The second stop of my Nashville cigar lounge tour was Blend Bar with Davidoff Cigars located on Church Street, just a 3 min walk outside of what is known as Printers Alley in downtown Nashville, TN – a bustling bar and club scene in the city. History of Blend Bar with Davdidoff Cigars Blend Bar Read more about Cigar Lounge: Blend Bar with Davidoff Cigars – Nashville, TN[…]
It is not every day that you walk into a cigar shop decorated with religious emblems, paintings, and artifacts which is owned by an ordained christian minister. That is the experience you will have at Smokers Abbey located in East Nashville, TN. The shop is owned by the burly and bearded Joshua Stump and yes, Read more about Cigar Lounge: Smokers Abbey – East Nashville, TN – Have Mercy[…]
This past week, I drove up to Nashville, TN to spend a week with my son and enjoy some quality time with him. As part of the trip, I made it my plan to drive the long way to Nashville, and stop over in Tuscaloosa, AL to visit R & R Cigars. You may ask Read more about Cigar Lounge: R & R Cigars – Tuscaloosa, AL[…]
About 21 miles Southwest of Manhattan, NY lies the city of Rahway, NJ. The 3.9 square mile city dates back to 1664 when the English purchased a tract of land from the Lenni Lenape Native Americans. Tradition states that the city was named after Rahwack, a local tribal chief. The city lays claim to some notable people Read more about Cigar Lounge: Sticks Cigars – Rahway, NJ[…]
The 4th stop on my Independence Day weekend Tri-State cigar lounge tour took me back to my home state and the greatest city on earth; NYC. More specifically – Manhattan Island. I truly love going home – yes Boston Jimmie was born in NYC and I have seen the changes over the years. I left Read more about Cigar Lounge – Harlem Cigar Room – NYC[…]
Take a walk back in time with me as I introduce you to the the Suburban Tavern & Restaurant and Cigar Lounge in Reading, PA. The city, is approximately halfway between the state’s most populous city, Philadelphia, and the state capital, Harrisburg (as well as about halfway between Allentown and Lancaster). It was also the home of the now defunct Reading Read more about Cigar Lounge: The Suburban Tavern & Restaurant and Cigar Lounge – Reading, PA[…]
King of Prussia, an interesting name for a township. It is located in Upper Merion Township, Montgomery County. A little research shows the community took its name in the 18th century from a local tavern named the King of Prussia Inn, which was named after King Frederick the Great of Prussia. The small but growing township is home to the largest shopping Read more about Cigar Lounge: Cigar Mojo – King of Prussia, PA[…]
As I noted in a previous post, I trekked up to the NY, NJ, and PA tri-state area over the the July 4th weekend to tour and review a number of cigar lounges. The trip actually started with me flying from Orlando to Newark, where I was picked up by my host Daniel Nina, owner Read more about Cigar Lounge: Mr Stogy’s – Morrisville, PA[…]
Last week I accepted an offer to travel up to the tri-state are of NY, NJ, and PA to visit a number of cigar shops over the long Independence Day weekend. I started the trek at 7 AM July 4th and got back home at 9 PM Sunday, July 9th. In all I traveled over Read more about Cigar Lounge: Stogie Press Independence Day Weekend Cigar Lounge Tour[…]
A few weeks ago, my wife and I trekked over to the west coast of Florida to take a weekend away and just enjoy a nice change of scenery. Of course, it is still Florida, so there was not a lot of change. The sand on the beach is different, it is finer and more Read more about Cigar Lounge: North Port Cigars and Smokes – North Port Florida[…]
Last weekend, my wife and I decided to take a trip over to the west coast of Florida and visit the small town of Punta Gorda, Florida. The trip was set up to visit my aging uncle who I have not seen in about a year and of course any trip I take usually involves Read more about Cigar Lounge: Havana Tranquility Punta Gorda Florida[…]
I have traveled the world on both business and pleasure and have had the distinct opportunity of visiting many cigar shops and lounges from the U.S. to Canada, Central America, Europe, and Asia. Each establishment had a distinctive design that represented the owners dream of serving the cigar lifestyle. Whether they were large or small Read more about Cigar Lounge: City Smoke Mobile Cigar Lounge[…]
During my northern tour of cigar lounges last month I took the opportunity to check out the new Burn by Rocky Patel lounge in Pittsburgh, PA. My friend and Stogie Press associate Mike Bruce, who lives in the area, were dropped off at the lounge by Melody from Leaf & Bean after we spent the Read more about Cigar Lounge: Burn by Rocky Patel – Pittsburgh[…]
A Little Executive History It was more than a decade and a half when I first stepped into the Executive Cigar Shop in downtown Melbourne FL. It was a small shop in the center of the strip along New Haven Avenue in the heart of a slow growing downtown district of this small Florida town. Read more about Cigar Lounge: Executive Cigar Shop and Lounge – Melbourne FL – The 3rd Rendition[…]