What do you drink when smoking??

[Ward Cleaver]

I have my own coffee grinder.

I buy "Starbucks House Blend - Whole Bean" and grind just 2 or 3 days
worth at a time (so it stays fresh). I also have a Kona blend
coffee.

I mix the "Starbucks" and Kona blend at a ratio of 2:1 (two parts "Starbucks" and one part Kona blend).

I love my coffee and it's very important to me. I have a
"Capresso" stainless steel coffee maker that uses cone filters, and it
brews my "Starbucks" / Kona blend to perfection.

I then put it in a large travel mug and go sit out in the garage with
the door open...my wife won't let me smoke cigars in the house.

So, I'll sit out there under the open garage door, enjoy my coffee and cigar and listen to A.M. talk radio.



Regards,

-Ward

[JulesCigarQuest]

A nice red wine; Crown Royal and Brandy......not all together (smile).

[labmonkey]

coffee or espresso for me...i don't drink alcohol anymore.

[Drake]

if its alcohol, red wine, also like espresso and sometimes mineral water if i'm driving.

[CigarMax]

When it's non-alcoholic, it's carbonated mineral water for me. It really cleanses your palette in between puffs. When it's alcoholic, it really depends on the cigar. Try a Macallan 12, or 18 year single malt with any Hoyo de Monterrey from Havana...that's possibly my current favorite.

[Drake]

When it's non-alcoholic, it's carbonated mineral water for me. It really cleanses your palette in between puffs.

i thought i was the only one

[kubano]

Has to be brandy VSOP of course for general outings. When i can get my hands on some good Grapa, i have to make it a special night.

[Cigar Jack]

Burbon or Rum with a bold cigar.

Cognac with mild cigars.

Mostly water though.

[allanf]

A quad espresso or diet coke...

[CigarMax]

Drake, you're not alone. A sparkling pelligrino is excellent with a cigar. It really lets you taste the tobaccos in the cigar without inparting any additional flavors.

[Drake]

Drake, you're not alone. A sparkling pelligrino is excellent with a cigar. It really lets you taste the tobaccos in the cigar without inparting any additional flavors.

i started drinking it with my smokes recently, but also, i don't really hang out with any cigar smokers.

[Chè]

Single Malts, Bourbons... when it's warm like now, primarily Rums... Ron Zacapa 23 is probably (in my personal view) the best non Cuban rum on the market. I also enjoy Copoya, Pampero Aniversario (although recently seems a little hotter), Zaya to mention a few. Special occasions require Havana Club 7 or Anejo.

[Churchill's Ghost]

I'm not really into Whiskey or Bourbons (although my late father loved the latter) and I cannot stomach cheap brandy.

However, I generally have a bottle of Hine Antique to hand (so long as my supplier doesn't slip in ordering his stock) and which I find to be an ideal accompaniment to most of the [fairly inexpensive] cigars I currently smoke.



Aside from Antique (which is a pretty smooth Coganc) Hine produce some superior cru's as well as a special 'Cigar Reserve' which I have yet to try.

Sometimes (depending on what I have eaten) I will round-off a meal with a cigar accompanied with a liqueur. If I prefer something sweet I often go for Amaretto and if not so sweet then a Marsala wine (which is still a little sweet but nowhere near as sweet as Amaretto).

When it comes to coffee I'm happiest if its made from the Italian-preduced Lavazza brand.