Return with us now to those days of yesteryear when smoking was a refined pleasure...to the days when a lady or gentleman would patronize a genuine tobacconist. Few such emporiums are left, but Vancouver still has one in R.J. Clarke, Tobacconist, scion of a family engaged in the tobacco trade for generations. Amid the ambience of turn-of-the-century oak fittings, bevelled mirrors, brass and gold leaf trim at the Gastown shop, serious smokers can let their noses bask in the rich aromas of hard-to-find genuine Cuban cigars, hand-rolled and unquestionably the finest in the world.

Vancouver Pipe Smokers are a specially pampered breed of client at R.J. Clarke, and are invited to bring their favourite pipe and sample the wide range of pipe tobaccos in search of a preferred blend. and if it's a new pipe you need, there is no finer collection in British Columbia, many of them commissioned by R.J. Clarke from makers in France, Italy, Ireland and Quebec. For cigarette smokers, there are many cigarettes from Canada, France, Cuba and the US.

Some of RJ Clarke Tobacconist's featured brands include Cuban Cigars by Romeo Y Julieta, Rafael Gonazlez, Partagas, H. Upmann, Montecristo, Cohiba, and Pipes from Dunhill, Peterson, Porsche Design, Butz Choquin, Stanwell, Retail Tobacconist, Cigar, Cigarette & Tobacco Dealer RJ Clarke is located in Gastown, Vancouver.