Cigar Lounge After Hours with the Owner

About this experience

After the lounge closes to the public, Victor walks you through the walk-in humidor and explains wrappers, fillers, humidity and what separates a well-made cigar from a bad one. You will watch a torcedor roll a cigar by hand.

Then you sit down for a guided pairing flight of three cigars with spirits or coffee, and Victor tells the story of opening a members-only lounge: licensing, lease fights, ventilation costs and building a membership that pays the rent.

Your day

1. 8:00 PM

   Welcome and humidor tour

   Learn how cigars are aged, stored and selected from the walk-in humidor.

   30 min

2. 8:30 PM

   Rolling demonstration

   Watch a cigar rolled by hand and learn to spot construction quality.

   30 min

3. 9:00 PM

   Pairing flight

   Three cigars paired with rum, whiskey or espresso, with tasting notes.

   1 hr 15 min

4. 10:15 PM

   The business of a lounge

   Membership models, licensing and what it really costs to open.

What’s included

• Three-cigar pairing flight
• Paired pours or espresso
• Cutter to take home

Good to know

• Guests must be 21+ with a valid government ID; no exceptions.
• This is a smoking environment. Non-alcoholic pairings are available.
• Plan a ride home; please do not drive after the pairing.

Your curator

Victor Salazar20 years in the cigar trade, 8 as a lounge owner

Victor Salazar learned to roll cigars from his grandfather in Little Havana and worked for a tobacco importer before opening his own lounge. His members-only room has about 250 members and a walk-in humidor stocked from small Caribbean and Central American factories. He hosts pairing nights every month.