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| - Tucked in a little corner of the Caesar's Forum shops, this place has a lot going for it, but the experience depends a lot on who you happen to have helping you at the shop...
I took my buddy here as part of his bachelor party weekend, and we were excited to see the great walk in humidor. We're amatuer cigar smokers, and were looking forward to being at a place that could show and explain some of the finer points - unfortunately the girl who we met at the counter and took us into the humidor seemed more annoyed than anything, and took every bit of fun out of the experience. She was blatantly rude and condescending, and acted as if we were idiots for not knowing the difference between the cigars, etc. Frankly, we were about ready to leave and forget the whole "cigars and whisky" thing...
Fortunately we didn't , and sat at the bar where the bartender Greg was much nicer, more accomodating, and helpful. When we saw that there was someone else at the counter, we thought we'd take another shot, and started asking him (Matt) about the cigar cutters. A complete 180 from the first experience, he was friendly, knowledgable, and helped to create the experience we were hoping for. We did end up buying a cutter as a souvenier, and ended up having a good experience overall.
Cigars are a luxury item for sure, and are very much about the experience... The cigars, bar, and MOST of the staff absolutely deliver on that experience at Casa Fuente.
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