r/poursNsticks

Gonna sip the taylor a bit and then see how the la aurora cameroon pairs with the eagle rare. Last bottle of both of these I'm cracking into so gonna have to make them last.

I was visiting a local brewery called Yanqui Victor (because the international aircraft code for Venezuela is YV and the name comes from the phonetic alphabet used by radio communications), where they had around 12 different beers. I was with a group of friends and I know the owner of the brewery, so we had a sit-down with him and enjoyed much of what they had to offer.

I've always considered Connecticut wrapper cigars to be best paired with beer, as long as you're aiming for an alcoholic pairing, since there are other non-alcoholic options as well for them. Blond beers and friends proved to be even better for the cedar, caramel, tangerine peel and mild pepper notes in the cigar, and a great way to spend the evening.

A beautiful day here today n Alabama, sitting here with my wonderful wife and listening to some 70’s rock.
1792 old fashion and amaretto sour. A Nica Libre 1990.
Have a great day everyone!

Redwood Empire and a house habano to end the night. Cheers!

K Luke 100 proof is going to be my summer supper, no doubt about it. And the Marblehead is great for an outdoor smoke.

Had this BDL in my humidor for a couple months now. Has notes of coffee and a little spice. Nice draw, construction could be better but not bad overall. Paired with an Oak and Eden old fashion. Have a great day everyone!

This may have happened to you, but I'm a big, big fan of the AVO Syncro Nicaragua, in almost all vitolas available, whenever I see one I'll get it and love every drag I take out of it. And with such a high esteemed blend, I came to think AVO made good cigars and tried a bunch of what they do... and hated every one of it.

The Heritage is one more in that list of cigars I didn't enjoy. It lacks the strength of the Syncro Nicaragua but makes up for it with blandness and nicotine intensity. I'm sure this is my take and not a lot of other people's one, since the cigar is still a best seller, but though it has decent notes of brown sugar, nutmeg, chocolate and licorice, most of these felt under a cover of chalk and the mix of low flavor intensity and high nicotine strength made it a cigar I couldn't enjoy (I bought a 5-pack and they were all similar).

Opposite this one was the Calazan Reserva Exclusiva, my least favorite Calazan, mostly because it has a strawberry jello aftertaste I can't get over with. Hoping two wrongs made a right, I went ahead and just endured this pairing. I wouldn't recommend the cigar or the rum, but together... let's just say I temporarily forgot about it for a while and just enjoyed the occasion, if not the components.

My last Don Carlos the only question is to get a box or just a 5 or 10 pack. This stick is so good the retro-hale is heavenly 😩

Going with something more or less easily accesible for my Stateside friends. The Don Carlos is one of my favorite lines from Arturo Fuente. I'd put the Añejo first, but coming really close is the Don Carlos, probably in all of its vitolas. I had the pleasure of having one yesterday after a very, very long day. And though I usually try to avoid hard liquor on Mondays, by 4pm yesterday I knew it was going to be required later on.

The notes of cinnamon, nutmeg, chocolate, sunflower seeds and cedar are strong in this one and it just cements my liking for them, especially when paired with barley whiskies, and this Bothan, very available in Total Wine, is a sherry-influenced Scotch from the Lowlands region, not very complex, but also not very expensive and a great way to spend a Monday night.