Friends and I were in town and wanted a place to hang out and have a cigar. I am very pleased we found Your Cigar Den. The selection was good and while they do not serve alcohol they do allow you to bring in your own. The gentleman that helped us was knowledgeable and the service was great. We were there for at least two hours. A great time was had, and I will definitely return next time I'm in town. read more

Exceptional find in Small college town! An expansive inventory of fine cigars. The lounge is welcoming and quaint. The ownership is extremely knowledgeable and engaging! The humidor has a lot of the hard to fine cigars. The house cigar...The lettermen series is a must! Rivals some of the top name cigars. When in State College...this is a must stop! Tell them Charles sent you! read more

Went in here to buy a torch lighter for my husband. I walked in and the owner was sitting smoking with a few other guys but came up quickly to assist me. Their prices are a bit high but I expected as much from such a niche store downtown. They have an awesome looking lounge for smoking and a huge variety of cigars available for purchase. It's BYOB, too. I was able to get a nice lighter for $16, he filled it with butane, and told me it has a lifetime warranty so if it ever breaks I can get it replaced. Very friendly service and a cool spot if cigars are your thing! read more

this place is a gem in State College. Couldn't ask for a better atmosphere to hang out, unwind and have a great time. The owner is such a good natured person, he can make anyone feel welcome here. read more

Stopped in here while traveling for work. Good selection, good prices & nice lounge area. The staff was very friendly & they also have good ventilation. An added bonus is that the surrounding area has tons of restaurants within walking distance. I'll definitely be stopping here when I'm in town for work. read more

I've been to Your Cigar Den on several occasions and have noticed three consistent issues. 1) WAY overpriced- I understand he's the only shop in town, but charging $6+ extra per cigar seems a bit excessive. 2) Cigars I've gotten from here don't seem to have been properly maintained- I throw all my stoagies into my humidor and monitor the thing religiously. Almost every stick I've purchased from Your Cigar Den burns very unevenly, or tastes different from what it should. 3) The guy who works there can be a real ass- since almost everybody else has said something similar I won't comment any further on this. Better off online going through Holts (usually ship overnight from Philly) or JR Cigars. Have made all my recent purchases from them and haven't had any issues. read more

The owner of the store is NOT customer service friendly. I walked in, asked the owner where the aromatic tobacco was and he asked what I was talking about. I told him aromatic pipe tobacco and he pointed very rudely. The pipe tobacco is self-service and extremely poor selection. When I told him I was ready, he took his time chating with other customers who were smoking their cigars before he finally got up to walk over to the register. Bottom line, go somewhere else if you want to get proper customer service. read more

** EDITED ** I received a message from the new owner Tony a few weeks ago saying that the original owner (referenced in my old review) had passed away and that he was now owner and operator of the shop. I'm amending my review to 3 stars based on the sole fact he reached out to me asking if he could win my business back and telling me of the updates and improvements he's made/planning to make to the establishment. I'll further update this review when I have the opportunity to visit again (hopefully soon) and will update with my experience. ** ORIGINAL REVIEW ** Just having moved to State College, I went to Your Cigar Den to see what it was like compared to what I had grown accustomed to in Charlotte, NC. Upon entering, I could tell that the ventilation systems were sub par. A thick haze of cigar smoke hung about the room with only 4 people smoking at the time. The store is small, the entirety of it being a smoking lounge as well, but the selection was less than I was expecting. They only had house blends for pipe tobacco (the main reason I was going there) and even they were lacking. Their selection of cigars seems decent, but as primarily a pipe smoker, they had very little to offer me. I purchased a 2 oz. bag of their Fireside blend and while checking out, I inquired to the owner about use of the lounge space, and if outside blends were allowed. His response was a curt: "You can only smoke here if you buy it here". This was a major turn off for me. I have a rather extensive cellar of tobacco built up and having to buy their sub par blends to use the lounge space was the main reason I will not be returning to the establishment. read more

Great place to come and hang out. Very veteran and military friendly. Great place to just relax.

Aggressively rude customer service. Firstly, I don't know much about cigars. However, I have had a few expensive cigars before as a good friend of mine is a cigar aficionado. One of these expensive cigars being a short (48 x 48") Padrón 1926. Upon entering the shop, I found the selection of Padrón cigars. They had a large (56 x 5 1/4"), but nothing smaller. I asked who I presume is the owner based on the other reviews referring to a rude man, if they had any of the shorter Padrón 1926's. The conversation went something like this: Me: I've had the short Padrón 1926 before...|CUTOFF by owner| Owner: Good for you (sarcastically) Me: Describe approximate size of the 1926 I had...|CUTOFF by owner| Owner: No you didn't. They don't make a shorter 1926. After this, the owner precedes to check his product book to find that they do indeed make a shorter Padrón 1926. He then cuts me off mid-sentence yet again to say "To answer your question; no we don't have it." Extremely rude and uncalled for behavior which appears to be the norm for this shop based on other reviews. I would have just bought the larger 1926 if the owner hadn't been so argumentative. Instead, I left without purchasing anything. Make no mistake, this isn't "Your Cigar Den". This is his den and if you aren't a regular, you will be treated poorly. read more

Decently sized and well-picked selection. However the store attendant was condescending. A story... I asked for them to grab the 'Herrera Esteli lancero' out the cabinet. There were only two Herrera Esteli offerings in the cabinet where I pointed--one, the Tienda Exclusiva I wanted, was in lancero shape and the other, the Norteno, was a toro shape. This should be easy for anyone with basic cigar knowledge to handle. The attendant erroneously grabbed the toro, so I redirected him to the lancero. No big deal, and he apologized for the confusion--he perhaps was training. Annoyingly though, the apparent shift manager decided to chime in and condescendingly explain how it was my bad for identifying the cigar based on its shape because, "Herrera Esteli is a *brand*," and they, "usually have lots of different cigar shapes for that brand," as though I didn't know the first thing about the brand I picked or that cigars vary in their shapes and I just randomly selected a cigar from the case--despite the fact there was only one Herrera in lancero shape, despite the time I spent meticulously browsing their selection, and despite the fact I selected a niche offering from the Herrera brand which carries a fairly high price tag. I usually get treated pretty well in cigar shops for knowing my way around the humidor. That wasn't my experience at Cigar Den. Two stars, for the selection. read more

Love this place! Loved the old owners and the new one is a great guy as well. Stop in if you're in the area and have a cigar. Some of my favorite memories are here! read more

I'm tentatively giving them 3 stars because they are under new ownership and the new owner, Tony, is much more friendly than the previous one. It remains to be seen if the poor cigar storage issues noted under the previous management will improve, but I'm cautiously optimistic. read more

To appreciate the "new" Your Cigar Den, you have to have experienced it under it's old ownership. Without being too crass, and attempting to be as delicate as possible, the previous owner was a straight up jerk. Though I can offer a few more descriptive terms, the fact he is no longer with us is causing my conscience to go with "jerk" as the most fitting noun. Rude to customers to the point of insulting, non-welcoming atmosphere, poorly maintained cigars, it was a wonder they stayed in business. You were more likely to get a curt response than a helpful reply, and Lord help you if you were a cigar noobie. Asking what a maduro wrapper was would have been a surefire way to get a 10 second glare, followed by a response making you feel about 6 inches tall. While it was under it's old management, I had shopped there just enough to know I'd rather buy online. So long "old" Your Cigar Den, you won't be missed. Under new management, the first word that comes to mind when entering the store is "wow!" It is pretty apparent the new owner saw potential here. A better selection, more appropriately maintained, you cannot go longer than 3 minutes without one of the staff members asking if you need help or if they could be of any service. Display cases are well lit and there is now a larger selection of cigar accessories. Sliding glass partitions over the display cases help keep in the humidity. Digital hygrometer gauges neatly tucked into the corners help ensure consistency. In between patron-on-patron chit chat, you can hear an employee giving a world tour of their merchandise to a new smoker, occasionally stopping to patiently answer new smoker-type questions. It is easy to notice the staff talk TO their customers, not DOWN TO. A good example is the aforementioned new smoker. They know patiently answering and providing guidance leads to a positive experience. They are now open later hours, a perfect way to end an evening or for a quick stop after work. The new owner has done an amazing job with the store. Although my work schedule prevents me from going down town as often as I'd like, when I do go, I make it a point to stop in and pick up a few sticks. I like supporting local business, and the new store will have me as a customer for the foreseeable future. read more

I moved to the State College area at end of 2018 and have been coming to the Cigar Den for about two months now. Tony, the owner, his staff as well as many regulars have welcomed me in like I'm family and have been coming here for years. There is a reason this place is voted #1 in customer service in State College. Every employee treats the customer who buys 3 cigars the same as the customer who buy 3 boxes. The person who comes in gift shopping and knows nothing about cigars is treated with the same courtesy as the cigar aficionado. The 12 days of Christmas were awesome. Tony lines up reps from some of the best brands in the industry with sweet deals, giveaways and free food. There are always fun events on the calendar and something new to look forward to; not to mention regular trivia nights on Mondays. The selection of cigars is fantastic; I have come to discover new favorite brands such as Archetype that I otherwise never would have known about. Their house brand of Nittany Cigars are also very tasty. The venue is extremely clean, well lit, with lots of comfortable seating for individuals or groups. To sum it up, go to the Cigar Den and you will meet a diverse group folks from all walks of life who respect each other and just share the common love of cigars. read more

Tony, the new owner of this cigar shop in downtown State College is a great guy and is pouring his passion AND money for cigars into this established shop. He has placed a digital Hydrometer in every cigar case and takes time every day to be sure the cigars in each display humidor is properly maintained. It's nice to be able to go into a cigar shop and be able to pick out a cigar, sit down in the comfortable chairs in the lounge and smoke a cigar that is "ready to smoke", that is, moist enough to smoke right there. This store had some problems maintaining a high enough humidity, Tony is aware of that and is on top of it. Tony has bought a LOT of new stock, has a great selection of cigar lighters and other accessories. If you don't have a lot of money, he has some of his own brand cigars for $5 each that are very flavorful and not too strong. They are medium body cigars. Tony has been trying to stock some of the cigars that were in the top 25 cigars of the year in Cigar Aficionado, Excellent! I was able to try the number one pick for this past issue's list. He had the Oliva Grand V Grand Reserve Melanio. He had the same size that was reviewed in CA, and also a smaller size that was less expense and perfect for someone that wanted to taste it but did not want to spend big bucks on it. This cigar is smooth, not at all harsh. It's great to be able to taste top of the line cigars without having to buy a box. The prices are about 10 percent off the retail price, so it's less expensive than under the previous owner with a much better selection in various price ranges. There is an event the 3rd Thursday of every month in the early evening. I was not aware of that until I stopped in yesterday. There is a cigar industry guest every month and that could mean a few sample cigars and a nice social event with your peers. Give this place a try. Now THIS is the way to run a cigar shop. read more

I am a novice cigar smoker and the customer service was excellent! The owner patiently explained the different cigars and was incredibly informative. Great experience! If you are looking for a cigar, I highly recommend Your Cigar Den. read more

New owner is great. Great cigars. Unbelievable man cave room with giant TV and glassware and refrigerator for beer and wine. He even stayed open later for us while we watched golf. Beer store right around corner. One of the best shops I've visited. read more

The new ownership is always greeting and helping every person that comes through the door. Also has expanded the cigar selection by more than twice what use to be in the shop, gives great recommendations on what kind of cigar you may like and price points are also at a great point. read more

Reading these reviews got me somewhat intimidated of visiting this place. Being the only cigar place in town that I know of however, I didn't really have a choice. The service was terrific of the 3 times I've been there. Very helpful employees even to a novice smoker like myself. Prices seem to be the same compared to any other place I've been. Environment is like any other cigar lounge, no issues. The last time I went, the owner (I presume) even threw in a free house blend "Nittany White" cigar for my trip to Morgantown. Awesome place, awesome experience. read more

If I could give a negative star I would. I have had the displeasure of visiting this business twice. Both times, I have felt unappreciated. The customer service was horrible. The second time I went there (only there as a request by my son) there was a radio broadcast being set up. I was in the process of selecting $65 dollars worth of product and an older man kept interrupting the saleslady with requests for food and beverage for the radio hosts. After I selected the cigars, I needed help with some accessories and the sales lady was off fawning over the radio hosts which I believe included a former football player. Never again will I visit. Your paying customers should be better valued than that. read more

Amazing!!! Walked into store having no idea what to buy for a gift for my S. O. The owner took the time (35 mins) to walk me through and finally help me pick the perfect gift. Was totally understanding of my budget and my wants for the gift. Amazing!!!!!!!!! read more

Great customer service! I went yesterday, looking for an afternoon smoke and asked for AJ Fernandez and Alec Bradley. They had neither, but suggested a Camacho Carrillo which was great. My friend tried to buy an Acid Blonde, but the price came up $10 when he scanned it, so he gave it to him free! read more