Well it is far past due that I give my people at Metro Cigars in Germantown a full write-up. This is definitely my number #1 go-to for cigar smoking. I have been here many times: weeknights after school, Sunday afternoons, and Friday and Saturday nights. I have come here alone mostly, but once I brought a colleague, and once I brought my sister and brother-in-law.
Metro Cigars has a lot of space, including a large bar area, two lounge areas, and a conference room. The walk-in humidor has just about everything a cigar connoisseur can dream of. And I have sampled too many cigars here to remember all of them off the top of my head. The owners Paul and Jen seem like such amazing people. The staff who I have met so far, Jarrod, Nicole, and Josh, are warm, friendly, and extremely helpful. I recommend this place - and why not? It’s my main go-to!
Now getting on to the the main topic of this post; the theme nights on Saturday nights. Such great fun! I didn't know about these at first, but I finally observed it because I come here often enough.
Several weeks ago I showed up on a Saturday night, and Nicole, who was working the bar, was dolled up in a flowing dress and sandals. Although I thought it was unusual (it was January or February), the outfit was darn cute. So I told her that I liked her dress, and she explained that it was Dominican night, but she added that the dress-up participation that night was weak, and only a few guys wore Hawaiian shirts.
The next Saturday, I made it there again, and that time Nicole was dressed in the cutest skirt, and I thought, "1950s," and sure enough I overheard her tell some patrons that it was 1950s night.
So weeks later, I gave it a shot. The theme was "Favorite TV personality," and so I attempted to dress like Nina Blackwood, one of the original 1980s hosts on MTV. So I wore an MTV tee shirt, hooded jean jacket, cut-off jean shorts, with nude nylons underneath, and pumps on my feet. I hadn’t dressed like that in decades! This was how girls dressed in the 80s! I frizzed up my blonde hair and did my makeup heavier than usual. And there I was - Nina Blackwood.
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| As close to Nina Blackwood as I could get! |
The incentives of theme night? The costume winner gets a $50 gift card to Metro Cigars, and there is a cigar-and-drink special. That night for $12, I got an old fashion and a Pablo Martin toro cigar. And I have to say it was not bad! The bartender Nicole, who was darn cute again as a cowgirl character from Yellowstone on Paramount, made a damn good bourbon-old-fashion-sweet for me, and the Pablo Martin was actually really good. It was mild with a twist of sweetness, pairing well with my drink. The smoke was an 85 rating, perhaps, as it was enjoyable. A lot of patrons wondered why I had shorts on in early March when it was cold and rainy out. So I got to explain what theme night was and I felt like I was helping Metro plug it! As far as my outfit went, only the older people remembered Nina Blackwood, but it was fun educating the younger people on 80s nostalgia. So with the drink and the very social crowd that night, the experience was easily a 90.
Oh wait - it turns out I won the theme night contest so I got the $50 gift card! So the night was a 96! Lol. I am sorry I don't have more photos of my outfit. I really didn't think I would win! Shucks!
But I love this place!
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| Pablo Martin Toro with an Old Fashion |
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