I spent a lot of time last week and this week to round up some of the B&M in Central Jersey. Here are some of the info in case anyone would like to know.
A Little Taste of Cuba - Princeton
They specialize in Cigars however they do have a decent collection of Pipes and Pipe Tobacco. Expensive, but possibly not very expensive. Miyagi's Mindfulness is available here ($10 an ounce). Dunhill tins are $17. The tobacconist knows a lot about cigars, and enough about pipes to set up a new guy. Visited May - 2017 when I started pipe smoking
Don Francisco Cigars - East Brunswick
They also specialize in cigars, and only carry Sutliff bulk aromatics. The guy is decently knowledgeable on pipe tobaccos, but I have moved on, thanks to this forum and the online sponsors. No idea of price, but Sutliff Bulk is $4 an ounce, so making this the most reasonably priced I visited. Got a cheap Arturo Fuente Maduro Cigar - did not like it - but I do not smoke cigars for this very reason - the ones I like (Limited Edition Padrons) are extremely expensive. Visited - August - 2017
Cigar Den Inc - East Brunswick
They also speciallize in cigars, but a college kid mans the shop. They also only carry aromatics. The kid did not know what they carry, but was very very polite, very helpful. He took me to the back of the shop to show the pride of the shop - Lane 1-Q! Visited - August 2017
Tobacco King - Old Bridge
Another helpful guy, but they only carry the value blends (The ones which come in colorful big bags). He told me that he is building up his shop, took my phone no and promised to call me when he gets some Esoterica. Visited August 2017
Tobacco Leaf - Lawrenceville
Worst shop of the lot! They also specialize in cigars but do carry both bulk and tin tobacco. Dunhill tins are $20 making it the most expensive of the lot. Still, the cellar I built over last 4 months is larger than what they have. They get extremely poor feedback because not only they are the most expensive, they are also the most unhelpful. It seemed that the guy did not even want to make a sale. Visited August 2017
Frank's Cigars - Trenton
Another Cigar shop with a small selection of pipe tobacco. They carry Sutliff Aromatics in tin. The guy is helpful. However, after visiting 5 shops in 1 week, and not getting what I wanted, I did not spend much time there. Visited - August 2017
A Little Taste of Cuba - Princeton
They specialize in Cigars however they do have a decent collection of Pipes and Pipe Tobacco. Expensive, but possibly not very expensive. Miyagi's Mindfulness is available here ($10 an ounce). Dunhill tins are $17. The tobacconist knows a lot about cigars, and enough about pipes to set up a new guy. Visited May - 2017 when I started pipe smoking
Don Francisco Cigars - East Brunswick
They also specialize in cigars, and only carry Sutliff bulk aromatics. The guy is decently knowledgeable on pipe tobaccos, but I have moved on, thanks to this forum and the online sponsors. No idea of price, but Sutliff Bulk is $4 an ounce, so making this the most reasonably priced I visited. Got a cheap Arturo Fuente Maduro Cigar - did not like it - but I do not smoke cigars for this very reason - the ones I like (Limited Edition Padrons) are extremely expensive. Visited - August - 2017
Cigar Den Inc - East Brunswick
They also speciallize in cigars, but a college kid mans the shop. They also only carry aromatics. The kid did not know what they carry, but was very very polite, very helpful. He took me to the back of the shop to show the pride of the shop - Lane 1-Q! Visited - August 2017
Tobacco King - Old Bridge
Another helpful guy, but they only carry the value blends (The ones which come in colorful big bags). He told me that he is building up his shop, took my phone no and promised to call me when he gets some Esoterica. Visited August 2017
Tobacco Leaf - Lawrenceville
Worst shop of the lot! They also specialize in cigars but do carry both bulk and tin tobacco. Dunhill tins are $20 making it the most expensive of the lot. Still, the cellar I built over last 4 months is larger than what they have. They get extremely poor feedback because not only they are the most expensive, they are also the most unhelpful. It seemed that the guy did not even want to make a sale. Visited August 2017
Frank's Cigars - Trenton
Another Cigar shop with a small selection of pipe tobacco. They carry Sutliff Aromatics in tin. The guy is helpful. However, after visiting 5 shops in 1 week, and not getting what I wanted, I did not spend much time there. Visited - August 2017
