I Visited the Nat Sherman in Manhattan

[sallow]

While in New York I went to Nat Sherman!
I smoked a bowl of the 510 Virginia and bought a cool cigar ashtray.

 

[ejames]

Cool ! Got more pics??

 

[elpfeife]

Looks like a great place.

 

[sallow]

It was neat to be there. They have a letter framed on the wall from John Wayne from the 50's thanking Nat Sherman for the cigarettes that he sent him.
It was a very friendly atmosphere and all the sales people were very nice, not hurried and happy to chat with me.
Also the woodwork in the store is beautiful.

 

[iamn8]

Wow.... I could totally live there. They accepting tenants?
Someone needs to open up a smoking friendly residential complex ala Dunhill/Nat Sherman

 

[jackswilling]

Sweetness. What a great place. NYC, worst possible location for them, long term. Enjoy it while we can.

 

[jpmcwjr]

Well, the Wilkie Pipe Shop moved to Vermont.
Where should Sherman go?
And were there a lot of Makers/brands of pipes available?

 

[carytobacco]

Great pics thanks for sharing

 

[allan]

@Sallo: Glad you were able to visit the shop and take some pictures to share with everyone.
The NYC pipe club settles there a few times per year; the last time was about 2 weeks ago celebrating Nat Sherman's 85th anniversary with their new blend, 85.
Please forgive me for not remembering the exact ingredients, but I believe it is Va's, orientals and some Lat with a touch of perique.
I'm not a fan of perique, but it the amount must be small because I can hardly notice it. The blend is mixed by hand by 'Chris', one of our contacts at Nat Sherman, and it is an excellent blend.
The woodwork is beautiful, and they had an expansion/remodel just a short time ago. Comfortable leather chairs and a huge humidor for cigar lovers.
Pipe brands and tobacco are very limited with their own mixtures dominating; during the winter I purchased a Tsuge Ikebana, but that brand is no longer there. If memory serves, Savinelli took prominence in their shop with some Dunhills. Not many other name brands.

 

[derfatdutchman]

Great pictures, going to Nat Sherman's is like stepping back in time.

 

[mso489]

Yes, you have to be cagey smoking a pipe in NYC, but Nat Sherman's is one place you can do that in considerable comfort. I love the huge clock above the door, giving it such a sense of place. I doubt NS is going anywhere. It's location is part of its identity. NYC does have a wacky propensity for intrusive rules and regs, but it is also highly cosmopolitan and usually figures out a way to make room for everyone, some way or another. I enjoyed a bowl of Nat Sherman 536 in a rocker just outside that beautiful humidor.

 

[cortezattic]

Thanks for all the pix! Great to hear that your visit was so pleasant. :clap:

 

[sallow]

I saw a few Castellos.
They had a fairly good range of tins, but their bulks are out front in big glass jars. Wonderful!
I have to say their cigars (the timeless) I have bought from sp and are first rate.

 

[mikestanley]

Thank you for sharing. I would love to stop in a place like Nat Sherman. I'll probably never go to NYC though.
Mike S.

 

[jkrug]

Thanks for the pics. The place looks so classy, almost like stepping back in time. ::

 

[ssjones]

I haven't been there since before the expansion, guess I'm due for a visit.

 

[jpmcwjr]

Heh. Not since 1970 for me.... Way overdue!

 

[deathmetal]

Someone needs to open up a smoking friendly residential complex ala Dunhill/Nat Sherman

If we can get enough of us in one spot, we might be able to take over Rhode Island and delete all the tobacco taxes too!

 

[juanruiz]

"It was neat to be there. They have a letter framed on the wall from John Wayne from the 50's thanking Nat Sherman for the cigarettes that he sent him."
Wonder if they were free. While he was filming "The Alamo," he was smoking 5 packs a day.
Might also add that with the huge NYC taxes, it's cheaper to buy Shermans in just about any other state.

 

[plugugly]

Wow! New York City. That place there is totally class!
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