Cigar Pairings

[K444HEP]

Whether it be food or drink, what are your tried and tested cigar pairings? Or do you prefer to let the cigar speak for itself?

[pootana]

You could come up with numerous different takes on what compliments what .. for me I prefer a full bodied cigar with a malt

I mainly drink Islay whiskey which is smokier than others which would kill a milder cigar imho .

Others might disagree . To be honest just try things out yourself see what you like


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[K444HEP]

You could come up with numerous different takes on what compliments what .. for me I prefer a full bodied cigar with a malt

I mainly drink Islay whiskey which is smokier than others which would kill a milder cigar imho .

Others might disagree . To be honest just try things out yourself see what you like


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I usually just have the cigar by itself but on the occasions that I've paired with a coffee or a nice Speyside single malt, I've enjoyed it.

[Moley]

For me a lot of the usual suspects, Cognac, Bourbon and port. However, I love american adjunct largers especially Bud light, Coors light, PBR etc which are not palette heavey and refreshing which doesn't affect the taste for me so much

[pootana]

I am enjoying west brewery Heidi Weiss with a stick


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[JoeyGunz]

Olives.

[pootana]

Olives.

Has to be nocellara olives taste the best


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[PeeJay]

Coffee is the perfect pairing for me, in fact I didn't even drink coffee until I started to smoke cigars

[Gus Fring]

I've recently started drinking plain iced water with my cigars and I'm thoroughly enjoying it. I used to pair with whisky but then I'd end up getting drunk and ploughing through three sticks in one sitting without getting the good of them.

[handlebarpipe]

Another vote for coffee or plain water. I’ve always fancied going to one of those cigars tasting evenings but they nearly always seem to pair the cigar with whisky or rum. I’m not a drinker of spirits although perhaps if the cigars were paired with beer or wine, I might be more tempted to attend such a function.
Marc

[thedame007]

I tend to start a cigar with a coffee/cappuccino, however for 3/4's of the cigar i am drinking water and the flavours of the cigar are improved greatly; i can taste a lot more with water than i can with anything else (i used to smoke a cigar with port). However, i do tend to favour the softer/lighter marcas (HdM/Upmann/Monti/PL), the few fuller bodied cigars i have had (Partagas/RA/) i tend to prefer coffee or port as i feel the flavours are not smothering the bolder smokes.

Cigars can also leave me rather dry mouthed at times (a smoke usually takes me between 1-2 hours), and i can guzzle water - the same can not be said of port or coffee where i would be needing to pop my bladder...

[TJCoro]

Cute Couple!

Coffee is the perfect pairing for me, in fact I didn't even drink coffee until I started to smoke cigars

Hear! Hear! Nothing like a morning puro along with a fine cup of mexicant joe. I can only think of one thing better which rhymes with "joe." *

Bag Boy

*Ray Jay made me write that

[ha_banos]

I'm sat here drinking a doppio espresso right now. But not a stogie in sight :cry: really bad planning on my part as I'm waiting for tyres to be changed. And I checked, there seems to be a drought around here of cigar shops .. or a business opportunity..

Anyway I digress. I usually go with a fancy pants craft pale ale. Or a diet cola. Occasionally have paired with a full bodied red wine. But prefer the ale route.

I don't get time to have a cigar in the morning with coffee. And I prefer a decent filter over n/espresso.

Like I said now is a missed opportunity.

[PeeJay]

I'm sat here drinking a doppio espresso right now. But not a stogie in sight :cry: really bad planning on my part as I'm waiting for tyres to be changed. And I checked, there seems to be a drought around here of cigar shops .. or a business opportunity..

Anyway I digress. I usually go with a fancy pants craft pale ale. Or a diet cola. Occasionally have paired with a full bodied red wine. But prefer the ale route.

I don't get time to have a cigar in the morning with coffee. And I prefer a decent filter over n/espresso.

Like I said now is a missed opportunity.

And yet in the States almost every mall will have a cigar shop

[Shaun]

Whisky and cigars. I will never understand it, the two just dont work together!

Coffee or coke or water are the best pairings for me.