Cigar Room II

For those of you who live in Western Ma and are cigar smokers there is no doubt you probably heard of the Cigar Room tragedy.  The Cigar Room was store and lounge that was located in West Springfield and burnt down when a fire sparked in a neighboring building.  The owner eager to get back into the cigar business worked out a deal to take possession of Azon Cigars in Agawam, Ma. The new Cigar Room II carries a huge selection of cigars from Gurhka, La Gloria Cubana, CAO, Arturo Fuente, to Rocky Patel.  The atmosphere is not much different than when the place was owned by Azon.  Leather seating, high top chairs, and flat screens provide ample seating and entertainment while you enjoy your cigar.  There are a few notable changes that you may want to know about before heading down to the store.  The first are the hours.  As many of us enjoyed an after dinner cigar at Azon around 8 and 9 PM this is only possible on Thursday's all other days except for Saturday the lounge closes at 7 PM.  The stores closes at 6 PM on Saturday.  The second notable difference is the lack of a membership.  Azon provided a yearly membership which came with a pretty much all access pass to the lounge and humidor and liquor locker.  At the current point Cigar Room II does not have any membership like this.  Bottom line Cigar Room II is a great store with a wide selection of excellent cigars but the humidor needs some tweaking [cigars we enjoyed were too moist and needed constant relighting].  I really hope to see them adjust there hours to allow for a later night cigar and cordial but other than that this will become a staple place for me during the cold months. Great job taking Azon's and ramping it up.

PS.  Cigar Room II is a sponsor of the 2011 Big Smoke at the Log Cabin in Holyoke, Ma on 9/28/2011.

Here is the link to their website.
Cigar Room II


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Golf Gear

It is not always about cigars, but sometimes life is about other things like golf.  Now cigars and golf go hand and hand so I figured it was time I share with you my secret weapon.  Many people go out and spend thousands of dollars on Nike, Callaway, TaylorMade, etc. thinking that the club is going to improve their game.  Well I can tell you if you shoot between a 90 - 100 no club is going to help your game, only you are.  But that does not mean you don't get to use nice clubs, or customized ones.  You can.  About 5 years ago I ran across this company called PineMeadow golf.  They make clubs similar in technology to the more expensive ones and they will make them custom for you. This means you can put a Nike driver for a fraction of the cost at the length you need, the shaft you want, and the grip you desire. My whole bag is from PineMeadow golf and I can tell you I could not be happier.  So if you are looking for a new club and do not want to spend hundreds or even thousands try PineMeadow.  You will not be disappointed.