Built on a simple belief
A cigar is just a cigar. What makes it meaningful is the person holding it, the people surrounding them, and the conversations that happen in between.
We did not create DMV Cigar Club simply to host events.
We created it to build something people could belong to.
A place where entrepreneurs meet executives. Where creatives sit beside community leaders. Where first-time cigar smokers can share a table with lifelong aficionados. Where titles matter less than character, and where one conversation can become a friendship, a partnership, an opportunity, or a relationship that lasts for years.
What began as a vision to bring people together through cigar culture quickly became something greater.
Event by event.
Table by table.
Relationship by relationship.
A community began to form.
People came for the cigars.
They returned for the people.
That realization became the foundation of everything we do.
A modern institution around timeless values
DMV Cigar Club is rooted in Washington, D.C., Maryland, and Virginia, but our vision extends far beyond geography.
- Hospitality
- Conversation
- Culture
- Relationships
- Legacy
A guest should never feel like a transaction
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We believe exceptional hospitality has the power to change the way people connect.
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We believe a guest should never feel like a transaction.
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We believe every person who enters one of our experiences should feel welcomed, recognized, and valued.
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And we believe the strongest communities are not created through forced networking. They are built through genuine relationships.
The cigar is only the beginning
Our experiences are intentionally designed around that philosophy. Premium cigars may bring people into the room, but the cigar is only the beginning.
- The introduction you never expected to make.
- The conversation that changes your perspective.
- The handshake that becomes a partnership.
- The stranger who becomes a friend.
- The feeling that, for a few hours, you were part of something meaningful.
- Not nightlife.
- Not another event company.
- Not a room full of people exchanging business cards.
- A community.
- A culture.
- A standard.
One defined by exceptional hospitality.
One strengthened by authentic relationships.
One people are proud to belong to.
And one designed to endure beyond any single event, venue, or individual.
Zach Mehmood
Founder & CEO, DMV Cigar Club
Zach Mehmood is the Founder & CEO of DMV Cigar Club, a curated community bringing together entrepreneurs, executives, creatives, professionals, and cigar enthusiasts through elevated hospitality and meaningful relationships. His vision is to build a modern cigar community where the experience goes far beyond the cigar itself — centered on connection, culture, and lasting relationships.
To cultivate an exceptional community through premium cigar culture, world-class hospitality, and meaningful human connection.
We bring together entrepreneurs, executives, creatives, professionals, leaders, and cigar enthusiasts in thoughtfully curated environments where authentic relationships can form naturally.
- Make people feel welcome.
- Create meaningful connection.
- Build relationships that endure.
Because at the end of the evening, the cigar eventually burns out.
But the relationship can last a lifetime.
DMV Cigar Club
Legacy Through Relationships.