My review of Pfeifen Huber is mixed and arises from two distinct experiences on the same day, but with two of the Gentlemen who work here.
First Experience:
After meeting another American couple at the Viktualienmarkt over Masse of Augustinerbrau Helles, he says he is looking for cigars when we realized we are BOTLs. We walk over to Pfeifen Huber and I was able to help him with his Cuban selections, given I have the only two Cubans they carried during Oktoberfest: the Romeo y Julieta Diana's from their Linea d'Oro and the Montecristo Leyendas. He purchased both, but the Gentleman working there was patient and answered their questions while addressing other customers.
Second Experience:
An hour later or more, I decided I should buy some smaller vitolas than those I brought to Germany and smoke the smaller ones at the various places I was seeing where a smaller cigar would be more acceptable to those nearby. I returned to Pfeifen Huber and the other Gentleman was short with me, despite my German fluency. They had one box of Sumatra Panatellas from Jacob van Meer and a few others, so my decision was not complicated. However, the shortness with this one Gentleman was noticeable, despite my fluency in German. Not a word of English spoken.
I enjoyed my entire time in Germany and, as an African American, one is far more experienced and likely to notice any slight. I never experienced anything close to this curtness in Germany for Oktoberfest, regardless of the number of people I encountered and with whom I communicated, including the other Gentleman who was as gracious and respectful as anyone I met in Germany this time. The Sumatra Panatellas have been smoking great, with good construction and better flavor from that Sumatra wrapper in a small, but not unrewarding, vitola.
Two different experiences at Pfeifen Huber and one stands out as the exception. Their Cuban selection is limited now owing to conditions in Cuba and the increased foot traffic from Oktoberfest. I did not see any other shops offering the same in Munich.qnd I had researched this prior to my journey to Munich. There is another cigar shop in Starnberg that looks promising and A La Civette in Paris is the oldest in Europe where they will take all the time with you as you care, including Cuban Rum tastings among other spirits.
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