LEADER OF THE LOST BOYS

Mike Rypka loves smoking cigars with his friends so much, he bought his neighbor’s house and transformed it into a smoking lounge

BY DAVID CLOUGH

Mike Rypka loves to throw parties. The big kind, sometimes with hundreds of people. Many of his friends and guests are also cigar smokers. So when he purchased a home in 2017 and began renovations to create a space for extravagant get-togethers, he outfitted the Austin, Texas, property with a walk-in humidor and a cigar patio by the pool. It was superb, but he felt it just wasn’t enough. Three years later, he added another surprise for his party-goers: he bought the house next door and transformed it into a smoking lounge. “I want people to have a good time when they’re over my place,” says the 48-year-old Rypka. “I love entertaining. It’s all about great food, music, hanging out with people. Cigars are a part of that, too.” Rypka is the…

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Cigar Aficionado (Digital) - 1 Issue, July/August 2024

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