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12-20-2009, 12:37 PM | #1 |
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Tea and Cigars
How do you guys pair your stogies with tea? Lately I have been going with an Oolong or gunpowder green tea paired with mostly Nicaraguan Corojo cigars.
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12-20-2009, 03:11 PM | #3 |
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Re: Tea and Cigars
To my mind, a cigar will overpower most teas out there. The exceptions being blacks and Sheng or Shu pu-erh. This is the one occasion I'll use no cream or sugar for a "breakfast" tea (english, Irish, etc). To me, those types work best of all.
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12-21-2009, 05:25 AM | #4 |
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Re: Tea and Cigars
I smoke cigars with different black teas at least once a week. My favorite right now is a Black Currant Tea from Takashimaya in New York City. It has a VERY opus flavor to it.
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12-21-2009, 09:56 AM | #5 |
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Re: Tea and Cigars
Black teas are nice...current favorite is a Tazo Chai.
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12-21-2009, 08:11 PM | #7 |
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Re: Tea and Cigars
I stick with about a gallon of Luzianne.
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01-03-2010, 11:28 AM | #9 |
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Re: Tea and Cigars
I like Twinings Irish Breakfast or Bigelow's Constant Comment with a medium cigar but move to alcohol when I move to a medium/full cigar.
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01-03-2010, 12:05 PM | #10 |
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01-03-2010, 04:01 PM | #11 |
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Re: Tea and Cigars
I find that any of my cigars go well with Arizone Diet Green Tea.
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06-25-2010, 08:23 AM | #13 |
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Re: Tea and Cigars
I have very little experience with NCs. With that said, I use a rule of thumb with my tea/cigar selections. With fuller bodied cigars I go will fuller bodied teas (Pu-erh with cigars like Upmann Connie 1's, Partagas 898vs etc). I like oolongs with lighter bodied cigars like LGC MdO 3/4's.
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06-25-2010, 08:39 AM | #14 |
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Re: Tea and Cigars
I used to drink Mate all the time but it rarely paired well until I tried the Teavana MateVana which had an almost cake like taste that seemed to pair very well with smokes. At the time my wife's friend worked there and we got a healthy discount but no longer. Lately the only tea I drink is iced tea which goes with every cigar.
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07-18-2011, 05:04 AM | #16 |
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Re: Tea and Cigars
Lipton cold brewed iced tea with Splenda. But hey, I'm Texan, what do I know about tea?
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07-18-2011, 05:09 AM | #17 |
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Re: Tea and Cigars
Hmmm I didn't even know people drink tea with cigars, thanks for the thread. I might have to give some a shot. Currently I enjoy coffee with some cigars, in fact sometimes a mocha or coffee hint in a cigar makes me crave a cup of coffee.
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11-06-2015, 03:27 PM | #19 |
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Re: Tea and Cigars
Glad I found these pairing recommendations. I'm smoking a Falco Invicta with a cup of green chai. My first cigar and tea ever. The two compliment each other beautifully. I can't wait to try the pairings mentioned here. Thanks all!
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