Port?

[Drake]

i tried some tawny port last week. tasted like jagermeister mixed with cane syrup.

[Amanda]

Sounds too strong for me. I'm a lightweight when it comes to drinking, not to mention that I have no interest in becoming drunk. When I do drink, I usually have one, and it's usually a daquerie (sp?), margarita or martini.

[Kenyth]

Dessert wines and Brandies go well with a cigar. I plan to try an Apricot brandy next. I still like Belgian Ale best. A word of caution. If you've never had Port before, don't drink a buch of it the first time. Strong wines like that contain a lot of sulfites and can cause a nasty headache in sensitive individuals.

[hex1848]

Whats with these old threads coming back to life?

I forgot all about this one. Its actually quite funny, Torano introduced a Port infused cigar at the RTDA, the Reserva Selecta Decadencia. I havent been very impressed with most of the flavored cigars that I have smoked. However, Torano has a way with making good cigars.

I wanted to grab one at the trade show, but Carlos said he wasnt ready for them to go out yet.

[MMAB]

Port has always been popular in my family ever since I can remember.

You don't have to spend a lot of cash on a good bottle of port. Of course if you want to you can just like anything else. But I think $20 to $30 can get you a respectable bottle let alone hundreds.

[nhcigarfan]

The 20 yr I was talking about is around 35 to 40 bucks in NH. For those of you who don't know, NH controls the sale of booze, which actually makes our price cheaper, so this bottle might be up to 50 outside NH. If you want to try port, try it at a restaurant. Yeah it will cost more per glass but it's still cheaper than buying a bottle and not liking it.

[mrtr33]

I know it's an old thread, but I like to keep things organized.

I have been enjoying pairing cigars and ports. Beer doesn't do it for me paired with a cigar, unless it's a full flavored dark one. Scotch is okay, but my favorite is port.

I enjoyed a nice Kopke Colheita 1991 Vintage this past weekend at a local wine bar. In fact, I am on my way now back to wine bar to talk with the owner about possibly hosting a cigar event sometime before the summer ends. We will see how that goes.

Anyways, I know Jonesy has been talked about in the cigar and drink thread, what other ports do you enjoy?