Cigar Pointe LLC

Excellent shop. Very friendly, knowledgeable service. Was able to find a cigar that I’ve been looking for, and that nobody in San Antonio, or Austin was carrying. I will definitely be giving a lot of my business to this shop.

neat shop that i kept passing so i decided to stop in to get a little something for my husbands birthday. i know nothing about cigars so i told the guy what i wanted to spend and he was able to pick a couple cigs out for me. great find!

Best selection in town for boutique cigars. Ran by the owners with no employees. Very knowledgeable folks and involved with their recommendations. Prices are normal range, I’ve seen worse around town. Helpful if you want help, leaves you alone if you want to be left alone. The guy has a dry sarcastic humor which I dig. I see myself becoming a regular

Nice shop tucked away among the madness of Blanco and Stone oak. They have a really nice selection of hard to find cigars. The owner was really nice and allowed me to browse the humidor without hanging on to me like some places do.

This is the best shop in SA. If you’re into boutique cigars, this is the shop to stop at. Not only boutique, but just about the whole tatuaje line. I’ll never shop at another cigar shop.

I’m still a cigar newbie: perhaps 1 a month. So take my review with a leaf of tobacco (or grain of salt). After gnoshing next door on some awesome food, we sauntered into Cigar Pointe. I’ve visited several cigar shops in the past few years. This is, by far, the nicest. A HUGE walk-​in (hell, you can run and jump and do cartwheels) humidor with an equally huge selection of stogies of every kind. The staff was very patient with my lack of knowledge and pointed me toward a stellar cigar. Desk staff were very friendly. I was a few bucks short of the $ 50 Unilocal discount, but will return here to stock up my cigar collection. Excellent.

I love this place! Fantastic selection and the only place I’ve found that carries my favorite cigar, LFD Cameroon Cabinets. When I’m on that side of town, I always stop by and sometimes I go up there just to grab my LFD! Everyone there has been nothing but nice to me, the dad even recognized me after almost two years and a huge beard. That’s not only good business, it shows that the customers matter!

This is my go to place for quality, boutique type cigars. I love the owner because he’s a great guy, and very friendly. I didn’t know what I wanted and he recommended a Tatuaje and a Jericho Hill that were perfect or my taste. He is spot on about not only the cigars, but also drinks to go with them and San Antonio in general. I will be spending my fair share of time and money here.

Just awful… the guy at the counter was extremely unhelpful and hovered over me while I was shopping. Not to mention their selection was way under par. I should have just left instead of dropping any money here. Will not return.

I was in town for a few days and saw this store as I was driving by. Glad I stopped!
I’ve been smoking cigars pretty seriously for the past 10 years and have visited what many to consider the best cigars stores in Cuba, Spain the UK and other places around the world. I was very impressed with the size of the selection, fair pricing and great service I found at this store. Upon walking in, Gabe greeted me and showed me around the walk in humidor. He made some great recommendations based on his questions about my smoking preferences and I picked up 10 cigars to enjoy during my stay in San Antonio.
I’ll be visiting San Antonio in a few weeks and absolutely plan on visiting them again.

If you are a cigar person this is your place. Gabriel is an awesome and super friendly guy and he will take great care of you! This location is right beside Double Dave’s Pizzaworks, at Blanco & Huebner.

Best example of how a cigar shop should be run. From the prime service to the selection of inventory. Gabe is great to learn from and talk to. Only snob-​free environment in San Antonio.

If you are one of those people that brags about the Cuban you received on your crappy cruise to Cozumel, don’t come here. If you one the biggest cigar in the world so you look like a «boss» on the Greens, don’t come here. In both scenarios, I recommend moving to Dallas. San Antonio has some of the best cigar shops in Texas, but CigarPointe really stands out on it’s own. The owner Gabe has a wonderful stock of cigars, which are reasonably priced. Gabe is very open-​minded, he is well versed in scotches, beer, food, shaving, teas, bourbons, coffee and obviously cigars. If he gives you a recommendation, try it out! I went in there thinking I was just going to get my typical Double Ligero, and Gabe recommended a great cigar from Roma cigars, which I enjoyed and smoked 3 of in one setting. To address the people that have had issues with temperament. Gabe is literally the most polite person in the world. He does not tolerate rudeness, but he never initiates it. I think there are a lot of great places to pick up a stick in San Antonio, but I would pick CigarPointe simply because the owner is there all the time. You are dealing with Gabe the majority of the time, and he definitely takes care of his loyal patrons. Having a relationship with a tobacconist does come in handy. You never know when your boss is searching for some rare cigar and you have someone with the skills and passion to find it for you. I highly recommend taking the trip.
P. S. If distance is an issue, I drive from Austin to San Antonio to shop exclusively at CigarPointe.

My boyfriend started smoking cigars recently, and he made his rounds to all of the cigar shops in the area to gather information and recommendations about cigars, lighters, cutters, how to set up his humidor, etc. Embracing his new hobby, I accompanied him.
Of all the shops we went to, Cigar Pointe was our favorite. The shop is nice and welcoming, and the humidor had a wide variety of cigars. Gabe, the owner, was very helpful from the beginning. He made great suggestions for my boyfriend and was eager to teach him and answer the questions that he had. His suggestions catered to my boyfriends palate, and he didn’t push anything on us.
What I originally really liked about this shop was that when you walked in, you didn’t leave smelling like smoke. All of the other shops we had gone to had a certain haze to them, and even if you were only there for a few minutes, you’d leave smelling like an ashtray. This is not the case at Cigar Point, which I appreciate.
Another thing that stood out to me was that after helping us pick out a few cigars, Gabe sat in the lounge with us to smoke and got to know us. He made recommendations for lighters and cutters, the kind of humidification to use for a humidor, how to set it up, etc. You don’t get that kind of customer service at any other shop in the city. Infact, you’re not able to use the lounges at other places without paying a fee. The next time we went in, he remembered both of us by name, and introduced us to his parents, who in turn remembered us the next time that we saw them.
We are now frequent customers at Cigar Pointe. We have found that they carry premium boutique cigars at affordable prices, and we can always trust that they’ll have the limited edition cigars that we seek out.
We’d both recommend this shop to anybody looking for a great place to buy cigars in San Antonio!

The Cigar Pointe is a small to medium cigar store located outside Loop 1604 and Blanco. The store itself is nice and well kept, and especially clean. It doesn’t have a sleazy feel to it that some cigar stores have, which is a definite plus. Their humidor itself is about average size for a cigar store, not super small and not expansive, and has a decent selection. Some staples of the cigar industry are available (Alec Bradley, Drew Estates) and some that are missing (CAO for instance). No super high end cigars and no garbage cigars that are machine produced; average cost $ 6 — $ 10. Their supply is usually well stocked, which is a good sign, a tall tell sign of a poorly kept store is a humidor that is barely stocked and empty boxes being kept on the shelves.
This is a small locally owned business, and far from the only one in San Antonio, the closet cigar store to this one (Cigar Warehouse) is 2.6 miles away, so it isn’t the only one in their town, or in their area.
I am a big fan of cigars; my current collection has about 300 cigars in total. While it is easier and more cost effective to purchase cigars on-​line, I make an earnest attempts to purchase once in a while from local cigar business to show my support and to try a new stick or two. I was going to Cigar Pointe about once every couple of months, but that is going to end now. Gabe had a recent promotion to purchase a shirt promoting his business; I went ahead and got one to show my support. When I went to his store his mother and father were working and were as nice as could be. After grabbing a couple of sticks I asked for some cigar juice (called Propylene Glycol Solution), they didn’t know what it was and told me that they didn’t carry it. I found that odd as most all cigar stores I have been at sell this cigar type product.
After posting this on social media exact quote «What kind of cigar store doesn’t sell cigar juice?» And walking away, I was bombarded with hostile brow beating questions from Gabe and received a private message that read:
«I don’t appreciate questioning my store just because I don’t have „cigar juice“ sorry we sell out of things.»
I honestly don’t care if he appreciates it or not, it was feedback, and the impression I got from his parents was that they didn’t sell a product that a majority of cigar aficionados use in their humidor. He later wrote publically:
«Sorry I try and concentrate on cigars. I also sell xikar products which has a product called PG Solution, also Boveda packs for humidification .»
Here he does say that he sells it which means that there is a communication problem or that they were simply out, which wasn’t what I was told. I also find it ironic that he says he tries to concentrate on cigars, when he is currently promoting shirts.
Now I have been in a lot of cigar shops where the owner is rude, unfriendly, etc. This is usually a byproduct of being the only game in town or being in business for a long time. Cigar Pointe doesn’t have either of those, so I chalk this behavior up as lack of customer relations.
I won’t tell you not to go to this cigar store, but I will warn you that anything other than glowing, you are going to not be received very well. For me, I won’t be going back, there are plenty of local cigar stores in San Antonio, but I do wish the store the best of luck, and improved customer relations.

I will be back they have a fine selection of cigars. I am just starting out so I do not know much but thoroughly enjoyed the cigar I was recommended by the sales person. The place is a little small so I am not so sure you can smoke your cigar there.

Best Cigar shop in San Antonio. Large humidor with many rare cigars, great lounge area where you can enjoy a smoke, watch some sports, and hang with friends.

I agree with the consensus. If you are into cigars and hanging out with good people, then this is the place to go! Great atmosphere and you can always count good recommendations.

Outstanding selection, value, and above all, service. I was a Club Humidor VIP member for years and can’t remember the last time I was there, as there is no reason to visit any more. I could get rude clerks at those locations. Instead, you get a warm atmosphere with family ownership and neighborhood friends at Cigar Pointe. Kind of like the «Cheers» of cigars in San Antonio.
Sounds like Ian had a bad day and has some anger management issues.
Oh well, more seats in the smoke room for those that appreciate quality and service!

I’ll vouch for D.F.‘s comment and say that this is definitely one of the best humidors in San Antonio and Austin. The owner, Gabe and his dad are some of the nicest people you’ll meet and extremely welcoming. I don’t know much about cigars but when you come here they are more then happy to explain the finer aspects of cigars. You’ll definitely find something that fits your smoking level.
When I get back to SA I’ll be sure to stop by again.