Cuban Paradise Cigar & Cafe

What Cuban Paradise Cigar & Cafe does

Cuban Paradise Cigar & Cafe (legal entity: Cigar Paradise) is a privately held, Florida-based premium hand-rolled cigar retailer and cafe operator founded circa 2007 and headquartered in St. Petersburg. The company runs a vertically integrated craft cigar business: it rolls its own cigars in-house using a portfolio of 10+ proprietary house blend lines (House Blend, New Generation Connecticut Sweet Tip, Honor & Tradition, 200 Series Maduro, 600 Series, Adventure, Treasure, Imperial USA, Family Tribute, and Sabores), and sells them through four owned Florida Gulf Coast retail lounges (Madeira Beach, St. Petersburg, Sarasota at St. Armands Circle, and Clearwater Beach), a direct e-commerce storefront at cigarparadise.com, and a B2B wholesale program for retail buyers.

The revenue model is predominantly one-time retail transactions: individual sticks priced at roughly $10.75-$13.75 and 20-25-count boxes priced at roughly $228-$350, complemented by a small attachment business in espresso-roast house coffee ($24.99 per unit), cigar accessories and humidors, and $15-$100 e-gift cards. Customer segments are horizontally diversified across cigar enthusiasts (primary), gift buyers, and wholesale/retail partners, with no disclosed enterprise anchor accounts. Marketing is digital-first (e-commerce site, email newsletter, blog/journal content, SEO) supplemented by physical lounge traffic.

The business is founder-owned and bootstrapped, with no disclosed institutional funding, M&A activity, or parent company. Operations leverage standard retail tooling — Shopify-style e-commerce and Toast for online takeout ordering — and the company has positioned for premium price-point credibility via multiple 2025 Top 25 industry rankings across the house blend portfolio. Headcount is reported at 11-50 employees, consistent with a small independent multi-location operator rather than a venture-backed growth company.

Name

Cuban Paradise Cigar & Cafe

Legal name

Cigar Paradise

Website

https://cubanparadise.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2007

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Cuban Paradise Cigar & Cafe is a privately held Florida-based premium hand-rolled cigar retailer and cafe operator, serving cigar enthusiasts, gift buyers, and wholesale partners through four Gulf Coast lounges, an e-commerce storefront, and a proprietary house blend portfolio of 10+ lines.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Premium Cigar Retail & Manufacturing

NAICS

Tobacco, Electronic Cigarette, and Other Smoking Supplies Retailers (459991)

SIC

Tobacco Products (2100)

akta.pro primary industry

Cigar & Premium Tobacco Retail (CRANADAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Cigar Bars & Lounges (CRANACAK), Cigars & Cigarillos Manufacturing & Brands (CRADAJAB)

Keywords

• Premium hand-rolled cigars
• Cigar lounge retail
• House blend cigars
• Cigar wholesale distribution
• Cigar and coffee cafe

Headquarters

HQ city

St. Petersburg

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Supply Chain, Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Cigar Retail Sales: Direct retail sales of hand-rolled premium cigars through online storefront and physical lounge locations. Products sold individually and in boxes. Multiple house blend lines and specialty cigars generate revenue through one-time purchase transactions.
2. Coffee and Beverage Sales: House coffee products including espresso roast sold as whole bean or ground. Complementary beverage offerings designed to pair with cigars.
3. Accessories and Merchandise: Sales of cigar accessories including humidors, gift cards, and branded merchandise. Gift cards available in denominations from $15 to $100 for online purchases.
4. Wholesale Program: B2B wholesale distribution program for retailers purchasing cigar products in bulk quantities.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Cuban Paradise Cigar & Cafe (legal name: Cigar Paradise) manufactures and retails hand-rolled premium cigars through an in-house House Blend portfolio of 10+ proprietary lines. The company complements cigar sales with a curated House Coffee collection (espresso roast whole bean and ground), cigar accessories including humidors, and physical cigar lounge/cafe experiences at four Florida Gulf Coast locations, alongside a B2B wholesale program.

Product overview

Cuban Paradise Cigar & Cafe operates as a multi-location premium hand-rolled cigar retailer and cafe with over 17 years of craftsmanship in the USA. The company offers a portfolio of house blend cigars organized into distinct sub-brands (House Blend, New Generation Connecticut Sweet Tip, Honor & Tradition Sumatra Collection, 200 Series Maduro, Adventure, Treasure, Imperial USA, Family Tribute, Sabores, and 600 Series) complemented by a House Coffee collection designed to pair with cigars. The product ecosystem also includes E-Gift Cards, humidors and accessories, and physical cigar lounge experiences across four Florida locations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• House Blend: Cigar Paradise Flagship - cigars rooted in the strong tradition of artisans.
• New Generation
• Adventure
• Treasure
• Honor & Tradition
• 200 Series
• 600 Series
• Imperial USA
• Family Tribute
• Sabores

Products and services

• Cigar Paradise House Blends

Quantifiable outcome

• Award-winning cigars: Multiple products ranked in Top 25 of 2025 including Top 2, 3, 13, 14, and 22

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Davidoff of Geneva (since 1911): Global premium cigar and lounge brand operating flagship 'Davidoff of Geneva' lounges in major cities worldwide. Comparable as a premium cigar lounge operator targeting affluent cigar enthusiasts.
• Thompson Cigar Company: Heritage US cigar mail-order and online retailer with private-label and bundled cigar offerings. Comparable e-commerce, house-brand, and direct-to-consumer cigar merchandising model.
• Cigars International: Premier direct-to-consumer cigar retailer (owned by Altadis/Imperial Brands) selling premium cigars, sampler packs, and accessories online with a large loyalty program. Comparable as a national-scale cigar e-commerce operator and wholesale partner.
• Famous Smoke Shop: Long-standing US online and mail-order cigar retailer offering a broad portfolio of premium and house-brand cigars, accessories, and direct-to-consumer shipping. Highly comparable to Cigar Paradise's e-commerce and house-blend strategy.
• Casa de Montecristo: Chain of premium cigar lounges operated in partnership with Altadis/Imperial Brands, combining retail with walk-in humidor and lounge experience. Closest direct comparison to the Cigar Paradise lounge/cafe concept.
• Holt's Cigar Company: Family-owned US cigar retailer with a strong online store, house/private-label cigars, and a physical flagship. Comparable to Cigar Paradise as a multi-channel house-blend cigar merchant.
• JR Cigar: One of the largest US cigar retailers combining a national online storefront with physical retail superstores and a wholesale operation. Direct overlap with Cigar Paradise across e-commerce, retail lounges, and house/private-label cigars.

Broad incumbents

• Altadis U.S.A. US subsidiary of Imperial Brands manufacturing and distributing major cigar brands (Montecristo, Romeo y Julieta, H. Upmann). Comparable as a large-scale cigar manufacturer and wholesale supplier whose brands compete with Cigar Paradise's house blends.
• Drew Estate: Major US premium cigar manufacturer known for ACID and Liga Privada lines, with its own retail and event venues. Comparable as a craft-leaning, brand-driven handmade cigar producer that competes for premium retail shelf space and lounge partnerships.
• Arturo Fuente: Family-owned premium handmade cigar manufacturer with iconic brands (OpusX, Hemingway). Comparable as a vertically integrated, craftsmanship-led cigar producer and lounge partner.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/Cuban-Paradise-Cigar-Cafe-569149779773872

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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