. I need some help discribing what a tradtional Cigar Bar would have in it. Thanks guys.
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Posts: 3 | Location: Reno | Registered: November 05, 2007
a cigar lounge should at a minimum have large confortable leather chairs, magazines to read, and a good selection of booze (specially the brown coloured stuff)..
after that, I guess a nice selection of smokes for sale... a good ventilated lounge.... wi-fi would be nice
Well it wouldn't quite be "too much" but very close to it; waiters that go and retrieve the cigar from the humidor, cut, and toast the foot prior to handing it to you; all in front of your eyes.
I've always thought of Cigar lockers as a neat concept. An area in a humidified room where customers can keep their cigars they buy from you in box quantity and just retrieve them there when they would like a smoke. Many people love to buy in quanitity but feel odd bringing a cigar into the shop. This way they can buy them by the box and just get them as they need, and then of course are able to just select something random that day if they choose from the main humidor. Nice.
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Aesthetics are very important indeed.But i think there should be a large selection of top shelf smokes.Reasonably priced as the members already paid enough to be there.
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Posts: 2931 | Location: Reggio di Calabria, Italy / New York United States | Registered: July 12, 2007
Comfortable seating, a good selection of beer, spirits and cocktails and some type of food (either appetizers or full blown menu) are essential for me. Televisions showing a constant stream of sports and a laid back atmosphere is always nice. Bartenders who recognize you and occassionally put the "Goodwill Refund" on my check. Cigars at a resonable price and employees who know what they are talking about. All good stuff.
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Posts: 190 | Location: Arlington, VA | Registered: May 03, 2002
For the cigars, there should be a good selection available for sale. That is, a collection of mild, medium, and full-bodied smokes in a variety of sizes and shapes.
The bar part will require a liquor license. My suggestion would be to focus on the better quality beverages, and leave the rice beers off the menu. You want to attract a good cliente, and not become just another place to get drunk. Besides, good quality booze has a higher profit margin.
Comfortable seating and a good TV for a minimum. Tables for poker, dominoes, bridge, etc. I know from personal experience that a weekly or monthly "bridge night" would become popular, as almost all bridge clubs are now "no-smoking", and a number of bridge players find this onerous.
You want the cigar bar to be a place where both men and women would feel comfortable going to.
I remember going to a hotel in Bahrain but cannot remember which one. After dinner, I picked my cigar from the humidor. The young Asian lady, clipped it, warmed it thoroughly in her hands, then lit it for me (not smoking it of course). It was perfection. My mate ordered the same .. but he did not even smoke.
That is a must for any cigar bar !!
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I frequent to a place that has a bar on the second floor of a cigar shop. Lots of different booze and appropriate snacks. Since it's a cigar shop with a large walk-in humidor, there's a wide variety of stogies. The waiter would always ask if I want my cigar clipped and foot toasted. That's nice, though I prefer to do it myself - I probably would agree if it was a good-looking lady Ah, they also have a VIP lounge that you can rent for equivalent of about $35 per hour. Everything there is mahogany, leather, and the like. I guess a right place if you want to impress your guests.
For me, its essentially a genleman's club (ladies welcome). Comfortable leather chairs, some set together, some alone. Nice magazine collection. Well ventilated. Top shelf liquor, port, etc. Lockers for members, top shelf cigars for sale. Poker tables. If you have sports TV 24/7, have it in separate room, but a big screen TV in the main area for special events. I would prefer some good background music over a yelling sportscaster when I'm trying to unwind. Women should feel welcome, but 90% of the clientel will likely be men, so no need to go crazy. Good looking waitresses would be nice. No need for serious food, but some good burgers/sandwiches, etc. Maybe a steak.
It just ocurred to me I've described NYC's Carnegie Club. I might just go there tomarrow.
There is an OTB on long island. A steakhouse on one end, bar in the middle and cigar lounge at the other end. Very friendly waitresses, lockers... The betting brings a lot of cigarette smokers, so its kind of a mixed crowd.
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"Cuban seed tobaccos grown in Nicaragua and Cuba. The wrapper would be from Cuba. The binder leaves would be from Nicaragua. For the ligero tobacco in the filler, he would use two types, one from Esteli and the other from Jalapa in Nicaragua. The other filler components, seco and viso, would come from Cuba, the former from Villa Clara, the latter from Pinar del Rio. That Cigar, he says with pride, would score 100 points." -Don Pepin Garcia
Posts: 783 | Location: Here | Registered: December 11, 2006
Originally posted by Ozz1113: There is an OTB on long island. A steakhouse on one end, bar in the middle and cigar lounge at the other end. Very friendly waitresses, lockers... The betting brings a lot of cigarette smokers, so its kind of a mixed crowd.
Nothing like an OTB. The can tell you're getting close to one because the number of teeth in passers-by keeps decreasing.
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Posts: 1413 | Location: New York/Denver | Registered: August 05, 2005
Originally posted by Scottological: Nothing like an OTB. The can tell you're getting close to one because the number of teeth in passers-by keeps decreasing.
A joke from a dentist-client fits. Insert "an OTB" for "Arkansas."
Q: How do we know that the toothbrush was invented in Arkansas?
A: Because otherwise it would be called the "teethbrush."
