Company owner Rafael Nodal and parnters Hank Bischoff and Julio Varela sell not only the full line of Habana Cuba and Oliveros cigars, which the company produces at its own factory in Santiago, Dominican Republic, but also a wide selection of leading premium and specialty boutique cigars.

The high-end store features a spacious walk-in humidor, fully appointed lounge, and an outdoor patio area. The business has applied for a beer and wine license.

“For three generations, my family has grown tobacco,” Nodal told the Miami Herald. “They played an essential role in the production of cigars. So, opening this lounge is what connects me to my ancestors.”

Nodal, who was born in Cuba and came to the United States in 1980 at age 15 with his family, said he and his partners wanted the lounge to have what he calls “Cuban mystique,” which is centered mostly around its cigars. Bischoff, a native of New Jersey who has spent most of his life in Florida, said the lounge stands apart from others thanks to its friendly atmosphere and wide selection of cigars.

Every week, participating tobacconists in each of the designated cities received clues as to where the box of Excalibur cigars was hidden within their city. The hints were unveiled during weekly “clue reveal parties,” which were hosted in participating tobacco retail shops and heavily attended by cigar enthusiasts.

Albany was the first city in which the Quest was solved; it took two cigar enthusiasts in Albany only five weeks to cash in on the Quest. Clues such as “Sir Whit will upon you bestow a great gift” and “If you say ‘EMS,’ go now and be swift” led to the final treasure location - Albany’s Washington Avenue Armory.

Several cities garnered multiple winners, even as many as five, as was the case in Houston. Buffalo’s clues, however, proved a bit too challenging, as no one there found the cash.