Jack Frost is nipping at our noses and that means that winter is here. We've got some great picks to help you brave the cold and early darkness this season.
Graham's 10-Year-Old Tawny Port & NightShade by Drew Estate
The NightShade by Drew Estate Robusto cigar is a savory smoke that features the finest aged blend of Dominican and Nicaraguan long fillers, covered by very dark, oily, Connecticut-seed Habano wrapper. This medium to full bodied offering from Drew Estate delivers rich flavors of anise, black pepper, espresso, and hints of dried fruit, that’s just begging to be paired with a fine Port. Therefore, we chose the Graham’s 10-Year-Old Tawny Port.
This top-notch Port is a wonderful libation when it comes to celebrating some special occasion or simply as a complement for dinner or paired with the perfect handmade premium cigar. Graham’s 10-Year-Old Tawny Port displays alluring tasting notes of earth, caramel, and cinnamon accompanying red-berried fruit, leading to a full, spicy finish that pairs wonderfully with the superb NightShade by Drew Estate Robusto cigar.
This Perfect Pairing offers a warm and cozy way to take the chill out of winter.
Sandeman 20-Year-Old Tawny Port & Montecristo 1935 Anniversary
There's no better combo than a fine vintage Port paired with perfect premium handmade premium cigar. Therefore, for this Perfect Pairing we coupled the Sandeman 20-Year-Old Tawny Port with the fabulous Montecristo 1935 Anniversary Nicaragua cigar.
Specially aged in wooden casks, which concentrates its fruit and flavors, Sandeman 20-Year-Old Tawny Port is a rich and elegant combination of tasting notes that includes dried apricots, honey, nuts, spices, vanilla.
The Montecristo 1935 Anniversary Nicaragua Toro cigar was made to honor the brands storied 85-year history of producing some of the world’s finest handmade premium cigars. To celebrate this milestone achievement, the elite Grupo of Maestros, brand ambassador Rafael Nodal, and famous cigarmaker AJ Fernandez teamed up together to provide a Nicaraguan puro that’s second to none.
Medium to full bodied in strength, this magnificent Monte delivers rich flavors of coffee bean , cinnamon, earth, and spice, and naturally sweet tobacco that compliments the Sandeman 20-Year-Old Tawny Port wonderfully.
Churchill Aperitif White Port & Rocky Patel Freedom Connecticut
Churchill Aperitif White Port is a deliciously different aperitif to enjoy before lunch or dinner and a perfect partner for a fine premium handmade cigar that doesn’t overpower its delicate nuances. We paired this luscious libation with the wildly popular Rocky Patel Freedom Connecticut Robusto cigar, because it fits the bill perfectly.
Rocky Patel Freedom Connecticut cigars are the latest installment to Rocky’s popular patriotically themed Freedom line. The cigar features a beautiful blonde Connecticut wrapper atop Rocky’s signature blend of perfectly aged Nicaraguan binder and long filler tobaccos.
It’s warm and inviting flavors of cedar, cocoa, toasted almonds, and subtle hints of spice, combined with Churchill’s tasting notes of nutmeg, sweet fruit, and a long peppery finish is a Perfect Winter Pairing that’s not to be missed!
Fonseca Bin No.27 Port & Fonseca by My Father
Fonseca by My Father Robusto cigars, produced by the famed father-and-son cigarmaking team of Jose ‘Pepin’ Garcia ™, and his son Jaime Garcia™, adds a modern new spin to this classic Cuban Heritage brand. A beautifully rolled Nicaraguan puro, this classic 5.12 × 52 Robusto features aged Cuban-seed binder and filler tobaccos grown on the prestigious Garcia family farms in Estelí, topped off with an oily reddish-brown Corojo Rosado wrapper. Medium to full bodied, this luxurious cigar is rife with rich flavors of cinnamon, dark roast coffee, cedar, and spice.
Boasting an intense fruity character and depth of color, Fonseca Bin No. 27 Port spends four years in large wood vats prior to bottling to deliver rich nuances of luscious blackcurrant, earth, and cherry, that pairs wonderfully with this magnificent premium cigar of the same name.
When it comes to Perfect Pairings this luxurious Foncseca combo simply can’t be beat!
Maynard's 40 Year Tawny Port & Davidoff Yamasa
Maynard’s 40 Year Tawny Port is always a warm and inviting libation that makes the Perfect Pairing with a fine handmade premium cigar. We think that its well-rounded flavors of walnut, mocha, earth, and spices match up seamlessly with the luxury-class Davidoff Yamasa Robusto cigar.
Yamasa, was a previously an unexplored region in the Dominican Republic that was expertly cultivated by the Davidoff team due to its ideal growing climate and mineral rich soil.
Along with these rare Dominican tobaccos, Yamasa also includes premium tobaccos from the Estelí and Condega regions of Nicaragua, all covered by a stunning Dominican Yamasa wrapper. This superb recipe delivers scrumptious medium to full bodied flavors of cocoa, spice, nuts, and caramel.
A Perfect Pairing that will keep you coming back for more, Maynard’s 40 Year Tawny Port and Davidoff Yamasa Robusto is truly a marriage made in heaven!