Match Cigar Bar: "A great place to get a drink and smoke a cigar."

From the Match web site.

There's always a good beer or three on tap, too. The point remains the same, whether its Angel's Envy or Scrimshaw Pilsner: To be indoors in a clean, well-lighted place, with an adult libation and a fine cigar.

Seeing as I've finally started nipping on bourbon after all these years, even better times are right around the corner -- or roughly 7 miles from my house.

Match Cigar Bar – Louisville KY’s Loss Is Jeffersonville’s Gain, by Michael R. Veach (Bourbon Veach)

Jeffersonville, Indiana offers a Bourbon experience that is not offered in Louisville KY and that is a chance to enjoy a fine selection of Bourbon whiskeys with a cigar. Louisville KY has placed a smoking ban across the city that does not allow its citizens to cater to those who enjoy this heavenly combination. Louisville KY’s loss is Jeffersonville’s gain.

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Match Lounge is open in Jeffersonville.

Jeffersonville's Riverside Cigar Shop has expanded into the adjacent and connected space, so now there's Match Lounge, too (201 and 207 Spring Street). I visited briefly yesterday while accompanying Richard Atnip on a few sales calls, and it's a comfortable venue with first-rate beverages and a short food menu. Obviously, Match Lounge is supremely cigar friendly, making it unique on this side of the river; you can enjoy quality drinks, bites and smokes all at the same time. That's positively revolutionary, or retro; no matter, because it's needed.

Congratulations to Jeff Mouttet and his staff for a thoughtful conversion of the space and another program based on quality. I'm hoping to drop by for a bit on Sunday, relax, have a cigar and enjoy a local craft beer.

Cigars and alcohol: Match Lounge in Jeffersonville is about to open.

I am delighted that Jeff, Sara and Mark have gotten this project together, and I'll be there to perform the requisite inspection as soon as I'm able.

Legal in Indiana: Match Lounge whiskey tasting and cigar pairing Fri., Dec. 21, part of grand opening (at Insider Louisville)

... The Match Lounge will host a whiskey tasting and cigar pairing event Fri. Dec. 21. with a former Maker’s Mark Distiller, part of the Match Lounge grand opening.

The Match Lounge is a speak-easy-style boutique bourbon bar and lounge adjacent to Riverside Cigar Shop at Market and Spring streets in downtown Jeffersonville.

Owned by Jeff and Sara Mouttet and partner Mark Reynolds, Match has specialty, artisan, and local spirits, beer, and wine, according to a news release.