cigar and a drink?

[derivation]

I used to enjoy scotch with a cigar, and still like scotch, but I find that I can't enjoy either to the fullest together, as much as I enjoy them separately.

I feel the same way, I always wind up focusing more on one than the other. I'll still have a cigar with scotch, but I make sure it's a yard gar for blowing smoke. Anything good, and I keep it separate.

[TravPSU]

I bought a bottle of port last night for the online herf. Not really a wine drinker and never had port before. I purchased a bottle of Cockburn's Fine Ruby for about $13. Definitely wasn't bad. I still prefer beer but I might buy a bottle or two more of port and keep in the cellar.

I definitely felt a little more refined smoking a cigar and drinking port. Now I just need a good smoking outfit.

[TheWarHound]

Mornings - Irish Coffee - splash of Bushmills, Baileys, and a little brown sugar

Afternoon - Dark beers . . . I hate making love in a canoe beer . . .

Evenings - I prefer premium Bourbons to Scotch - Maker's Mark, 1792, Woodford Reserve, Elijah Craig, Basil Hayden, Knob Creek, etc. Or Irish, like Tully's, or Black Bush, or Jameson's. Just not a big scotch drinker.

I am, however, going to try port . . . about the only wine I really like is muscadine wine.

[mrtr33]

I bought a bottle of port last night for the online herf. Not really a wine drinker and never had port before. I purchased a bottle of Cockburn's Fine Ruby for about $13. Definitely wasn't bad. I still prefer beer but I might buy a bottle or two more of port and keep in the cellar.

I definitely felt a little more refined smoking a cigar and drinking port. Now I just need a good smoking outfit.

Don't know about the smoking outfit, or that Cockburn's.

Try: Fonseca Bin 27, Six Grapes, almost anything by Sandeman (the cheap stuff is fine) or Jonsey. All of those bottles can be found in the $10 - $25 range, aren't too sweet, and should give you a good start to port. I find it a really nice complement to a cigar.

Avoid Christian Brothers.

[Galvanicfish]

Now I just need a good smoking outfit.

Huh. And here I thought I was the only one who had a secret longing to own a smoking jacket.


Can anyone recommend a good, dry to semi-dry port? All this talk of it has got me wanting to try some, but I can't really get into the sweeter wines.

[Rugbysh9]

MRTR, I'm with you on Ports and its place to be enjoyed with a good quality cigar. I love tryin new combiatons almost as muc has I love my first stick of a new line or that fisrt sip of a vintage I've heard a lot about but never had the pleasure to nip at.

[mrtr33]

Can anyone recommend a good, dry to semi-dry port? All this talk of it has got me wanting to try some, but I can't really get into the sweeter wines.

Most ports are sweet wines, although not always. There are, however, some much sweeter than others. I know that Graham's Six Grapes makes a smaller bottle than the traditional 750 ml size (I want to say it's a 375ml) but it is a sweeter port. So far, the driest sweet port I've tried is the Fonseca Bin 27.

Then again, I drink the port because it's sweet. I don't want anything too sweet, but I enjoy a sweet beverage with my cigars. With dinner, I hardly ever drink sweet wines, as I prefer dry dark red wines. Then again, I never drink port with dinner, either.

I can't speak from experience, but I would imagine the white ports would be drier. You may also want to ask someone at your local liquor or wine store if they have any recommendations for you.

[TravPSU]

Don't know about the smoking outfit, or that Cockburn's.

Try: Fonseca Bin 27, Six Grapes, almost anything by Sandeman (the cheap stuff is fine) or Jonsey. All of those bottles can be found in the $10 - $25 range, aren't too sweet, and should give you a good start to port. I find it a really nice complement to a cigar.

Avoid Christian Brothers.

Thanks for the recommendations. I'll have to look for those the next time i stop by the state store.