Davidoff Primeros and Campo Viejo Rioja Reserva 2010
I had collected a few bottles of Campo Viejo Rioja 2009 and really enjoyed them. I put off collecting more of them because I thought the shop near me had plenty left.…
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Wine
Pairing cigars and wine can be tricky to do! To avoid an ashy aftertaste, aim for fuller wines, slightly acidic, and lighter cigars such as Cubans or cigars with Connecticut wrappers. Need advice? Ask us!
Perdomo Patriarch Connecticut + Cigarzin 2011 Zinfandel
I've been holding on to this bottle of 2011 Cigarzin since, well, 2011. Compared to the 2009, as a wine, I prefer to 2009. This is still a great wine though and…
Pine Ridge Cabernet Sauvignon + Bolivar Super Corona EL 2014
This was a great pairing supplied by Matt from our pairing group. He's a huge fan of Cubans and wines so it's no surprised that he showed up with this combination! Pine…
Pairing Epic Cigars + Lapostolle Cabernet Sauvignon
I enjoyed the wine much more after puffing on the cigar for a few minutes. I found it developed the smoky profile in the drink, and took away some of the bitterness.…
Pairing Dom Pérignon 2003 + Perdomo 10th Anniversary Champaign
This pair came together quite slowly actually. It started with the cigar when we visited Perdomo with our pair group back in March. We all ended up buying both the Champaign 10th…
Cigarzin 2009 Zinfandel + Avo Heritage
This was a casual pairing that I did on my own. A couple of us are big fans of the Avo XO but I hadn't yet had the Axo Heritage and really…
The Taste Test - Cohiba RedDot vs. Cohiba Cuban
We taste hundreds of cigars with hundreds of drinks. This pair was focused on tasting two cigars to see if we could taste the difference. Basically, you can't go wrong with a…
Taylor Fladgate’s 10 year old Tawny + Partagas Series E: No.2
We have tried pairing porto and cigars already, but we thought we would try a different route with this one. Many people are drawn to the more expensive types of cigars and…
Warres Vintage Port 1983 + Cohiba Robusto
The Warre’s 1983 Vintage Port goes beautifully with full body Cohiba Robusto. It was a match that just couldn’t fail.