With more than 25 years of experience and a passion for the cigar industry, Mike McCoy and his wife Nancy opened Mike's Cigar Room more than four and a half years ago. Manager Brad Frazier said the shop's close relationship with its customers and relaxed atmosphere separate the cigar room from other locales customers can enjoy a cigar.

"We don't separate ourselves from our customers," Frazier said. "All of our regulars are like our friends. We're all involved in each other's lives. We sit and smoke and talk with the customers. We don't stay behind the counter."

Frazier said the business sees as many as 250 customers a week, with a diverse customer base ranging from day laborers to multi-millionaires. He said the cigar shop enjoys a sustainable business from customers who purchase a box or two at a time as well as regulars who enjoy a cigar on their lunch break. The shop offers a relaxed atmosphere with 12 chairs, television and a "bring your own beer" policy.

Mike's Cigar Room features more than 1,100 cigars of different sizes, styles and shapes, Frazier said. The shop also offers pipes and pipe tobacco, humidors, cutters, lighters, other accessories and even humidor lockers for storage within the shop.

Frazier said the shop hosts cigar events once a month featuring a manufacturer that provides discounts and free accessories when customers purchase a box.

McCoy has been in the cigar business since the early 80s, Frazier said. Mike's Cigar Room is the fourth shop McCoy has been involved with.

"It's what he's done for the last 27 or 28 years," Frazier said. "It's a fun business."

He said he anticipates the business to continue to be successful as population growth rises exponentially countywide.

"This has been a very good location," Frazier said. "[McCoy's] been very successful from the first year. He wasn't expecting it to be as successful as it's been."

Mike's favorite cigars

• La Flor Dominicana Cameroon Cabinet Robusto
• Padron 1964 Exclusivo
• EP Carillo No. 52
• L'Atelier No. 54
• Montecristo Epic Churchill
• Illusione MJ-12
• Arturo Fuente Hemingway Signature
• Arturo Fuente Magnum R Robusto
• La Flor Dominicana Ligero 300
• Ashton Cabinet No. 6

Brad's favorite cigars

• Don Pepin Cuban Classic Robusto
• Padron 80th Anniversary Maduro
• Illusione MJ-12
• San Lotano Habano Robusto
• Tatuaje 7th Reserva
• Arturo Fuente Hemingway Classic

Mike's Cigar Room, 8000 Hwy. 242, Ste. 119, Conroe, 936-271-0900, www.mikescigarroom.com

Hours: Mon.–Thu. 10 a.m.–7 p.m. Fri. 10 a.m.–9 p.m. Fri., Sat. 10 a.m.–7 p.m., Sun. noon–5 p.m.