Love a good cigar lounge

[El Presidente]

Laid back. Great staff. Too easy 😉

Stogie Pairings  Fort Myers

[Chas.Alpha]

There used to be a good lounge North of there about a half mile on the left. Is it still there?

[westg]

Laid back great stuff too easy . Sounds like my local . And like our local here you can where shorts and flip flops without being turned away . Great pics ! 

[El Presidente]

1 hour ago, Chas.Alpha said:

There used to be a good lounge North of there about a half mile on the left. Is it still there?

Habanos Smoke Shop is around there but it isn't quite a lounge. Outside of that, Hamlet isn't aware of anything that comes to mind currently open. 

[Chas.Alpha]

30 minutes ago, El Presidente said:

Habanos Smoke Shop is around there but it isn't quite a lounge. Outside of that, Hamlet isn't aware of anything that comes to mind currently open. 

That was all 20 years ago to me.😔

[SCgarman]

1 hour ago, El Presidente said:

Habanos Smoke Shop is around there but it isn't quite a lounge. Outside of that, Hamlet isn't aware of anything that comes to mind currently open. 

Are cigar lounges around in Oz? Or non existent? 

[LordAnubis]

51 minutes ago, SCgarman said:

Are cigar lounges around in Oz? Or non existent? 

Very good ones. But most people on here aren’t members. 60 usd for a rass. Plus thousands in membership a year. Not worth it my book. Some states have better smoking rules than others in terms of smoking at bars etc. Queensland (where Rob is) is funnily enough probably the most prohibitive state for smoking venues. 

Also weather here is pretty good all year round really in most places. 

[Fireball]

On 8/4/2023 at 11:34 AM, LordAnubis said:

Very good ones. But most people on here aren’t members. 60 usd for a rass. Plus thousands in membership a year. Not worth it my book.

That sounds awful. Even here in Ohio where we have a smoking ban, tobacco stores are exempt.

I wonder if the OZ membership fees are needed to call it a ‘private club’ or something.

 

[cnov]

16 hours ago, Fireball Ron said:

That sounds awful. Even here in Ohio where we have a smoking ban, tobacco stores are exempt.

I wonder if the OZ membership fees are needed to call it a ‘private club’ or something.

Private member's fees are probably more likely to keep the general riff raff like me out, most working/middle class people can't really afford to blow thousands on a membership.

[BrightonCorgi]

@El Presidente  Is Stogie Pairing going to stock your cigars?

[El Presidente]

1 hour ago, BrightonCorgi said:

@El Presidente  Is Stogie Pairing going to stock your cigars?

I doubt it. 

It was simply Hamlets local. 

[BrightonCorgi]

16 minutes ago, El Presidente said:

I doubt it. 

It was simply Hamlets local. 

It should be their house branded cigars.  Why not?

[El Presidente]

19 minutes ago, BrightonCorgi said:

It should be their house branded cigars.  Why not?

Baby steps 

Desnudo/Nudies reorders caught us by surprise. We have had to recast our 2024 production projections which means finding another two pairs, training them etal. It takes a few months as we do not wish to compromise QC. 

[SCgarman]

1 hour ago, BrightonCorgi said:

It should be their house branded cigars.  Why not?

Limits on production numbers. Rob only has a small team of rollers. He is not the Partagas factory.

[Cigar Surgeon]

A beer and a cigar? Count me in, looks like a great place.

[Fireball]

Limits on production numbers. Rob only has a small team of rollers. He is not the Partagas factory.

Yet.

[westg]

Curious Rob , what did you smoke there ? 

[El Presidente]

14 minutes ago, westg said:

Curious Rob , what did you smoke there ? 

Actually we smoked the upcoming 109

[TheDonTX]

Rob while you travel and go to lounges especially with Hamlet do any of the patrons recognize you guys? I would shat myself with excitement 😂. Better question: do the workers? Have you ever been asked if you need help in the humidor?  

[El Presidente]

6 hours ago, TheDonTX said:

Rob while you travel and go to lounges especially with Hamlet do any of the patrons recognize you guys? I would shat myself with excitement 😂. Better question: do the workers? Have you ever been asked if you need help in the humidor?  

It happens on more occasions than you think. . They often ask "where's Ken?"....upon which time I lose complete interest 

Our factory team have been given links to our reviews and they are looped non stop via our youtube channel as they roll. 

 

 

I kid 

 

......but a great idea 

 

Best time I had ever in a humidor was being approached for a photo in the Partagas VIP Divan Habana while talking one on one with Hamlet.  The lovely bloke sidled over to me and handed the camera to Hamlet to take the photograph. 

....I only bring it up every time I see Hamlet. 

[ha_banos]

On 8/4/2023 at 4:43 PM, El Presidente said:

Baby steps 

Desnudo/Nudies reorders caught us by surprise. We have had to recast our 2024 production projections which means finding another two pairs, training them etal. It takes a few months as we do not wish to compromise QC. 

How long before pairs start bickering like an old married couple? Or misbehaving like naughty school kids? Do you have to rotate pairs? 😁

[Chibearsv]

Service not so good but the cigars and music are great

[HoyoFan]

Is Hamlet in Fort Myers/Naples? I just moved to Naples last year