3D's Cigars & Lounge

If you ask anyone in Pueblo where to buy a good cigar, 3D's Cigars & Lounge comes up fast. Open since 2015, this is a cigar shop in the truest sense, and it has earned a reputation as one of the best regarded in the area. Walk in and the first thing that hits you, as one local put it, is the smell of real tobacco, "not the cheap stuff," the kind of scent that takes folks back to a grandfather's pipe. The selection is what people talk about most. The humidor here is well kept and well stocked, carrying names like Arturo Fuente, Ashton, Oliva, My Father, Drew Estate, Padron-level favorites from Camacho and Espinosa, La Flor Dominicana, La Aurora, Foundation, Dunbarton, and plenty more, right alongside their own 3D's Branded Cigars.

They also keep tobacco pipes and the gear to go with a good smoke, humidors and torches included, so a newcomer can walk out set up from scratch. What keeps regulars coming back is the people. The owner, Dave, has a name around town for taking the time with anyone who walks in. One visitor from Denver, no stranger to good cigar shops, said Dave turned him onto things that genuinely surprised him. Another who knew nothing about cigars described getting "cigar school" on the spot and leaving with exactly what he needed.

Sam gets singled out too for sharing real knowledge. Beginners celebrating something, a graduation, a Thanksgiving smoke, say they were in and out in minutes with a great recommendation. The lounge is the other half of the draw. People settle in, talk, and smoke with whoever else is there, and the welcome tends to be warm even for a traveler passing through town. The lockers stay full, which tells you how loyal the crowd is.

We've heard the odd grumble about a small charge for a matchbook, but that's a footnote. For cigars and good company in Pueblo, this is the room people point you to.