Vin Lee, The Life of a Successful Entrepreneur
We had the opportunity to sit down with successful entrepreneur, Vin Lee, owner and CEO of Grand Metropolitan and no stranger to the luxury lifestyle. Here is what Lee had to share with us.
Tell us about the Beverly Hills Cigar Club. Is there a physical ?Clubhouse? or is it a virtual society with a means to furnish the finest brands its members"
The Beverly Hills Cigar Club is a social club founded in Holmby Hills.  We participate in events all over the globe including Cannes Film Festival, Concours d?Elegance, and Winter/Summer Olympics celebrations.  Closer to home the BHCC hosts and sponsors, in collaboration with our other brands, celebrity charity auctions and red carpet events.  Unlike your local tobacconist shop with a couple of chairs and a plasma screen.  The BHCC is all about access to many of the world?s most exclusive affairs.  Of course, it is also the only place you can enjoy our LOUIXS cigars, rated Top 10 in the world and the ?Bugatti Veyron? of the cigar industry. When I relocated Grand Metropolitan headquarters from South Florida to Beverly Hills/Bel Air almost 15 years ago I purchased a fine jewelry store off of Rodeo Drive and relocated the operation to an 8,000 sf private showroom in Bel Air.  In the build out, I included a cigar room and a wine room, home to thousands of labels and vintages.
A few years later we relocated to a much larger facility, an 11,000 sf private estate on half an acre wit...