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Old 08-30-2011, 11:36 AM   #1
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Hey all, I know there are countless opinions on the subject of pairing cigars with different beverages, but let me know what you have found to be amazing. I'm writing an article, a series of articles in fact, for a magazine and would like feedback from people who really know cigars. I've only been regularly smoking them for about 13 years, but don't want to give just my opinion.

Here's what I'd like to know...Brand and name of beverage, great cigar to go along with it, and why.

Examples: Bells Oberon ale with a Pepin Blue Generoso because...

Or: Woodford Reserve with an La Flor Dominica Chisel because...

Or, and this is the tough part for me...wine! I don't know enough about wines!!

Mixed drinks, too. Cosmopolitan with a ____ because... Or, Whiskey sour with a _____ because...

Thanks, in advance!
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Old 08-30-2011, 11:46 AM   #2
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One of my all time favorite parings was a wonderful Padron 45th Family Reserve in Maduro, with a bottle of Deschutes' "The Abyss"..:



The notes of coffee and the more earthy flavors of both played against each other for about an hour. I was sorry when it ended; one of the best parings I've ever had, to be sure....

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Old 08-30-2011, 11:50 AM   #3
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Have a look at this thread:
Show a picture of a great pair!!!
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Bolivar Royal Corona and Fonseca Porto 27.
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This will be a good thread to watch....great idea and I am surprised it hasn't been done before.
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This will be a good thread to watch....great idea and I am surprised it hasn't been done before.
Ah, but it has. Click on the underlined sentence in post #3 by T.G.
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Ah, but it has. Click on the underlined sentence in post #3 by T.G.
I am trying to figure out what beverage to pair with a chocolate chip and bacon cookie, Rick.
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Rick & I once did a "what martini goes best with a cigar?"
The answer is "all of them".

And the only liquor used in the test was gin. Anything else is NOT a martini.
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Bolivar Royal Corona and Fonseca Porto 27.


Reminds me been a while since I got a bottle of Fonseca 27. I think I'll have to make this combination happen.
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Ah, but it has. Click on the underlined sentence in post #3 by T.G.
But that is just people with their own 2's this is a suggestion thread.....I can see how the two could be similar, but I think this one is more for reference.
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Have a look at this thread:
Show a picture of a great pair!!!
Although many of these are just pictures, I think the OP can find a good number of them with the exact information he's looking for. Darrell's first post in that thread fits the bill exactly. My contributions that fit:

http://www.cigarasylum.com/vb/showpo...&postcount=111

http://www.cigarasylum.com/vb/showpo...3&postcount=32

http://www.cigarasylum.com/vb/showpo...&postcount=363

and this one

http://www.cigarasylum.com/vb/showpo...&postcount=552

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And the only liquor used in the test was gin. Anything else is NOT a martini.
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Rick & I once did a "what martini goes best with a cigar?"
The answer is "all of them".

And the only liquor used in the test was gin. Anything else is NOT a martini.
Knew we could count on you to put gin martinis on the list. As for the cigar pairing ... RyJ Anniversario (NC - used to love these together) and a fresh Boli PC (my current fav CC - martini paring).
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Rick & I once did a "what martini goes best with a cigar?"
The answer is "all of them".

And the only liquor used in the test was gin. Anything else is NOT a martini.


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I am trying to figure out what beverage to pair with a chocolate chip and bacon cookie, Rick.
A port would go nicely
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El Rey del Mundo Panatela Larga (or Elegantes) with Mimosa.
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This thread may or may not be dead, but I'm putting in my 2 cents. Rocky Patel Decade with a white russian. Or a black russian. Whichever is your preference really.
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Try a Russian Quaalude instead

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That sounds like the best cookie ever
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Try a Russian Quaalude instead
I feel like a drinking amateur when I admit that I've never had a Russian Qualude before. Looked up the recipe and it sounds amazing. Definitely going to try it next time I'm out on the town.
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I've had a couple that stuck with me.

Cruzado with a Dark Horse Perkulator brewery Coffee Dopplebock

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Padron 2000 with a Samuel Smith Oatmeal Stout
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