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So whats everyone fav drink to have with their cigars.

Ironmick63Ironmick63 Posts: 100
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I would have to say some red wine at night and some Dr Pepper during the day.
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    HaysHays Posts: 2,337 ✭✭✭
    Water, milk, or rum. Loooooves me some rum.

    Edit: Oh yeah...and coffee...dur.. Thanks pheebs.
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    phobicsquirrelphobicsquirrel Posts: 7,347 ✭✭✭
    dr. pepper or vanilla coke. sometimes water and in the mornings always coffee.
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    Ironmick63Ironmick63 Posts: 100
    Milk really I would never ever think of that. How is that with your sticks?
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    xmacroxmacro Posts: 3,402 ✭
    Dr. Pepper, or more commonly, Sam Adams, simply because I don't care for most rums (and the only ones I do care for, cost a %^&* lot!!)
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    HaysHays Posts: 2,337 ✭✭✭
    Love it. Helps coat the palate to allow smoke to settle and tickle the senses more..and provides a welcome reprieve from the acidity of a cigar sometimes.
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    The SniperThe Sniper Posts: 3,910 ✭
    Arnold Palmer... half tea, half lemonade, ALL DELICIOUS!

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    HaysHays Posts: 2,337 ✭✭✭
    xmacro:
    Dr. Pepper, or more commonly, Sam Adams, simply because I don't care for most rums (and the only ones I do care for, cost a %^&* lot!!)
    Dude... Zaya 12yr rum - delicious, and got a bottle of it for $26 recently.
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    stephen_hannibalstephen_hannibal Posts: 4,317 ✭
    I love having a godfather with my smokes...
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    jsnakejsnake Posts: 5,979 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Dr. Pepper or water
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    PuroFreakPuroFreak Posts: 4,131 ✭✭
    Usually a good single malt Islay scotch. Sometimes a nice rum like Zaya (damn you Hays!) or some Pyrat XO Reserve. If it's a morning smoke I love a good cup of coffee with a cigar.
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    madurofanmadurofan Posts: 6,219 ✭✭✭
    Diet Coke or Buffalo Trace Bourbon(thanks to Urbino for turning me on to my new favorite Bourbon)
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    letsgowithbobletsgowithbob Posts: 677 ✭✭
    usually a good scotch with a cube of ice (aberlour is my current) or a nice rum (ron zacapa 23, or flor de cana 15-18 with a cube or two of ice)
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    bigharpoonbigharpoon Posts: 2,963 ✭✭✭
    I never would have guessed all the Dr. Pepper fans out there!

    I like coffee in the morning; beer, whiskey or tequila at night. The coffee is usually dark and oily. The beer varies greatly depending on the cigar but is always a nice quality micro-brew. The whiskey is usually Bushmills or a Highlands Scotch. The tequila varies too but is usually a quality blanco, I'm not too interested in having my tequila taste like oak.
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    Amos_UmwhatAmos_Umwhat Posts: 8,548 ✭✭✭✭✭
    A nice Imperial Porter, especially with Maduros.
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    j0z3rj0z3r Posts: 9,403 ✭✭
    Manhattan. Thanks to jdorais for turning me on to that one.
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    xmacroxmacro Posts: 3,402 ✭
    Hays:
    xmacro:
    Dr. Pepper, or more commonly, Sam Adams, simply because I don't care for most rums (and the only ones I do care for, cost a %^&* lot!!)
    Dude... Zaya 12yr rum - delicious, and got a bottle of it for $26 recently.
    Much appreciated. I'll pick some up next time I'm at the store
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    bandyt09bandyt09 Posts: 4,335 ✭✭✭✭✭
    letsgowithbob:
    usually a good scotch with a cube of ice (aberlour is my current) or a nice rum (ron zacapa 23, or flor de cana 15-18 with a cube or two of ice)
    Hey brother, have you seen the whiskey rocks? Just freeze 'em and then pop 'em in the glass with your rum, cools it nicely without watering it down.

    Also, phenominal choices of rum.....I LOVE the Zacapa when I smoke; hell, I LOVE even when I am not smoking, LOL
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    Ironmick63Ironmick63 Posts: 100
    Hays:
    Love it. Helps coat the palate to allow smoke to settle and tickle the senses more..and provides a welcome reprieve from the acidity of a cigar sometimes.
    I will have to try it sometime
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    kuzi16kuzi16 Posts: 14,633 ✭✭✭✭
    Hays:
    Love it. Helps coat the palate to allow smoke to settle and tickle the senses more..and provides a welcome reprieve from the acidity of a cigar sometimes.
    cigar smoke is slightly alkaline in nature.
    cigarette smoke is acidic. the fermentation process used in cigar production that is not used in cigarette production is the difference
    milk is closer to the magic number 7 on the pH scale (neutral)
    the goal is to get your mouth back to the neutral 7 on the pH scale. this is why things like milk, water, and club soda go so well with cigars.

    coffee is a bit acidic and thats why many of you like coffee with cigars. the contrast works well for many. its like salt with chocolate or pineapple on pizza.
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    doromathdoromath Posts: 576
    kuzi16:
    Hays:
    Love it. Helps coat the palate to allow smoke to settle and tickle the senses more..and provides a welcome reprieve from the acidity of a cigar sometimes.
    cigar smoke is slightly alkaline in nature.
    cigarette smoke is acidic. the fermentation process used in cigar production that is not used in cigarette production is the difference
    milk is closer to the magic number 7 on the pH scale (neutral)
    the goal is to get your mouth back to the neutral 7 on the pH scale. this is why things like milk, water, and club soda go so well with cigars.

    coffee is a bit acidic and thats why many of you like coffee with cigars. the contrast works well for many. its like salt with chocolate or pineapple on pizza.


    I imagine that the fat content in milk has something to do as well. The oils in the cigar that gives it flavor should be preferrentially soluble in non-polar solvents like oils, fats, etc. I suspect that some milk fat on your palate while smoking a cigar helps with flavor transfer as it is a better suited media than straight-up saliva is.

    Anyone know if you get different levels of pairing with different fat content milks (whole, 2%, skim, etc)?

    Sorry for the geekery but this piqued my curiosity...

    As to the original post I generally smoke with a glass of Islay Single Malt (Laphroaig Quarter Cask) with a few drops of water, or coffee, or red wine. I also alwasy bring a glass of water, so I can either pair or clear my palate.
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    jship079jship079 Posts: 621 ✭
    The Sniper:
    Arnold Palmer... half tea, half lemonade, ALL DELICIOUS!

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    jship079jship079 Posts: 621 ✭
    I like water if it is a new smoke. If it is something I have had before I like to try it with coffee and Tea sometimes in the summer. I cant forget the Arnold Palmer even no i was drinking it long before i knew they called it that.
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    mfotismfotis Posts: 720 ✭✭
    Usually beer, never tried Dr. Pepper might have to give that a shot. Unfortunately I don’t drink whiskey anymore.
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    Sol1821Sol1821 Posts: 707 ✭✭
    um,

    beer
    cider
    rum
    gin
    brandy
    whiskey
    whisky
    red wine

    to name a few

    oh and coffee usually the next day :p
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    ejenne87ejenne87 Posts: 1,925 ✭✭
    mfotis:
    Usually beer, never tried Dr. Pepper might have to give that a shot. Unfortunately I don’t drink whiskey anymore.
    I think Diet Dr. Pepper is WAY better! but, I also like diet pepsi better than regular pepsi too (most diet sodas are better IMO) I definitely suggest trying diet Dr. P though, it's pretty awesome.
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    Russ55Russ55 Posts: 2,765 ✭✭
    Rum. Though I do coffee in the mornings quite a bit, and in the winter month, I tend to go for scotch more often than rum.
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    ejenne87ejenne87 Posts: 1,925 ✭✭
    doromath:
    As to the original post I generally smoke with a glass of Islay Single Malt (Laphroaig Quarter Cask) with a few drops of water, or coffee, or red wine. I also alwasy bring a glass of water, so I can either pair or clear my palate.
    This is exactly what I do as well. I tend to go between the water and the other beverage equally as I smoke. I like to clean out the flavors with the water from time to time.
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    Rob1110Rob1110 Posts: 1,577 ✭✭✭
    Another big fan of rum here. Zacapa, Zaya, Plantation, Pyrat XO is pretty good but lighter, Ron Centenario XX is good too, El Dorado 15 is a bit more grassy and less sweet. Still need to get my hands on a bottle of Zacapa XO.
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    DynaguyDynaguy Posts: 51 ✭
    Unsweetened iced tea with a splash of lime juice. Bueno!
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    JCizzleJCizzle Posts: 1,913 ✭✭✭
    Anything with alcohol in it. =D
    Light 'em up.
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