Ron Zacapa 23 + Bolivar Exclusivo Canada
To start off this post let me just say that Ron Zacapa 23 Rum is probably the best rum I've ever had. I'm a huge fan of cognac and wine...rum was my…
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.
Perdomo 10th Anniversary Maduro + The New Zealand Whisky Collection 10 Year Doublewood Whiskey
One method of pairing is to come up with two components that have similar flavours. Two such pairs we've done focused on the flavors of pepper and another on walnuts and apricots…
Black Velvet Whiskey + Padron 1926 No. 2
This pairing focused on the notes of pepper in both the cigar and whiskey. This was also a palate training exercise that proved to be a great pair. A first impression of…
Bushmills 16 year-old Malt + Julius Caesar Robusto
Bushmills was founded in 1608 in Atrim, Ireland. In the 1850s a malt tax was introduced which drastically increased the price of malted barley. This caused many distillers to change their recipes…
Sir Winston Churchill - 30/11/1874 to 24/1/1965
The Right Honorable Winston Churchill is known for two things. He was a great and historic wartime leader of the United Kingdom, and an avid cigar smoker. Well, perhaps three things as…
Torres 20 Hors d'Age Brandy + Ramon Allones Exclusivo Canada
This pair was stirred up with the intent to really train our pallets learning to pick out specific flavours in common with the cigar and the drink.
Glenmorangie Quinta Ruban + Alec Bradley Tempus
Since I first tried this cigar, I knew I wanted to pair this one. The richness of the flavour and strength of the smoke, was something I was definitely eager to pair.…
Dow's 1985 Vintage Port + Montecristo Edmundo
14th Annual Habanos Festival held at the end of February 2012, Dow's 20 Year Tawny was rated the “Best Aged Tawny Port” to pair with cigars . This was the inspiration for…
Audrey Cognac + Carlos Torano Exodus 1959 '50 Years'
You pair sometimes because you are curious or maybe because you were told to. This Pair came together through research on the two elements separately...and finding an awesome connection. Among Cuba's then-brightest…
Warre's 1994 Vintage Port + Perdomo 2 "Squared"
Among the speculation that this maduro would pair nicely with a port, I also chose these pairings because of their long and interesting histories. The Warre's 1994 Vintage Port is renowned for…
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…
Flor De Caña 18 Year-Old Centenario Gold Rum + Oliva Serie V
This pair was inspired by the list of similarities between the drink and the cigar. Flor De Cana is made just 140KM away from where the tobacco was grown for the Oliva…