After a long hot summer, the fall season is a wonderful time to sit back, relax, and chill with your favorite cigar and adult libation. However, pairing the two can be a challenging task. Therefore, at Cigars.com we have created cigar and drink pairings, that we think will perfectly enhance the overall experience, while expanding your palate. Enjoy!
Stranger in the Alps and Montecristo Anejados
Stranger in the Alps and the enormously popular Montecristo Añejados is our latest Perfect Pairing. Certain to warm your spirits in these colder months ahead, Stranger in the Alps is a compelling blend of cinnamon vodka, coffee liqueur, half & half, and a dash of mint syrup stirred on ice. This lush libation is finished off with drops of peppermint extract for a minty sensation on the palate. The Montecristo Añejados cigar is a medium-to-full-bodied smoke with pristine construction that displays exceptionally smooth, well-refined flavors of leather, sweet spice, black coffee, caramel, and wood. After a long day well spent, smoking a Montecristo Añejados cigar while sipping a Stranger in the Alps, will provide you with a pairing that must have been first made in heaven!
From Jura to Java and CAO Flathead V19 Carb
Inspired by classic hot-rod cars of the 1950s and ’60s, CAO Flathead V19 Carb is a unique premium cigar with outstanding construction, a great burn, and a wonderful aroma. Medium-to-full-bodied in strength, and covered by a black, oily maduro wrapper, it displays delicious notes of chocolate, cocoa, espresso, and cedar. From Jura to Java is a cocktail drink that’s rich, smoky, delicate and sophisticated, with notes of coffee, chocolate, and wood. It’s a libation that fully complements, yet never overpowers the rich nuances of the CAO Flathead V19 Carb cigar. When sitting by the fireside on a crisp fall evening, it’s a very decadent pairing.
Ginger Rabbit and Davidoff Aniversario Special R
Ginger Rabbit is a bourbon-based bar favorite that greets the palate with compelling notes of ginger, anise, berries, and smoky vanilla. One of the most celebrated cigars ever made, the Davidoff Signature Series Special "R" cigar is a luxurious and sophisticated smoke that exhibits bold, yet beautifully balanced flavors of leather, nuts, cedar, sugary coffee, and hints of spice. While sipping on a Ginger Rabbit and smoking a Signature Series Special "R" cigar, you have a fall pairing that will soothe the senses and warm the soul.
Greenpoint and Herrera Esteli Quadrato
The Greenpoint Cocktail is named after a neighborhood in Brooklyn New York, that captures the spirit of the borough with tasting notes of herbs, wood, spice, and just the perfect dash of citrus zest. Herrera Esteli Quadrato is a gorgeous square-pressed vitola that we think makes the perfect pairing with the Greenpoint. Created by Willy Herrera, Drew Estate’s famed Cuban-born master roller, it’s a medium bodied smoke with sweet-and-spicy tobacco flavors, accented with notes cocoa, cinnamon, and toast. Greenpoint and Herrera Esteli Quadrato complement each other splendidly.
Hudson Highland Cup and Acid 20th Anniversary
Blended with apple butter, maple syrup, and hard cider, Hudson Highland Cup cocktail is like the crisp fall season in a tall glass with ice. ACID 20th Anniversary cigars were made to celebrate the twenty highly successful years that these unique flavor infused gems have been on the market. Premium Nicaraguan tobaccos infused with Drew Estates secret blend of herbs, botanicals, and exotic spices, provide tasting notes of leather, cocoa, cinnamon, dried fruit, and some fragrant floral components. By pairing these artisanal creations together, it’s a taste sensation that will have you craving more!