Membership
A chair, a locker, a room.
Three tiers, sixteen years' worth of small refinements, and a closed roster since 2019. Apply through the host.
Membership
Three ways to keep a chair at Briarwood.
The lounge is open to walk-ins seven nights a week. The members' room is not — it's reserved for the people who keep a locker here, and their guests.
Regular
Open Membership
$300 initiation · billed annually
- Members-only lounge access
- 10% off the entire humidor
- Priority on Thursday tastings
- Two guest passes per month
- Monthly cigar drop, mailed
Reserved Locker
Most Reserved
$600 initiation · 12-month minimum
- Everything in Regular, plus —
- Personal locker in the back room
- Personal humidor for your sticks
- 15% off the humidor
- First-look on boutique drops, Fridays
- Four guest passes per month
Founders
By Invitation
Initiation by invitation only
- Everything in Locker, plus —
- Allocation access — OpusX, Liga T52
- Two annual private events (paired)
- Personal host on visits
- Reserved seating in The Members' Room
- Unlimited guest passes
What membership gets you
Four things that aren't on the walk-in menu.
The locker
Cedar-lined, climate-stable, yours.
Reserved Locker and Founders members get a personal locker on the long wall of the members' room. 24, 48, and 96-count sizes. The locker is keyed to you — no one else accesses it, not even staff, without your written permission.
The drops
Friday allocation, members-first.
Boutique allocations (OpusX, Liga T52, Padrón Family Reserve) hit the floor on Fridays at 4pm for members. What's left goes to the general humidor on Saturday at noon. Most allocations don't make it to Saturday.
The events
Tastings + the annual auction.
Four ticketed tastings a month (members + 1 guest), two private member-only sittings a year, and one annual cigar auction from the cellar — aged Cuban-seed boutiques going back 15 years.
The room
The Members' Room, after 8pm.
Past 8pm the back room is members and their guests only. Reserved seating, dedicated host, quiet air. Founders members get the corner seating and the deepest cellar access.
From the membership
What the long sitters are saying.
A small sample from our member directory. The roster is closed but the lounge is open — most members joined after one Thursday tasting.
I joined for the lockers; I stayed for the back room on Thursdays. Briarwood is the only Nashville room where the bartender knows the cigar before he pours the glass.
Charles W.
The OpusX allocation is real, but that isn't the reason. The reason is the third chair from the back wall and the silence after eleven.
Daniel R.
Walked in on a Tuesday with a colleague after a long week. Got two Padróns, two Old Fashioneds, and four hours we didn't see go. Joined the following Monday.
Anya P.
Frequently asked
What to know before you apply.
How do I apply?
Is the roster closed?
Can I freeze my membership?
Are dues taxed?
What happens to my locker if I leave?
Can I gift a membership?
Do you accept corporate memberships?
What's the cancellation policy?
21+ Only
Briarwood Cigar Lounge is an age-restricted tobacco retail establishment under Tennessee law. Government-issued photo ID required for entry, every visit. We do not sell tobacco products to anyone under 21 years of age, in person or by mail.
Reserve a chair
Ready to apply?
Send a note and Marcus will schedule the intro visit — usually within the week. We'll walk the rooms, talk through the tiers, and there's no commitment to apply until you've seen the place.