About
Welcome! W. Curtis Draper Tobacconist (Drapers) was founded in 1887 by William Curtis Draper. It is the oldest full service tobacconist in the District of Columbia and the third oldest in the United States. Proprietors John Anderson and Matt Krimm offer a full array of cigars, pipes, pipe tobacco, snus and smoking accessories (lighters, ashtrays, cutters, punches etc.,) to a national clientele.
La Palina cigar assortment with the cigar Indian in the background.
For 125 years Drapers has served all manner of patrons from, messengers and civil servants, to executives, ambassadors and occupants of a certain White House. The shop has been profiled in numerous media outlets including: Bloomberg, Cigar Aficionado, Newark (NJ) Star-Ledger and The China Daily.
Visit the shop at 699 15th Street NW (at G Street), Washington, DC. Drapers is open 9:30 AM – 6:30 PM Monday to Friday and 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM Saturday (Closed Sunday). For information call (202) 638-2555 (outside Washington, DC (800) 572-2382). Phone orders welcome.
Map and Directions to Drapers.
Drapers Downtown DC
Drapers Bethesda
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Will be in DC soon, what are some great lounges and/or hotel cigar lounges?
Hotels no, but Shelly’s Back Room and Ozio in DC are nice options. Also, the Morton’s Steakhouse on Connecticut Avenue NW has a patio where they allow smoking.
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Does anyone on your team do cigar rolling for events? Or do you have any recommendations for cigar rollers in the DC area?