Places to smoke a cigar in Auckland New Zealand?

[El Presidente]

Di and I are heading there on Thursday to catch up with her son Todd. 

I am holding myself off from testing for Covid as I am a little under the weather. Every time I fricken travel 

Still, assuming it is a cold that I am spruiking, are there any establishments in Auckland NZ that permit a cigar and a couple of great glasses of rum and/or whiskey?  It has been some time since I have visited. 

Appreciate any input 

 

[JohnS]

Awesome, I'm happy for you both. Have a great time. It'll be great to see Todd in person again! 👍

[Grady]

Would love to know as well, will be there next weekend for the first time in a long time.

[Stevieboy]

I had to look it up

spruik
/spruːk/
verbINFORMAL•AUSTRALIAN
gerund or present participle: spruiking
speak in public, especially to advertise a show.

"men who spruik outside striptease joints"
promote or publicize.

"the company forked out $15 million to spruik its digital revolution"

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[helix]

Smoking in NZ , probably have to hide deep in the forest. LOL.

[Greenhorn2]

Todd's closet?

[Grady]

Only recent suggestions I've been able to find, from https://www.thecolddraw.co.nz/cigar-friendly-nz:

• The Cork Gin & Whiskey, 65a Mackelvie Street, Grey Lynn
• The Birdcage, Vic Park, Auckland CBD

@El Presidente You seeing anything on the ground down there?

[El Presidente]

9 hours ago, Grady said:

Only recent suggestions I've been able to find, from https://www.thecolddraw.co.nz/cigar-friendly-nz:

• The Cork Gin & Whiskey, 65a Mackelvie Street, Grey Lynn
• The Birdcage, Vic Park, Auckland CBD

@El Presidente You seeing anything on the ground down there?

 

I will try and head to The Birdcage tonight if we get back early enough from the wineries.

Otherwise there are very few cigar smoking options in Auckland. Fantastic place however. Having a hoot !

 

 

 

 

 

[Jamie117]

Only just saw this topic - I would have linked to The Cold Draw also. The majority of NZ cigar smokers are concentrated in the Auckland region, but alas the days of "cigar bars" in this country are dead and gone.

Plenty of pubs/bars will be okay with smoking outside, but then you run the risk of offending people with the cigar smoke and regardless of whether I'm allowed to do that, I don't want that headache and unwelcome feeling when I'm trying to relax and smoke a cigar for 90 minutes. It's pretty tough here.

Do let us know what The Birdcage is like. I don't get to Auckland much and haven't really smoked there. There are also some suggestions on The Cold Draw for places in Wellington which I plan to try out soon. Mainly a couple of garden bars

[Grady]

On 11/18/2023 at 7:19 AM, El Presidente said:

I will try and head to The Birdcage tonight if we get back early enough from the wineries.

Otherwise there are very few cigar smoking options in Auckland. Fantastic place however. Having a hoot !

Any luck at the Birdcage?  I hope on a plane for Auckland this evening and contemplating whether or not it's even worth it to pack any sticks.

[El Presidente]

59 minutes ago, Grady said:

Any luck at the Birdcage?  I hope on a plane for Auckland this evening and contemplating whether or not it's even worth it to pack any sticks.

It was closed! Mind you I went past on Sunday.