Jack Daniel's Single Barrel + Four Kicks
In choosing my pair, I really wanted to go for something we hadn't tried before. We have had people asking us to do a JD pairing and we really wanted to make…
How to Pair Cigars & Drinks
Hands-on reviews of cigars paired with scotch, whisky, rum, cognac, port, wine and beer — what we smoked, what we poured, and how they played together.
Pairing Sam Leccia Black + Macallan Gold
In searching for a cigar for this drink I went through many I thought would work. It was only when I finally grabbed the Leccia Black and took a sniff that I…
Pairing Vegas Robaina + Courvoisier 12 Year Cognac
This bottle contains a blend of brandies that are a minimum of 12 years that were chosen to show off the flavours of the Borderies. I was fortunate enough to find a…
Pairing Diplomatico #2 & Aberlour 10 Year Old Scotch
Construction: Beautiful chocolate brown wrapper, with minimal veins. The cigar appears to have a nice oily sheen on it. Off the nose: The cigar smells of beautiful barnyard, and fresh tobacco with…
Pairing Oban 14 + El Rey Del Mundo
Construction: This 6 by 49 is light to medium in strength and is a Cuban puro using premium tobacco from the Vuelta Abajo region. Off the nose: Beautiful aromas of sweet barnyard…
Johnnie Walker Gold Review by Ralfy
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Guide: Whisky 101
What makes Scotch, Scotch? And bourbon, bourbon? Why is Canadian Whisky called rye? Japanese Whisky? Who else makes whisky? And how do I pair cigars and whisky? There's a lot of questions…
Oban 14 Scotch Review by Ralfy
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Laphroiag Quarter Cask scotch review by Ralfy
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Pairing Appleton Estate VX Rum + La Aurora 107 Cigar
This was another pairing in our line of four "accessible pairs" done recently. The goal was to get some products that were more readily available to all of our followers, and available…
Laphroaig and Cigars: 18 Year + San Cristobal de la Habana
Pairing Laphroaig and cigars is just something that needs to be in life. It's like a notable milestone. I've had this unopened Laphroaig 18 year old scotch waiting on my shelf for…
Smell with your eyes
Last night we posted this picture and asked you what the differences were between these two drinks. Differences on the nose, differences in the finish, differences in process. Take a look: Some…