Cigar Circus - Showroom

Cigar Circus - Showroom has quietly become one of the most talked-about spots for cigar lovers in Clearwater, Florida, and once you step inside the humidor you understand why. Regulars will tell you it is more of a humidor and fulfillment facility than a traditional lounge, but that is exactly its charm. The main humidor runs well over 2,500 square feet, and people who have shopped their share of cigar rooms call it one of the largest they have ever laid eyes on. Ask anyone who has walked in and they mention the same thing first: the sheer size of the selection.

The selection lives up to the reputation. This is a serious cigar house, carrying names like Arturo Fuente, Padron, My Father, Oliva, Ashton, Montecristo, Cohiba, Drew Estate, Perdomo, Plasencia, Aganorsa Leaf, Crowned Heads, Alec Bradley, AJ Fernandez, La Aroma de Cuba, and dozens more, all the way through Aging Room, Quesada, HVC, Avo, Zino, and CAO. They stock smoking accessories to go with your smoke, and word around town is the pricing matches what you would find on their site, so you can pop in and walk out with a box the same day. One visitor picked up a stick and enjoyed it right there in the lounge before grabbing a box to take home.

The people make it. Anthony gives tours and clearly knows every corner of that humidor, and folks keep bringing up Ant, Nef, and Ryan by name for the warm welcome and genuine knowledge. Ask a question here and you get a real answer, not a shrug. There are a couple of clean, well-ventilated seating areas built for good conversation over a respectable smoke, though nobody would call it a sports bar sort of hangout, and no food or drinks are served.

The place is wheelchair accessible too. One regular half-joked he was hesitant to say too much for fear it would get too busy. That tells you everything. If you are hunting for the best cigar selection in the Clearwater area, this one earns the trip.