Good nonalcoholic drink pairing

[76GTFan]

Sorry if this belongs in the drink forum, but I am thinking about cutting back on my whiskey drinking (I know, I know). Now I don't plan on quiting cigars, but I am so used to having my scotch/bourbon with my smoke. What soft drinks work well with a smoke? Just wanted to hear some opinions.

[CasaDooley]

Rootbeer, cream soda, Dr.Pepper, any coffee drink (iced or hot), ice tea just to name a few.:ss

[wayner123]

Water

[ir13]

Ginger Ale

[aich75013]

Rootbeer, cream soda, Dr.Pepper, any coffee drink (iced or hot), ice tea just to name a few.:ss

Yep. I sometimes drink A&W Rootbeer or sweet tea.

[BigCat]

I've really been enjoying IBC diet rootbeer with my smokes when it's been too early to crack into the booze. It has been great with several different smokes.

[Ogre]

Rootbeer, cream soda, Dr.Pepper, any coffee drink (iced or hot), ice tea just to name a few.:ss

Damn, that does sound good. Will have to give it a try.:banger

[ChicagoWhiteSox]

Love coffee in the morning and afternoon.

For nights, Arnold Palmer iced teas are great.

I like the John Daly's too:D

[The Poet]

I'm bumping an old thread for you, Puffer.

[Yota1]

I prefer a coffee, always hot too, ice coffee i drink too fast. I do enjoy a hot tea most afternoons. I like ice tea, but not as much as ice coffee.

for soda, usually ginger ale, because it is usually what I have on hand,

for a cocktail, my go to drink is rum and ginger ale.

[Jbailey]

Depends on what I'm smoking but I do enjoy Boylans Cream Soda, Coke/Mexican Coke, Water and Ice Tea (unsweetened and not flavored).

[tomc3084]

I drink lemonade(pink) usually, sometimes tea...I feel the carbonation in soda can screw with how you taste a cigar....

[AD720]

My favorites are dark soda, Dr. Pepper at number one, hot coffee, iced coffee.

I've noticed a couple times that certain teas, iced or hot, have reacted negativity with certain cigars, bringing out a tanic, bitter flavor that really turns me off. I've noticed it with water/club soda with lemon as well but sometimes plain, ice water tastes so good.

[Col. Kurtz]

My new favorite is a fountain Coke (or Dr. Pepper) with plenty of ice. Just perfect with a Party.

Also, Hi-C orange. Robbed from from the kid's stash the other night and it wasn't bad...

[icehog3]

I drink lemonade(pink) usually, sometimes tea...I feel the carbonation in soda can screw with how you taste a cigar....

I would be more concerned with how the tartness of pink lemonade would mess with the taste of a cigar than I would with carbonation. :2

[Kreth]

For nights, Arnold Palmer iced teas are great.
I like Arnold Palmers, but I find that lemonade can give my cigar a bitter aftertaste, especially if it's a corojo wrapper.
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[kelmac07]

+1 for root beer and cream soda!! :tu

[captain53]

Water

:tpd:

[kgraybill]

Becks non alcoholic beer. Tastes just like I remember Becks should.
Semi-sweet tea. or coffee.

[htown]

Mr. Pibb

[replicant_argent]

Hot Cocoa can be pretty amazing with the right smoke.
I am also a fan of the spicier Ginger Ales, like Sprecher.

[borndead1]

Club soda. The carbonation wakes up your taste buds but doesn't interfere with the flavors of the cigar. :tu

[REALMCCOY]

Ginger Ale

I usually enjoy my cigars with Dr Pepper but I gave this a try with an afternoon smoke and thought it was great. Not too sweet and doesn't linger too much on the palette.

[kugie]

Coca Cola, Coffee or H2O

[slickster81]

Earl Grey tea, iced, lightly sweetened....actually gives you a hint of a bourbon mouth feel.
I also like a club soda with a bit of FRESH lemon, it cleans the palate between puffs a bit.
Espresso anytime.
And it is hard to beat a nice, slightly fruity red wine, like a Malbec or Sangiovese.

But yeah, Bourbon or Scotch is still the way to go! :dr

[bishjd123]

Usually I have a Coke, but I was really surprised at how well Root Beer went with my cigar.

[kaisersozei]

For me, it's always water and rootbeer. Coffee is a good choice, too, but I rarely smoke in the morning and that's the only time I have coffee.

[Gelly]

For me, it's always water and rootbeer. Coffee is a good choice, too, but I rarely smoke in the morning and that's the only time I have coffee.

+1 for most smokes!

I've tried Sprite with a Partagas Salomones and it brought out the sweeter side of it, I'll have to give Ginger Ale a try next time.

[DropTheE]

Meadow Gold Chocolate Milk!!

[OLS]

THERE ARE NON-ALCOHOLIC DRINKS???:al:al:r








Water, Mountain Dew, Dr. Pepper. Are they well paired? I don't know, that's all I drink.
Non-Alcoholically speaking.

[OHRD]

If not a beer, I usually just stick w/ water.

Though I've heard some in the industry drink sodas, such as Dr. Pepper, when testing new blends b/c the carbonation helps them taste the flavors of the cigar - no idea if that is true or not...just what I heard (which likely aint worth jack).

[elderboy02]

Coke

[Powers]

+1 for Dr. Pepper and water

:tu

[Kreth]

Normally, I prefer Coke over Pepsi, but the Hess stations around here have frozen Pepsi (and Dew, but I'm not a big Dew fan). I'm drinking one right now with an EM Emerald, and it's really tasty. Best part: 44oz. for $1.50.
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[Wolfgang]

Dr Pepper and a bite of a Whopper together tastes like frootloops.

[jonharky]

i like the john daly's too:d

amen!!

[Trouble]

I drink lemonade(pink) usually, sometimes tea...I feel the carbonation in soda can screw with how you taste a cigar....

I have been noticing the same thing. I never drink soda before smoking now. Makes the cigar taste flat.

[Mr.Erskine]

Cranberry juice!

And, lately, I've been enjoying iced tea

[p@rick]

Diet Cherry Dr. Pepper is fantastic.

[maninblack]

Coke or root beer work for me, especially when I need that sugar after a nic overdose. But nuthin beats a good rum.

[neoflex]

Dr Pepper.

[Darrell]

O'Douls. :r

[Wolfgang]

O'Douls. :r

But tap water is free....;)

[icehog3]

O'Douls. :r

But tap water is free....;)

And probably gives a better buzz. ;)

[itzfrank]

Diet Coke is my preference. There sure are a lot of people that dig Dr Pepper. ha.