Visiting Amsterdam, Cologne, Stuttgart, and Munich

[dangolf18]

I'm headed to Amsterdam this weekend and making my way down to Munch for Oktoberfest. I'm going to do my own research, but if anybody has any must-see shops or recommendations let me know! And if any fellow BOTLs would like to possible meetup for a smoke, let me know. Planning on driving most of the way and spending 3-4 days in each city. Thanks!

[shippers]

Amsterdam has a great casa inside a hotel and prices are pretty reasonable for Europe. I would definitely check it out. Also, Cigaragua is a really nice shop dedicated to Nicaragua. It had a great lounge in it which I didn't have time to stop in but the selection is huge. Both are must visits for me.

[JayHabanos]

As mentioned check out the LCDH in the Conservatorium Hotel, Hartman cigars is also another shop that same owner has in Amsterdam.  

[bwgan]

Cologne - Peter Heinrichs is a must. Small smoking area that can get very smoky very quickly. If you are there, Dusseldorf is only a 30min train ride away with Selected Cigars and cigarworld. Cigarworld smoking lounge is great and they have nice wheat beer!

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[bwgan]

Also from cologne to Munich take a detour to Koblenz.. Pipe house cigar shop is really old school with a very generous owner. The winner in Koblenz is fantastic too. Decent hotel next to the train station looking at the castle

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[Nino]

In AMS also make sure to visit the LCDH Almere, a short train ride away, great people !

Cologne : LCDH Peter Heinrichs - best place.

As already mentioned : Koblenz is a good and large place, 3 stories.

If you drive and have 3-4 days in each city, visit also the small & cozy LCDH Kaiserslautern and the one in Saarbrücken - both are good, cozy and run by great people.

[BrightonCorgi]

P.G.C Hajenius in Amsterdam is one of the most famous & heralded cigar shops in all of Europe.  Very old and beautiful.  Could be one of the coolest cigar shops in world.  Walking distance from the central train station.  A must visit.  I like their own brand short filler cigars that contain some Cuban tobacco in their blend.

https://www.hajenius.com/en/

[Subcomandante]

I got a family member visiting Cologne and Amsterdam. Going to try and visit an LCDH in one and bring me back a box of regionals. Would you recommend one over the other? Better chance of regionals or selection? Better prices ie. less taxes?

[gweilgi]

On 12/10/2019 at 1:33 PM, Subcomandante said:

I got a family member visiting Cologne and Amsterdam. Going to try and visit an LCDH in one and bring me back a box of regionals. Would you recommend one over the other? Better chance of regionals or selection? Better prices ie. less taxes?

Can't comment on Amsterdam, but the Casa in Cologne has a good stock of both regional and limited editions.  Tell your relative to talk to a bloke called "Malek" -- sometimes he has aged and rare stock he is re-selling for regular customers.  If your relative is also a BOTL, there is a smoking room in the basement with comfy chairs, beer (hey, it's Germany!) and rum ...

[Booyaa]

The LCDH and Cigaragua in Amsterdam are right across the street from each other, both good shops. The PGC one I didn't find to be much cop but a must see no e the less, magnificent shop and staff but I thought a pretty poor selection.

Take a drive, or train ride over to Almere too, really good guys in the LCDH there. Super friendly and helpful and Almere has so. E amazing coffee and tea shops (the drinking kind) despite it being a bit of a nothing town.

Journey sounds great, hope you have a great time.

[Nino]

12 hours ago, gweilgi said:

Can't comment on Amsterdam, but the Casa in Cologne has a good stock of both regional and limited editions.  Tell your relative to talk to a bloke called "Malek" -- sometimes he has aged and rare stock he is re-selling for regular customers.  If your relative is also a BOTL, there is a smoking room in the basement with comfy chairs, beer (hey, it's Germany!) and rum ...

Spot on about Cologne !

And Malek is a good bloke, super friendly and extremely helpful. Always happy to be there !

 

[cigcars]

      Hey! When you get to Amsterdam - and that's if it's still there - be sure to visit Madurodam! It's an entire miniature version of the entire city of Amsterdam. It's quite thrilling and beautiful to go through - but everything is miniaturized...they even have a miniature car accident with the ambulance personnel taking someone off on a stretcher - all the size of Lilliput! Quite a gas. It was 1979 when I visited on the Tours given to military personnel. Sure hope it's still there! And - MAN, as I've lamented before...if only I'd known then what I know now concerning delicious, highly coveted Habanos!   

[benfica_77]

On 9/19/2019 at 1:32 AM, dangolf18 said:

I'm headed to Amsterdam this weekend and making my way down to Munch for Oktoberfest. I'm going to do my own research, but if anybody has any must-see shops or recommendations let me know! And if any fellow BOTLs would like to possible meetup for a smoke, let me know. Planning on driving most of the way and spending 3-4 days in each city. Thanks!

Good you're distracted hope you lose a couple extra games in the NFL FOH pickem league

[joey rockets]

It's been nearly 15 years since my last visit to Amsterdam but when I was single, I used to visit the city 3 times a year sometimes.  The Dutch were sea faring merchants and the quality of their shops reflects this fact but the duty free shop at Schiphol Airport once had the finest selection of Cubans of any of the duty free locales that I visited.

[Derboesekoenig]

3 hours ago, joey rockets said:

It's been nearly 15 years since my last visit to Amsterdam but when I was single, I used to visit the city 3 times a year sometimes.  The Dutch were sea faring merchants and the quality of their shops reflects this fact but the duty free shop at Schiphol Airport once had the finest selection of Cubans of any of the duty free locales that I visited.

Schiphol was decent 3-4 yrs ago from what I remember. Alas, no longer

[Euripidespants]

In Stuttgart a friend took me to Tabacum. Excellent place. Great selection and got to have quality drinks in the smoking lounge with a quality cigar... Swabian cuisine is outstanding. Had excellent maultaschen at Sanwald. Also excellent meal at a place called schellenturm.