Churchill's Fine Cigars

Churchill's Fine Cigars has been part of the Phoenix cigar scene since 1995, and the word around town is that it holds its own against just about any cigar shop in the state. The heart of the place is the walk-in humidor, which locals will tell you is stocked deep and kept in beautiful shape. You'll find the names serious cigar folks come looking for: Padrón, Arturo Fuente, My Father, Davidoff, Liga Privada, Tatuaje, Montecristo, Ashton, Oliva, Perdomo, Crowned Heads, Alec Bradley, and Foundation, alongside plenty of everyday sticks that won't break the bank. More than the selection, it's the room itself that keeps people coming back.

Ask anyone who spends an afternoon here and they'll tell you about the comfortable seating, the open-door welcome, and the easy company. One fellow who stopped in with time to kill ended up joining a group of men for talking, joking, and smoking, and left saying only that home was too far away to make it a regular thing. That's the kind of place this is. Regulars often say it feels like being around family.

The team here clearly knows and loves what they sell. People who wandered in unsure of what to grab walked out with a recommendation that stuck, one gentleman crediting the shop for turning him on to an Oliva he now calls a favorite. The manager, Ikova, gets a lot of credit for keeping the shop clean, well-organized, and running right, and many appreciate that prices are marked clearly throughout the humidor. We'll be straight: a couple of people have grumbled about a price at the register not matching a label, so it never hurts to double-check as you go.

Most walk out happy and plan a return trip. If you're after a real cigar lounge in Phoenix with a top-shelf humidor and folks who treat you well, Churchill's Fine Cigars is a name locals stand behind.