What do you drink with your stogie?

It seems at though you always need something to drink when enjoying a cigar, I don't think I have ever had one and not had something to drink with it...I guess most of the time I have a beer..

Jerry in Minnesota.
 
Kinda democratic when it comes to what to drink with a good cigar, but I do tend to agree with an earlier poster regarding darker beers, darker wrappers. Beers I like to pair with cigars in no particular order are Brooklyn Chocolate Stout, Old Rasputin Imperial Stout, any number of brews from Dogfish Head in Delaware, my go to at the moment being Raison de Etre. Also big fan of bourbon and smokes, Knob Creek and for the bucks you cant beat Jim Beam black label. Frank B
 
Rum, rum and more rum!!

light rum with light cigars, dark or spiced rum with maduros. Vanilla rum with really light candelas is okay. No coconut or banana rum for me though (unless I'm baking a cake).
 
Normally just water.....I am not a big coffee drinker and I don't keep beer or rum around the house. But when I'm out either a dark beer or coffee. Does seem to help with the flavors. Except that Partagas Black I smoked while drinking Guiness. Nothing could have helped that cigar. Just awful



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Bourbon and ice. Hard to beat good ol J.Daniels. Crown Royal goes good with cigars also, smoothe and doesn't overpower the cigar.
 
Well there are a few different beverages that I tend to sip..

Non Alcohol:
Capuccino or Coke

Added Buzz:
Rum is always good. Appleton Estate, Havana Club, Bacardi 8yo.. so many to choose from.. Either straight or mixed (when sitting in the sun ;) )

Cognac usually works.. I've got a bottle splendid Pierre Ferrand Cigar for special occasions.

Single malts might work. Highland Park with a rather powerful stick is nice.

And when it comes to beer, there's only one I really like with a nice maduro:
Youngs Double Chocolate Stout
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The fizz cleanses the palate. The flavor is not so overwhelming so that I can enjoy the nuances of the cigar more. The Sugar helps couteract the effects of the nicotine so that I can smoke several cigars in a row without getting sick (Hee, hee, hee).
 
I enjoy Jack Daniel's with my cigars but in order too have more funds for cigars I have been experimenting with Makers Mark on the rocks and beer, Like Guiness Killian's Irish Red and Pilsner. All of them work for me. I agree with the anti-corona statements, It's skunky! I've had the same problem with Heineken too.
Ed
 
SFCEd said:
I enjoy Jack Daniel's with my cigars but in order too have more funds for cigars I have been experimenting with Makers Mark on the rocks and beer, Like Guiness Killian's Irish Red and Pilsner. All of them work for me. I agree with the anti-corona statements, It's skunky! I've had the same problem with Heineken too.
Ed
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Doesn't Makers Mark cost more than Jack? I found that a corona with a slice of lime (which is fine by itself) totally ruins a cigar.
 
I'll triple the motion on the lime. Anytime I drink anything with lime in it (rum.coke.lime, Tecate.lime, etc.) it ruins the cigar.

I think it's because the citric acids in the lime mixed on the tounge with the tobacco leaves.. na, I'm making shit up. I have no idea why limes ruin cigars, but IMO they do.
 
Fredster said:
Doesn't Makers Mark cost more than Jack? I found that a corona with a slice of lime (which is fine by itself) totally ruins a cigar.
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That might be so somewhere else but not where I'm from. For some reason I can buy it for a few dollars less here. Anyone ever tried Makers Mark cigars? :al
 
SilvrBck said:
Alert! Thread hijacking! I didn't really want to get into this but Corona has a multitude of problems. The brewery is 50% owned by Anheseur Busch so the push to be the "King of Beers of Mexico" is a little disconcerting. Clear glass=bad, skunked out beer. Lots of advertising=very expensive skunked out beer. If I was laying in the sun and someone gave me a Corona, I'd be thrilled but I wouldn't buy it myself. There are much better quality selections out there for the $$$. But, again, drink what you like. If it is beer it is better than water!!! :p

SB
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I agree. I used to be big on Corona util I tried XX and Red Stripe.

Now on to the main subject of the post. I like to drink scotch when I can. For those of you that drink rum, do you drink it on the rocks or neat? Also can you recomend a good premium rum?
 
Mo... Have to try that one... When I smoke - I smoke... When I drink - I drink.
I don't usually mix them unless I am out somewhere. At home on the porch a glass of cola will usually last me a good cigar...
 
Well I tried to stay outta this one ,but just couldn't help myself...for you see,as fate would have it...I'm a Bonafide Makers Mark Ambassador(got my name ingraved on a bbl that's aging,as we cyberspeak),so what I drink with my smokes?You guessed it!(SFC JD is cheaper here)But as with cigars one must leave all avenues open,so with a BIG Maduro like say an AF Canones I've been known to drink a BIG glass of Meyers dark rum on the rocks,or say with a Candela wrapped stick check out a Gin & tonic especially during the summer heat...or enjoy your favorite"not so adult"beverages...The main thing is TO ENJOY!...happy smokin bros!
 
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