Antigua Guatemala has a number of fine store to by Cigars and Cuban Cigars are always available at great prices.

1. Cigars For Sale in Antigua Guatemala, You will find Cuban’s
When Mrs. Yolkobsen thinks of Guatemala she thinks of warm breezes, colonial architecture,
lots of beautiful Maya weaving, etc. etc. Mr. Y thinks about cigars. There, my friends, is the
great gender divide. Once again, a woman is only a woman but a good cigar is smoke.
A recent afternoon found us roaming the streets of Antigua Guatemala looking for the goods, that
is, the places that offer a sizeable selection of premium cigars, for sale either by box or singles.
And they had to have a bone fide humidor. We found a few places in town that met our criteria
and we'd like to share with you what we found. All prices are in US dollars.
First, it's helpful to know there are any number of bars in Antigua Guatemala that sell a small
selection of cigars (los puros) to their patrons. These are kept in humidor boxes or in the regular
cigar boxes with their brands emblazoned on them. That's why at night you often see clusters of
men standing in front of bars and restaurants sending shafts of Cubano smoke out to punctuate
the local atmosphere.
For those of you traveling to Guatemala for the first time, it's important to know it's against the
law to smoke inside any establishment in the country. Even so, there are many restaurants and
bars that will turn a blind eye to smoking. And if you intimate that a better tip would follow the
arrival of an ashtray, you can puff away, but only cigarettes. It's hard for even the most complicit
waiter to keep steamboat blasts of cigar smoke subtly contained.
In any case, we found four establishments that had medium to small selections of Central
American and Cuban cigars for sale and which corralled the smokes in professional standard
humidors.

2. HAVANA CIGAR - 4a Calle Oriente #3
Just off the Parque Central, this long-established "puro boutique" has a good sized walk-in
humidor. Like all purveyors of cigar rhapsody, pride of place and volume is given over to the
Cubanos. Though there are some Guatemalan and Honduran tobacco pistols lolling in handsome
boxes, the Cubans hold sway in this humidor. It's worth dropping by just to get a whiff of this
phone booth of a cigar case. There's a musky, slightly caramel fragrance to the small window-
lined cabin near the front of the bar. Here you find Cohibas ranging in price from $67 for a
torpedo of a smoke, down to $3 for a dainty panatela. The Cubans cede a bit of space to the
Guatemalans, which weigh in with the likes of the Flora Maya brand, $7 to $9. Don Puncho is
also on hand at $9.
TABACOS Y VINOS - 5a Avenida Norte #28B
This cigar and wine house is on Antigua Guatemala's Golden Mile, that is, the 5th Avenida near
Antigua Guatemala's iconic yellow arch and just beside the ruins of the 16th century Santa
Catalina Church and convent. Their walk-in humidor hints at brown autumn leaf spice along
with a classic brooding tobacco aroma. This establishment boasts a roster of Cubans and
Hondurans, offering a modest to price medium price range. For example, the most expensive in
stock is the Pantagas Saloman, a small submarine of a Havana, which can be had for $18. The
Cubans also include a Land Rover of cigar, from the Bolivar line, $12, and a range of good old
Romeo and Juliettas, in the $8 to $12 range. You can get a Honduran Indios for $10.
ALMACEN TROCCOLI - 3a Calle Poiniente con Calle de Arco
Also located in the pricey real estate section of town, the Almacen Troccoli has been in business
in one form or another since 1903. Its present incarnation very much honors its history. Though
it's primarily a wine and spirits store, the antique appointments immediately stir up a vivid
impression of an old-time apothecary. There's no walk-in humidor here, but there is a beautiful
vintage display case humidor that holds a smallish selection of Cubans, ranging in price. About
$20 US will get you lit up with a Punch and $12 US will get you a date with a Cohiba Lancero.
ANTIGUA GUATEMALA TOBACCO COMPAÑIA - 3a Calle Poniente #12
The walk-in humidor at this wine bar has a good dung and earth smell that smacks the senses
immediately. This is a good sign since it means that the humidity is keeping the rolled wonders
fragrant and moist as they wait for their intended ones (you cigar lovers) to claim them. The
aromatic inventory includes brands from Guatemala, Brazil, Nicaragua and Cuba, making this
outlet the most varied, but not the most expensive cigar store here. The Guatemalans range from
60 cents for a pixie of a cheroot (the real stogie) to $12 for a fatso Guatemalanamerica. The
Nicaraguans show off with medium to gigantic no-name numbers that range in price from $3 to
$4. Brazil is represented by the likes of Doña Flor which rings in at $8. And $19 will curry
favor with a Cuban Montecristo or you could pledge your eternal troth to a 23-dollar Cohiba.
You pipe smokers will be glad to know that you can get a pouch of TP Guatemala tobacco here
for about $8.