Ok, important thread.

What do you drink with your cigar? Do you have a favorite? Do you change it up? Is there a year of wine or a batch of scotch that holds a special place in your heart?

Share away!

Bear

PS- I plan on trying most of the replies

Honestly, I usualy just grab a bottle of water or a cold Molson Canadian. Works for me...

Guess I'll should share too.

Gin and Sprite
Crushed Ice
Quarter of a Lime
Funny umbrella stick thing

Bear

PS- I've got a favorite scotch, but I don't remember the name off hand. It's a bottle a very close friend brought me from his family's estate in Scotland.

From Memorial Day to Labor Day I usually drink Gin and Tonic on weeknights and a Martini on Saturday night.

From Labor Day to Memorial Day I usually drink BROWN LIQUOR, Scotch (Lagavulin 16 or Bowmore) Bourbon (Woodford reserve) Cognac (Hennessy or Remy) weeknights and a Martini on Saturday night.

I also sometimes enjoy wine with dinner, Port or Sherry after Dinner and on cold Sundays I put just a wee dram of Jamison in my afternoon coffee

Wow where to start.

Beer: anything dark and robust, esp. Belgian Ales, or Three Floyd Wheat Beers. Check out RateBeer, and just buy'm and try'm

Rum: Havana Club 7 and 15 year old and Barrel Select, El Dorado 16 and 21 year old (my personal favorite), Appleton 21 year old

Single Malt: MaCallan Cask Strength (my personal favorite), HighLand Park 21 and 25, Glenlivet 18, 21, and 25, Lagavulin (very salty), Johnnie Walker Blue, Ashentoshen Cask Strength (one of the best)

Bourbon: Van Winkle 12, 15 and 21, Jack Daniels Single Barrel, Wild Turkey Rare Breed (my personal favorite), Makers Mark

Cognac: Hine Antique, Cov XO, Hardy

Match robust strength cigars with a robust drinks, but not an over powering drink. You will have to experiment a bit to find out what your tastes are.

Some experienced cigars smokers prefer water or a Coke. Go figure.

Above all, have fun finding out what your cigar and beverage matches are.

I'm a gin and tonic man. Usually i have a tanq (reg, 10 or rangpur), but every now and then i'll have some bombay sapphire.

Martini-Vesper

Cognac-Martel Cordon Bleu

Single Malt-Glenfiddich Ancient Reserve 18 Year Old

Rum-Ron Matusalem Gran Reserva 15 Year Old

Tequila-Jose Cuervo Reserva de la Familia Colleccion

Beer-Boags Premium

Yes I am a grog monster...

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Originally posted by Toasted Coastie:
Beer guy here, everything that is not made by A&B or Miller SAP you get the point. Big fan of Smithwicks with a smoke, however, tonight its going to be Sea Dog Blue Paw Wheat.

I'm also a big fan of manipulating drinks into my own concoctions. For example:

Blueberry Godiva Slide:

Blueberry Stoli
Carolyns Irish Cream
Kaluha
Godiva White Chocolate liquer
Skim milk

I couldn't tell you the exact mix because I tend to hand pour into 32oz cups

I've been into Port as of late. Grahams 10 year tawny being my favorite.

Johnny Walker Blue for me

Here goes in no particular order, Johnny Walker Blue, Dewer's 12 yr, Makers Mart Manhattan, Penfolds Thomas Hyland Shiraz, however while overseas it is Coors and Becks N/A. I really hate General Order #1

Beer ( dunkel); rum or coffee( oscuro); water (distilled).

Great thread Bear,

I have always been a wine guy, but for some reason I've been getting the tinkerin' to get into scotch--to you experianced scotch drinkers out there what should I begin with? (i.e. what is a decent bottle I can grab to determine what I think?)

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Originally posted by Chipster52284:
Great thread Bear,

I have always been a wine guy, but for some reason I've been getting the tinkerin' to get into scotch--to you experianced scotch drinkers out there what should I begin with? (i.e. what is a decent bottle I can grab to determine what I think?)

If you look in the food, drink, and travel forum you will find several threads regarding scotch...just use the find button.

You can start here. Single Malt Scotch

Honestly, I switch it up quite a bit. Some nights I'm happy with a beer, some nights a soda, or water, or coffee or a spirit or cocktail.

Lately I've been on a cocktail kick. Rediscovering Manhattans, Side Cars, Satan's Whiskers, Jasmines, Martinis, Old Fashioneds and my new favorite - the Sazerac cocktail.

I'm a big bourbon drinker and have several great bottles - Maker's Mark, Bulliet, Buffaloe Trace, Jefferson's Reserve, Black Maple Hill's 8yr, Pappy Van Winkle 12yr and Eagle Rare 17yr. <drooooool> So a few fingers of bourbon (maybe with a single ice cube or a splash of water) and I'm ready to have whatever smoke I decide.

Great thread Bear!

Cheers!

WOOHOO!!! BevMo online, here I come!

Lots of great drinks here, and I plan on grabbing a few of the hard liquor you guys have mentioned.

My choice in rum right now is Captain Morgan's Private Stock. Has a FANTASTIC boquet and the spices added bring an amazing depth out of any decent cigar.

Bear

PS- I never drink soda (coke, etc.) with my smoke.

I have been on a mojito kick for a couple months now. I found this recipe a while back and have been using it , I just cut down the lime juice (1 lime = 3 drinks).

http://www.tasteofcuba.com/mojito.html

I also like JW Black label, or a couple frosty mugs of Yuengling with a smoke.

Knob Creek or Wild Turkey Rye Whiskey. Two fingers of spirits in a highball glass accompanied by two cubes of ice. Repeat as necessary.

Knob creek rocks, guinness,smiticks. Would like to try Johnny walker blue, whats a bottle run $ ???

I seen JW Blue today for $217