Review: Casablanca Cigar Bar, Asheville, North Carolina

Groucho Marx

(Cigar Aficionado) Walk into Casablanca in Asheville, North Carolina, and you could find the beginning of a beautiful friendship.
First, though, you’ll likely walk into the bar part of Casablanca and will look for the door to the cigar shop. You have to enter that from the outside, as North Carolina law requires that no more than 30 percent of a drinking establishment’s sales derive from tobacco. The cigar store here is technically a separately incorporated business from the bar next door, which also has a small humidor and sells cigars, but not enough to exceed the limit. Together, the two make for a great cigar lounge experience. Continued