Sacramento (The Sacramento Valley
in general)
Sacramento (The Sacramento Valley
in general)Briar Patch Smoke Shop : 1689 Arden Way (at Expo Drive), Sacramento, CA 95815
This shop is located upstairs between the Food Court and Sears in Arden Fair Mall.
916-929-8965 --- Standard Mall Hours.
This shop has a wide selection of pipes, steins, chess boards and swiss army knives.. if that's what you're looking for, this is the place! Oh, they also have a great selection of fine cigars.. Avo's to Zino's. I noted Dunhill's at $8 to $16, H.Upmann Robusto at $7.75/ea and the full line of Mi Cubano's at $5 to $8. No smoking in the shop or anywhere in the mall, of course.
- Macanudo Portofino: $7.75, AF Curlyhead: Not-in-Stock.
Casillas
Cigars : 1221 16th Street (between Capital & "L"), Sacramento,
CA {MAP}
916-442-4554 --- Hours: ?
Just a mile or so down from "Tower Cigar Shop" on 16th Street, this family run shop rolls ALL of their own cigars, right in front of you. This is a no-frills, VERY low-overhead operation. The shop is a converted butcher shop and the humidor is what once was the meat locker!
Looks aside, you are greeted with a friendly smile and often free samples,
especially if you tell them it is your first visit and Casillas' wife isn't
around. There is a good selection of various sized cigars and wrapper types.
Recommended tries include "The Casillas" in maduro, the double corona robusto
in maduro and the "Presidente". Most cigars range in the price range of
$3.00 to $5.00 with a couple of offerings in the range of $7.00 to $10.00.
They also
have a shop located in Reno, NV. (Review by: Chris Annoni) Hours and price comparisons needed. Anyone?
Cigar Connection : 1025 19th St. (@ "J" St.), Suite
5, Sacramento, CA 95814
916-362-3932 -- Hours: 9am-10pm (best to call ahead).
Cigar Connection is a distributor that is working
on opening a new retail cigar shop. Their cigars are currently offered
for sale from their offices, located near "The Spaghetti Factory" at the
above address. They also offer a selection of value priced and high-end
humidors and cutters-- Editor.
The person to talk to here is "Doug". Their "Supreme's" are excellent for the price. They have been kind enough to sponsor one of our special events at "Club Bien Bien" in San Francisco where part of the proceeds went to the "Asian American Donor Program". (Review by:
Peter Lim)
David Berkeley's : "The Pavilions"
Center, Fair Oaks Blvd., Sacramento, CA
(Located between Howe and Fulton, next to Mace's Restaurant)
A purveyor of fine wine and other things gourmet. Excellent, well-stocked humidor. Ashton's and other premium brands. Reasonable prices. They have a small patio next to the Mace's patio where you can enjoy the cigar and food from their outstanding deli. (Review by: Herman Hedriana) Telephone number and price comparisons needed.
D.R. Cigars : 657 Bidwell St., Folsom, CA
Telephone: 916-983-4278 --- Shop hours: Mon-Sat 10-9, Sunday/Unknown
Great wall selection. Young and old gather in the leather chairs to chat about their favorite smoke's. Very friendly place with fair prices. The Dominican's are fairly priced and preserved in ziploc bags. (Review by: Alan Isham) Address, telephone, hours and price comparisons needed. Anyone?
Fred's Puff-N-Stuff : 230 West Pine Street (@ Church
Street), Lodi, CA
209-334-1088 --- Hours: Mon-Fri 10-5, Sat 11-4, Closed Sunday.
Located across from City Hall in the downtown area of Lodi, they feature premium cigars, wine, ports, and on tap beer. The atmosphere is casual and friendly
with leather chairs and light jazz and blues for your ears. A nice
place to wrap up the evening. Well worth the visit. (Review
by: Kevin Suess) Hours and price
comparisons needed.
Garcia Vega Smoke Shop : 755 K Street, Sacramento, CA
(Located across the street from the K Street Mall)
916-447-0804 --- Hours: ?
Prices are moderate and the staff is friendly. They are well
stocked with Puros Indios, Dominican Cohiba's, H. Upmann's, and Arturo
Fuente's! Worth checking out if you're in the area. (Review
by: Everett Penn) Price comparisons and shop hours needed. Anyone?
Hardwick's Briar Shoppe : 1115 Front St. #1, Sacramento, CA 95814 [e-mail them]
Located between K and L Streets in Historic Old Sacramento.
Toll Free/888-228-1885 --- Shop hours: Sun-Mon 11-8, Tue-Thur 11-9, Fri-Sat 11-11.
An oasis in a desert of candy and ice cream shops! They feature a large walk-in humidor and an air-conditioned smoking lounge with coffee, comfortable leather chairs and reading materials. They have a good selection of cigars (Fuente's are limited to 2 per size, per customer, per day), pipe tobacco and accessories at reasonable prices. The staff is quite helpful and courteous. This is no "Tower Cigar Shop", but it is a well placed, well outfitted, serious, tobacconist that will get plenty of my business in the future. Old Sac' is a fantastic place to walk around and enjoy a fine smoke. Check it out for yourself and let me know what you think!
- Macanudo Portofino: $8.05, AF Curlyhead: Not-in-Stock.
Manteca Fine Cigars : 229 W. Yosemite Avenue (3 blocks west of Main Street), Manteca, CA [MAP]
209-825-6386 --- Hours: Open 7 days a week, 11:00 AM to 7:00 PM
A very nice store with a large selection of premium cigars, including Arturo Fuente's, in their large walk-in humidor. They also feature private rental lockers and a good selection of accessories. This is a very classy store and it appears to have the lowest prices in the valley! (Review by: MR. H)
- Macanudo Portofino: $9.50, AF Curlyhead: $3.50
Old Town Cigar Shop : 111 Sacramento St., Suite
"E", Auburn, CA 95603
916-887-9533 --- Auburn is precisely half-way between San Francisco and Reno, right on Highway 80. Old town Auburn can be seen from the freeway. The shop is about 100 yards off the freeway, inside Gold Rush Plaza, a very old mini-mall. They feature a walk-in humidor and best of all: a smoke room with darts and cigar magazines and atmosphere! A bit of trivia: if you saw the movie "Phenomenon" with John Travolta, remember when he walked out of the bar and looked up at a flag pole, and saw the flash of light that gave him special powers? That flag pole is on the top of Gold Rush Plaza, where this shop is located. A "must see" if you're in the area. Hours and price comparisons needed.
Newsbeat : ???? "E" Street (between 3rd and 4th
St.), Davis, CA
Telephone: ?, Shop hours: ?
A newspaper store and international magazine store. Also a tobacconist. Excellent humidor with very good selections. Quite a variety from the low to the high-ends. More reasonable prices than "Nugget" (below). No Dunhill's, Ashton's, or Davidoff's though. You'll have to park on the street and beware of Davis' traffic court! Also, it is a nonsmoking town.. $50.00 fine for 1st offense.. you are warned! (Review by: Herman
Hedriana)
Address, phone number, hours and price comparisons needed.
Nugget Supermarket :??? Mace Blvd. @ Chiles Rd, off
I-80, Davis, CA
Telephone: ? --- Hours: ?
Excellent, well-stocked humidor. Friendly workers with
one or two aficionados. This is in my neighborhood and a frequent stop
for most golfers that play at the El Macero Course. They have reasonable
prices, about $1 more than "Newsbeat" (above) in downtown Davis. Unfortunately,
Davis is a "NO SMOKING" town and there are no smoker friendly bars or restaurants. Well priced Ashton Magnums ($13.99), Thomas Hinds, Zino's, Macanudo Portofino, Don Tomas ($4.99 - 8.99), Dunhill's, Te-Amo, Indio, Hoyo's, etc. They also have an excellent wine selection. (Review by: Herman Hedriana) Price comparisons, telephone
number, address and store hours needed. Anyone?
Rodney's Cigars : 1000 "J" St. (@ 10th), Sacramento, CA
916-442-5998 --- Shop Hours: 7 am-11 pm
This shop stocks all of the major lines of cigars.. from Arturo Fuente to Zino. Price comparisons and more detailed review needed.
Tinderbox at Sunrise Mall : Located at Greenback Lane and Sunrise Blvd. in Citrus Heights.
The shop is near Baskin-Robbin's between JC Penney's and the Men's Macy's at the north end of the mall.
1-800-725-3231 --- Mall Hours: Monday-Saturday 10am-9pm, Sunday 11am-6pm [Email the owner]
This shop features a wide selection of premium and super premium cigars as well as the standard choices typical of all Tinderbox stores. This particular shop prides itself in delivering on special orders and hard to find items. They are also the the only Davidoff Appointed Merchant in the Valley. Of course, being in a mall, no smoking is allowed in the shop.
Price comparisons and a more detailed review needed.
The Tobacco Leaf : Pacific (@ Benjamin Holt Dr.), Stockton, CA
209-474-8216 --- Shop Hours: Mon-Fri 10 am-6 pm, Sat 10 am-5 pm, Closed Sunday.
Virginia and Jack's walk in humidor is simply the biggest and the best! I have been all over the S.F. Bay Area and have yet to find one nicer. Her cigars are somewhat expensive, but her selection is always fantastic. It will take you a long time to decide on what to purchase. Once you find it, hang out and enjoy your cigtar with the staff or other customers in their relaxing cozy shop. (Review by: Chris Reagan)
Tower Cigar and Pipe : 2518 Land Park Dr. (Corner of Broadway @ 16th St.), Sacramento, CA {MAP}
916-443-8466 --- Shop hours: Mon-Sat 9am-6pm, Thur 9am-8pm,
Sun Closed.
By far the best and oldest cigar shop in Sacramento (Since 1967). It is a father and son owned shop that has a very broad selection of cigars. The staff is very friendly and knowledgeable. Prices are very competitive for the area. This is definitely a worthwhile visit if you are in downtown Sacramento. Typical cigars in stock; some LGC's, AF's, Avo's, Mac's, H.Upmann, HdM's and many newer premium cigars like Hamilton's and Playboy Cigars. They also have a wide variety of pipes and pipe tobacco as well as smoker's accessories and humidors. (Review by: Chris Annon) Price comparisons needed.