Brandy

[Kenyth]

Brandy and coke???? Good Brandy and coke?????
Oh the humanity.

LOL!

I was thinking the same thing, but I wasn't going to say anything.

Different cultures have different norms. For example, a popular asian drink these days is "beer and coke" from what I read. When I first heard it, I thought, "Beer and cola?! Good lord! What are these people, animals?". After I thought about for a little while and remembered my days in Korea, I understood. Most other countries don't have the variety of spirits we enjoy in america. They have to be creative. Bourbon for example, even "Jim Beam", is a rare luxury item usually reserved for visiting American business guests in Korea. The cheap stuff is the equivalent of $50 a bottle! Jack Daniels, if you can find it, is $75-$100 a bottle! Thus the reason the black market around military bases is such a problem. On the other hand, "Soju" (40-60 proof rice spirits) is cheap and plentiful. If you can find it in America, it goes for a hefty price.

[Monk]

LOL!

I was thinking the same thing, but I wasn't going to say anything.

Different cultures have different norms. For example, a popular asian drink these days is "beer and coke" from what I read. When I first heard it, I thought, "Beer and cola?! Good lord! What are these people, animals?". After I thought about for a little while and remembered my days in Korea, I understood. Most other countries don't have the variety of spirits we enjoy in america. They have to be creative. Bourbon for example, even "Jim Beam", is a rare luxury item usually reserved for visiting American business guests in Korea. The cheap stuff is the equivalent of $50 a bottle! Jack Daniels, if you can find it, is $75-$100 a bottle! Thus the reason the black market around military bases is such a problem. On the other hand, "Soju" (40-60 proof rice spirits) is cheap and plentiful. If you can find it in America, it goes for a hefty price.

They have been drinking beer and cola, or beer and lemonade in Germany for ages

-W.

[Kenyth]

They have been drinking beer and cola, or beer and lemonade in Germany for ages

-W.

Really? In Germany? The homeland of great beer? What the hell for?

Sometimes, the world just doesn't make sense to me..........




BTW, thanks for shooting my hypothesis to hell.

[victory01]

Reviving another old thread.

I have been experimenting with different drinks with different cigars over the past year and have fallen in love with the brandy+maduro combo. I can't give my favorite brand cause I tend to pick up a different bottle everytime I finish one so I can't compare heads up, but I just love the smoothness and fruitiness of brandy with a rich cigar. I like the contrast. I find that scotch with a cigar that has parallel earthy, woody or oak notes tend to just blend together. I like variety in flavors. though some scotches that I have tried have a punch that clears the sinuses which allows me to pick up more aroma from the cigar.

[Kenyth]

Reviving another old thread.

I have been experimenting with different drinks with different cigars over the past year and have fallen in love with the brandy+maduro combo. I can't give my favorite brand cause I tend to pick up a different bottle everytime I finish one so I can't compare heads up, but I just love the smoothness and fruitiness of brandy with a rich cigar. I like the contrast. I find that scotch with a cigar that has parallel earthy, woody or oak notes tend to just blend together. I like variety in flavors. though some scotches that I have tried have a punch that clears the sinuses which allows me to pick up more aroma from the cigar.

The subtle spicy smokey sweetness in Brandy or Bourbon certainly compliments most of the cigars I like (Maduro is my favorite wrapper). That's also why I find that Ale's seem to work as well. A malty Belgian style abbey ale tastes GREAT with a medium bodied maduro smoke.

[ashauler]

The subtle spicy smokey sweetness in Brandy or Bourbon certainly compliments most of the cigars I like (Maduro is my favorite wrapper). That's also why I find that Ale's seem to work as well. A malty Belgian style abbey ale tastes GREAT with a medium bodied maduro smoke.

I've been enjoying Sam Adams Boston lager with the majority of my smokes lately.....the hoppy bitterness seems to clear my palate and "liven" up the flavors in the cigar.