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| - A few members of our pair group recently stopped in to visit The Smokin' Cigar on Bayview in Toronto. The owner (Trae) recently moved to this location just a few blocks from his old one, but the Bayview store has been in business for 17 years. They recently spent a lot of money on renovations and it shows. The place looks well kept and up-to-date.
When first walking up to the entrance, we saw some small tables and chairs out front, which is great because when you buy, you can sit outside and enjoy them right away! We also saw in the front window, some large standing humidors and they seemed to have some great prices on them too.
We walked in and we were greeted by Trae and Ian. The room is quite long with a good-sized walk-in humidor at the back. They were friendly and asked us how we heard of the shop and what kind of cigars we are into. They offer shaving magazines, accessories, humidors, a large pipe section which includes some premium pipes as well as pipe tobacco.
I was pleased to see that they had some brands there that I hadn't seen elsewhere or tried before. They organized all of the Cubans to one side and non-cubans to the other, which is nice. We asked Ian a lot of questions about the cigars, where they come from, what differentiates some different blends, and many more, and he was able to answer all of them well and confidently (not knowing we were just testing him). Both his and Trae seemed to have a great amount of knowledge, which is what you want in a local tobacconist. Their prices were surprisingly fair and on some items even much cheaper than I've experienced outside of 'the city'.
You are also able to purchase an espresso or soft drink from there to enjoy with your cigar on the front patio.
I really enjoyed my experience at the shop and recommend to any others looking for a good tobacconist in Toronto, to check this place out. There is another location in the beaches as well that is on our list to check out, but I hear good things.
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