Though cigars are becoming a symbol of sophistication among young hipsters, Alvin Huang (黃宜文), owner of trendy Chateau on Fuxing South Road (復興南路), said that one of the problems for people like him was the relative immaturity of the cigar market in Taiwan.
"Smoking cigars requires a laid-back environment and there simply aren't many such places here in Taipei," said Huang, adding that even though there are many lounge bars and nightclubs for dabblers (in cigars), there are few that will appeal to serious cigar smokers, who might not wish to mingle with a boisterous 20-something crowd.
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