2015-10-27に投稿

La Casa del Habano. For us cigar enthusiasts, this name stands for the authority of Cuban cigars, the network that sets the bar for Habanos cigars around the world.

La Casa del Habano by Cigar Club does not live up to its name.

Sure, they stock the latest cigars as soon as they become available in Japan. Sure, the place has a great selection of Habanos cigars. And sure, drinks are wonderfully cheap, with shots of rum going at six or seven hundred yen.

However.

What I expect from a La Casa del Habano is not affordable drinks or just a walk-in humidor full of cigars. I expect the cigars to be in perfect condition so that when people come to its doors seeking enlightenment, they get what they seek.

LCDH by Cigar Club does not deliver.

Cigars are often too moist or too dry, and its staff are lacking in experience. I have seen staff members who only started smoking cigars after being hired at LCDH; that's acceptable in a cigar bar, but just is not acceptable from a La Casa. Because when a person who is trying a cigar for the first time is given an inappropriate cigar, whether it be flavour profile or an unforgivingly tight draw, and they do not enjoy their first cigar smoking experience, that is the end of it. They will think that cigar smoking is not for them, all because an amateur recommended the wrong cigar.

This is not so much of a worry for experienced smokers, who already know what they are looking for and can feel the head of the cigar to pick one that should match their draw. But just because experienced smokers may have no problems is pure sloppiness, relying on the customer's expertise and not staff service. That may be acceptable for the local tobacconist, but definitely not a La Casa.

La Casa del Habano by Cigar Club really needs to realize what their name stands for and change the way they operate. As the foremost authority in the Cuban cigar market, they should be showing cigar shops and bars in Japan how things should be done - not the other way around.

2016-02-18に投稿

良い意味での普通の葉巻店。日本のキューバ葉巻総代理店という触れ込みでも、堅苦しいところがなく、フレンドリーです。
葉巻は、ここをベンチマークにするといいんじゃないでしょうか。

2017-10-25に投稿

昔からある、日本の葉巻の中心地だそうですがようやく初めて行きました。
店内は小さいカウンターがふたつ、4人座れます。あとソファーがふたつ。二階もあるそうですが今は使っていないそうです。
ウォークインヒューミドールにはたくさんの葉巻。仰々しい感じではなく、軽めのカフェみたいなところでした。
やはり一度は行ってみたほうがいいですね。おすすめです。