The Wooden Indian Expeditions

[Smoked!]

Shop: 19th Hole Cigar Club – Port Saint Lucie, FL

Location: The 19th Hole Cigar Club is located at the intersection of Westmoreland and Morningside in the plaza on the southeast corner. Look for the 19th Hole Cigar Club flag. It is close to the river and about a mile from the previous episode location. This is a very new store and is still in the process of stocking up and getting established.




Wooden Indian: Nope. No sign of any Indians, wooden or otherwise. I wonder what the arch-villain in Moonraker would look like as a cigar store Indian. Hmmmm….



…. Not so good, as it turns out. Sorry, Mr. Richard Kiel (aka, “Jaws”, the famed James Bond film henchman from Moonraker.) I’m so very, very sorry.

Atmosphere: Steve Powell is the owner and founder of the 19th Hole Cigar Club. He literally built the shop and the humidor. You can see his handiwork in the photos below. My impression is that his plans to retire to Florida did not initially include owning a cigar store. Mostly, he likes to fish. He also likes to share good fish tales with his friends while smoking one of his favorite cigars. Ask him to tell you about the riff-raff society. I hear there are some expert cougar hunters in their number…

Lounge: You can see the layout in the photos. There are seating areas in front and toward the rear of the store. This place has great potential for a club meeting place or for private poker games (just for fun, though). It has a very large parking lot that could be used for outdoor events and activities. There is always a wicked-good pot of coffee waiting for you at the club. You can also hang out and watch fishing shows on Versus all day with Steve.




Walk-in: This is a very large walk-in, lined with cedar panels and fully humidified. I smoked an R&J HR with the owner right off the shelf. It may have been a little over-humidified, but it was very good. There’s a decent selection on hand, but it is not yet fully stocked. If you don’t see what you need, it can be obtained on short order.









Additional offerings: Steve, being a pillar of the community and Grand Pubah of the Riff-Raff Society, has many community connections. One of his associates is a highly skilled woodworking craftsperson. She’s also an Army Veteran and a motorcycle enthusiast. I think her desktop humidors may be the best value for the dollar I have yet seen. They are all custom hand-crafted from solid wood with Spanish cedar lining. This is no veneer job, either. The box exterior is 3/8” solid wood with an equally thick Spanish cedar interior wall. Take a close look at the photos below and look at the dimensions, hardware, and seal. These things will last forever. He told me she will custom build any size box to your specs. If you’re in the market for a display quality humidor, be sure to compare these to your other options. Check out the finished work:



This giant one is ~155.




Summary: I like this location. Steve’s personality makes the place work. I highly recommend it to locals and to those headed out to the golf course just down the block. This could develop into a great local spot. Stop in an pick up a couple smokes.

ETA = The 19th Hole Club is no longer in business. I wish Steve the best of luck in his future endeavors.



Disclaimer and Full Disclosure:
Do not smoke too much; it is bad for you. I have the utmost respect for our Native American brothers. They never wear metallic armor. Ice cream is good. Sometimes I use Stay-Puft marshmallows in hot cocoa. I have no financial interest or ownership interest in any cigar shop, store, retailer, wholesaler, distributor, manufacturer, packager, shipper, stevedore, roller, farmer, harvester, or tobacco farm land lease holder, nor do I receive any other benefit, explicit or implied, from the inclusion of or review of any establishment herein named, referred to, or otherwise described. One guy did give me a free cigar. I watch the Big Bang Theory on CBS. We should have more old-school pirates… Arrrrgh. The most common commodity in this country is unrealized potential. I think Wooden Indians are cool.