Cigar help

Hi

I posted this a while back but to no avail.....my dad loves cigars and in particular smokes Dutch Masters which are really expensive here. He has asked me to pick him some up when I%26#39;m in NY - last time I was there the only place I could find them was at the pharmacy opposite the Hotel Newton. This time I%26#39;m staying in Greenwich and dont really want to have to trek up there unless necessary. Can anyone tell me if they%26#39;re available elsewhere?

Thanks

Louise

Cigar help

Louise

Fantastic Cigars (for Dad) from the pharmacy opp hotel i%26#39;m staying in. Don%26#39;t suppose you noticed if they sold other brands.

Thanks for your post

Cathy

Cigar help

I remember seeing a tobacconist on the corner of 5th Ave and 42nd St ( Nat Sherman I think it was called). They seemed to have a huge display of cigars, I only remember as my dad was fond of a good one too!

Cathy - they had a fair few of the most common brands and in boxes of 50 too which is good for bringing home.

Daisiegee - thanks I will make a note of it and wander that way whilst I%26#39;m there :)

Louise, here%26#39;s a list from NY Magazine.

nymetro.com/search/stores_search.htm鈥?/a>

The big 3 are Dunhill, Davidoff (both fancy) and Nat Sherman. They%26#39;re all midtown. OK Cigars sounds like a fun place and is in Soho I think which would be closer to the village. Remind me where you%26#39;re staying in the village?

We%26#39;re staying at West Eleventh between W4 and Bleecker. It doesn%26#39;t have to be on the doorstep as we%26#39;ll be walking around quite a bit this time I just thought if I got some names of places I could check them out before trapsing up to 94th! Thanks for that web link - I%26#39;m just having a look now :)

For the best selection of cigars in midtown, check JR Cigar at 562 Fifth Avenue corner of 46th Street.

They have two floors full of fine product to choose from and can recommend a cigar for almost any taste. Dutch Masters are an old standby - unfortunately for their fans, not readily available these days.

I%26#39;m sure the experts at JR can recommend a suitable substitute that your father will enjoy.

Ednoo - thanks for that - I was just looking on their website when I read your recommendation! Trust my dad to like a brand that%26#39;s going out of date!

Well I emailed the Ok Cigar shop but they don%26#39;t stock them. Here%26#39;s what the guy said:-

So sorry, we do not stock them. We are in a ';high-end';

area, SoHo, and Dutch Masters are machine-made,

with stuff in them other than just tobacco (nobody

seems to know just what that stuff is).

It%26#39;s a little strange...we get a LOT of requests

for these types of low-end, American-made cigars

from older gents from the UK. I%26#39;m afraid the U.S.

companies went in to the UK back in the %26#39;50%26#39;s and

did quite a sales job! Anyway, your best bet is still

a pharmacy, or maybe a lower-end tobacconist (they

usually sell magazines and lottery tickets and

canned beverages, etc.).

Thanks for the email and stop by and say hi anyway.

Trust my dad to like cheap rubbish! woner what the %26#39;other%26#39; stuff in them is! Guess it%26#39;s up to the Pharmacy for me then - the things us kids do for our dads ;)

RE: %26#39;other%26#39; stuff - usually it is sweepings from the cigar factory floor - couldn%26#39;t be any worse than the nicotine in the tobacco, eh.

Here%26#39;s another cigar company that stocks Dutch Masters - Finck Cigar Co:

www.finckcigarcompany.com

On their website type in Dutch Masters on the product search function. They offer three styles. They are a mail order firm.

Hope this will help you in your search efforts.

Don%26#39;t they sell them at Hudson News newsstands/kiosks?

There are Hudson News newsstands (at least one in each) in Penn Station and Grand Central Station, and both airports.

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