Visit the Store

	The Store! Here is Ron, owner and proprietor of the store. If you get a chance to visit beautiful Punta Gorda, besure to stop at Olde Punta Gorda Cigar and Tobacco Emporium. There, as likely as not you will meet the proprietor, Ron Andrews. He can answer any questions about cigars you might ask, and can walk you through his well stocked humidor.
Sometimes however, Ron leaves the store in the capable hands of his staff. That occurs when he travels to Honduras to inspect what might become part of his Olde Punta Gorda Private Reserve in 2008 if it survives the rigorous inspections and specifications Ron demands for his Private Label cigars.
	In this photo Ron is again in Honduras inspecting carefully cultivated tobacco plants.
Each Olde Punta Gorda Private Reserve Cigar is handrolled by skilled rollers. This skill takes many years of apprenticeship and a master roller is almost an artist in his ability to place just the right amount of filler leaf, with the correct binder leaf, and then secure it with the finest wrapper leaf. All this while maintaining astonishing consistancy in size and appearance. Remember, these cigars are made one at a time, by hand. No machines here!
	Once the tobacco is harvested, aged, and rolled it is packaged in attractive cedar lined wooden cases and shipped to Ron at Olde Punta Gorda Cigar and Tobacco Emporium. But a great cigar is not the only thing that makes a great store.
As you enter the store, the front counter offers you every accessory you might need to enjoy that Olde Punta Gorda Private Reserve Cigar. Every thing from cutters, to torches, holders and pocket humidors.
	On the wall, is a framed article from the local Charlote Herald newspaper, extolling the best points of Olde Punta Gorda Cigar & Tobacco Emporium and of course Ron as well.
Next, wander into the extensively stocked humidor. Or better yet, let Ron introduce you to a variety of cigars to fit any one's taste or preference.
	Once that special cigar is in your hand, walk through the archway into the Cup o' Cubanna where Ron serves up fresh brewed coffee. Ron brews regular coffees as well as cuban coffees and even cappuccino.
Grab your cigar and coffee and wander into the smoking lounge. Heavy leather sofas and Florida style chairs, mixed with unique Cigar Posters and original paintings in the cuban, art deco style offer a refuge from the outside world. Stay a while and pretty soon the regulars will wander in for a smoke and some conversation. No topic is taboo.
	And remember, if the cup goes dry, the coffe bar is just across the room. With good coffee, good company and good cigars, you may find yourself staying longer than you planned.
And don't forget, should your taste in cigars run to another brand, Olde Punta Gorda Cigar carries many of the popular brands like Cuesta-Rey
	Or you can purchase a Padron, or two.
Olde Punta Gorda carries Quorum Cigars as well.
	And Romeo and Julietta are just a few of the many cigars stocked in the humidor. But even if your preference runs to a cigar not normally found at Olde Punta Gorda Cigar & Tobacco Emporium, Ron will gladly order it for you. So, stop on by on your next trip to Punta Gorda, we'll be expecting you!

The Store!