any cigar store recommendations in St Louis and Minneapolis?

[maverickdrinker]

Heading to St Louis tomorrow. Going to stop by tinderbox as it is close to my hotel. Wondering how far is the outlet mall, reative to my hotel?

I think I am having dinner on the Hill on Thursday night. Might try to stop into The Hill Cigar Shop before dinner.

Looks like I will be seeing you today. I have a Nosotros with your name on it.

[St. Lou Stu]

Originally Posted by maverickdrinker

Heading to St Louis tomorrow. Going to stop by tinderbox as it is close to my hotel. Wondering how far is the outlet mall, reative to my hotel?

There are a few outlet type malls around.

The Mills is the closest at 15 miles north on 270.
http://www.simon.com/mall/default.aspx?ID=1244

The others are 40 miles out on I-70 in Warrenton.

I would love to meet up for a smoke, but unfortunately I am up to my eyeballs in work right now.

Originally Posted by maverickdrinker

Heading to St Louis tomorrow. Going to stop by tinderbox as it is close to my hotel. Wondering how far is the outlet mall, reative to my hotel?

I think I am having dinner on the Hill on Thursday night. Might try to stop into The Hill Cigar Shop before dinner.

Thanks for stopping by. I will see ya tomorrow and you can tell me about what you scored at the other shops you went to.

[maverickdrinker]

had a great visit this morning with Hank 612. Great shop. I highly recommend any BOTL stop by his shop when you are in St. Louis. Great company and great selection of cigars.

Thanks for the conversation and hospitality today Steve. Really appreciated it.

[jaycarla]

Originally Posted by ScottishSmoker

He has a very valid point...Minnesota straight out is not a friendly place to buy a cigar...70% tax plays a huge part as too why....but, if you feel you need a stick, I would suggest either Burn in Burnsville or Tobacco Leaf in Maple Grove...

I went by Burn today, great selection. Huge variety of Opus and other Fuente. More than I have seen in any B&M, except for Casa Fuente.

On a separate note, I find it hard to believe anyone that lives here in Minnesota buys more than a stick a month at a B&M. Yikes! This is coming from a guy that lives in Washington state and I was still shocked by the tax here. Crazy.

The owner at Burn was great though and there really is a great selection and the sticks are all in great shape. Coffee shop next door which was a nice bonus.

Originally Posted by hank_612

Thanks for stopping by. I will see ya tomorrow and you can tell me about what you scored at the other shops you went to.

Thanks to this thread, I have more shops to check out, including yours! I typically shop at Hill Cigar Co. as its 2 minutes from my house and has a great staff, or Jon's Pipe Shop, although haven't been there in a while!