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I have a few bottles of wine and I'm about to break open a bottle to have with a stick. Generally, I prefer sipping on some tequila with a cigar. I just have that taste. Any preferences on some wine? What types do you prefer? I tried a bottle of Malbec and I was not crazy with it. I have a bottle of bordeaux, cab sauv, and also merlot. I am thinking about busting out the merlot or bordeaux. I am not sure yet. Tough decisions. :smiley13:
Personally, I enjoy a good tawny Port with my evening smoke.
Tonight I had a glass of Glenmorangie single malt with my Saint Luis Rey. Very nice combo!
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Heavy red wine for a heavy cigar, a light and airy (probably white wine) for an easy cigar.
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I don't think I have ever tried port, but I have read about it on some other posts. I'll have to try a bottle soon. I think it is a dessert wine?
I don't have any Glenmorangie you dick :smiley36:Quote:
Originally Posted by billyjenkins
I generally liker a good Bordeaux with a cigar. Port is good too, but I prefer an LBV or Ruby to Tawny.
Sorry Cat. I meant to say a bottle of Thunderbird I had poured into a Glenfiddich 21yo bottle that I found on the ground at one of my Jaguar car shows. :smiley36:Quote:
Originally Posted by CoventryCat86
i like shiraz or merlot.
A good Riesling does it for me. After the cigar though, not during.
Ohh man.. I've been hooked on this Columbia Winery 2004 Cellar Master's Riesling. I've got 3 bottles in the fridge waiting for me ;-).Quote:
Originally Posted by cigar no baka
Very sweet, the chicks love it, and at $10 a bottle you can't beat it.
I'm not partial to wine with cigars. The exception being Port. The reason being that I don't much like highly tannic or acid tasting drinks with cigars. Spicy or roasty drinks go much better IMHO. Therefore, a mulled wine would probably do OK. It's almost the season for hot mulled wine and cider too! But I digress. My favorite drink to go with a cigar is a dark Belgian Ale or a Barleywine. The spicy and fruity character of these beers are a perfect companion to a medium or full bodied cigar. Light bodied cigars seem to fare a bit better with a Belgian Tripel or well hopped pale ale.
I'll have to tell my wife about that. She currently enjoys the Santa Margherita Pinot but it is a little more pricey at $20-22 a bottle.Quote:
Originally Posted by hex1848
Diet Coke w/splenda. or water. :smiley4:
I am not partial to wine with anything. Give me a nice cold beer, or, if it is the weekend...I will drink the Captain like there's no tomorrow!!Quote:
Originally Posted by Kenyth
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Here are some good ports to try with a medium cigar. Warre's Warrior port or Warre's Nimrod tawny port both about 16$ a bottle. Warre's also has a Otima 10 year and 20 year port. They are both great but are more expensive and I would try them latter after you have a couple of ports. Galaways Australian tawny port is one of the best and it is about 22$ a bottle. I have aslo tried Grams LBV or Late bottle vintage but it is so mild that it just okay. One of the best tawny ports I have found is Rosemount Estaes Old Benson port. It is hard to find but it is worth every penny. In general and in my experince I stay away from Ruby ports and LBV when pairing with a good cigar. The tawny ports really have full taste to enhance the cigar senjoyment. :smiley16:
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Welcome to the board from Wisconsin
and already giving good advice way to go.
Thank you
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Currently into my clarets.
I like champagne...
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I've tried wine, but they all taste terrible! :smiley11:
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Originally Posted by Kayakinboy
my palate does just fine with cigars, not old grape juice! :smiley36:Quote:
Originally Posted by stjohnroe
I've only tried a few, and the people that suggested them were idiots, atleast they don't know there bourbon. :smiley20:
Merlot and herb roasted meats (beef, lamb, fowl, etc.) is heavenly! :smiley17:Quote:
Originally Posted by Jonsey5484
Pinot Grigio and Italian pasta dishes is great.
Reisling or other sweet young wines cold, by themselves or with picnic type fare.
I bought a bottle of wine from the Biltmore Estate the other day. Pretty good stuff, its a white zinfandel, and goes great with pasta, chicken, pretty much anything italian. Its really good wine and the price tag is nice too. Only $5.99 for a 750 ML bottle. I've never had wine with a cigar though.
-Mike
I like red meat and game, my wife won't go near beef, she is more of a fish/chicken girl so a good pinot noir from Cali usually works for both of us. Arcadian Pinot Noir is a great wine, but it's a small vinyard and I can't usually find it around NH.
I would definitely second a Bordeaux. St Emillion is especially suited to more full bodied cigars (Cohiba Siglo iv for example).
With a Montecristo I would choose a Mojito (what else :smiley2: ) or even a beer. I had a couple of pints of London Pride with a Montecristo number 2 last week and the combination was surprisingly pleasing.
I had a bad experience with Merlot. I drank a bottle+. Not a good time. Just the thought of it makes want to hurl right now. Oh wait, that also could be the massive hangover I have right now. Played a little late last night!Quote:
Originally Posted by Kenyth
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Originally Posted by Jonsey5484
That'll do it bro! Merlot is very dry and almost %12 alcohol. The next step up is schnapps or fruit brandy. Personally, I'm getting to be a wimp in my old age. I can still handle my liquor, but my guts are tore up for half the next day from top to bottom. I tend to drink a lot less because of that these days. At about 4-5 drinks, I start getting worried.
The Biltmore Estate in Ashville NC? Very cool place. I spent a couple of nights at a B&B in Ashville last year, toured the estate, rode some horses and finished up the night doing some tasting's at the Winery.Quote:
Originally Posted by reaganyouth84
It's a great place to take a date.
Kenyth, what you describe is fairly common in older guts( like mine) and known as alcohol ( or any corrosive food) induced gastritis...ask the quack about PROTON PUMP INHIBITORS.
He will try to get you to stop drinking and smoking altogether but when you explain that there would be no point to living after that, he will probably give you some to take if you are expecting to have a drink or texmex that day. :smiley20:
Cohibanut, I couldn't agree more. Beer goes great with a monte2 and although I drink wine alot, I would prefer beer with a cigar.
Now I have said this before but you should try straight rum ( dark heavy) navy rum with a heavy cigar. Nothing finer than a swallow of lambs navy rum followed by the smoke of a good maduro....the taste of both just explode on the tongue....right thats it I've set myself off....got to go, no No 2's left but still got No4's.
HEY COHIBANUT, NO GARLIC :smiley36:
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What? Not even with frogs legs?
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frogs legs is it? I am more of a wing man but you don't see many frogs wings, with or without garlic. And while I'm on, what about buffalo wings...plenty of meat but take a helluva 12 bore to bring one of those suckers down. and you never here of buffalo legs...do they chuck them or is that what macdonalds uses. :smiley25:
Also , do they pluck or skin them, and what wine would you recommend with it?
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I like a nice chardonnay with a light/medium cigar. NFL Sunday is a full bodied and a Great Lakes beer.