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Mitch65 Offline
#1 Posted: Thu, Jul 12 2012, 5:22 PM EST
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Anyone have an idea for a drink to pair with the Cu Avana Punisher?


I am fully aware the punisher is going to be a spicy full bodied powerhouse. what goes well with a full body stick like this? Think
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#2 Posted: Thu, Jul 12 2012, 5:27 PM EST
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Colt 45 works every time.
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#3 Posted: Thu, Jul 12 2012, 5:31 PM EST
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Mitch65 wrote:
Anyone have an idea for a drink to pair with the Cu Avana Punisher?


I am fully aware the punisher is going to be a spicy full bodied powerhouse. what goes well with a full body stick like this? Think


If it is as bad as the cu avana maduros i got from cbid, cyanide would be my choice.

J/k

A good spiced rum like capt morgans private stock or some booker's with a few cherries would go nicely!
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#4 Posted: Thu, Jul 12 2012, 5:53 PM EST
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MD 2020
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#5 Posted: Thu, Jul 12 2012, 6:02 PM EST
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Try a good bourbon. Very few cigars don't go well with it. Woodford reserve, gentleman jack, and so on...
Whistlebritches Offline
#6 Posted: Thu, Jul 12 2012, 6:18 PM EST
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Always try every cigar with a good cup of black java........................I think you'll be amazed at how some cigars shine when paired this way.I'd say about 80% of the cigars I've found I like over the years have been disected with this method.Some flavors I would've never ID'd other than side by side with coffee on a clean pallette.


Ron
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#7 Posted: Thu, Jul 12 2012, 6:19 PM EST
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Left Hand Brewing - Fade to Black Vol 3
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#8 Posted: Thu, Jul 12 2012, 6:25 PM EST
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The cigars tip is laced with habanero oil right?




Your best bet corona with a lemon.
Mitch65 Offline
#9 Posted: Thu, Jul 12 2012, 6:29 PM EST
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I actually have some corona in the fridge. Im debating between some spiced rum or an ice cold corona w lime
Whistlebritches Offline
#10 Posted: Thu, Jul 12 2012, 6:35 PM EST
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CORONA should be reserved for a PI moment......Nasty schit.


Ron
JuyceMan Offline
#11 Posted: Thu, Jul 12 2012, 6:46 PM EST
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Whistlebritches wrote:
Always try every cigar with a good cup of black java........................I think you'll be amazed at how some cigars shine when paired this way.I'd say about 80% of the cigars I've found I like over the years have been disected with this method.Some flavors I would've never ID'd other than side by side with coffee on a clean pallette.


Ron


+1 You cannot go wrong with a great cup of coffee and a cigar.
JuyceMan Offline
#12 Posted: Thu, Jul 12 2012, 6:47 PM EST
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Also, try a nice smooth liqueur (i.e. Frangelico, or 43). The sweetnes helps to balance the flavor of the cigar.
Whistlebritches Offline
#13 Posted: Thu, Jul 12 2012, 7:08 PM EST
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JuyceMan wrote:
Also, try a nice smooth liqueur (i.e. Frangelico, or 43). The sweetnes helps to balance the flavor of the cigar.



For liquor pairings I like a nice single malt....My go to of late is Balvenie Doublewood.Coming in at a very close 2nd is George Dickel #12 followed by an entire host of bourbons.

Tonight I'm going to pair up some 1792 Ridgemont Reserve(bought after a friend gave it HIGH marks,it'll be my first go round with this bourbon).The stick to be named at a later time.But I'm thinking something Pepin(nice and peppery) or an H.Upmann Mag 46(buttery smooth).


Ron
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#14 Posted: Thu, Jul 12 2012, 7:08 PM EST
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Scotch pairs nicely with whiskey stones
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#15 Posted: Thu, Jul 12 2012, 7:52 PM EST
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I agree with whistlbritches. I don't drink much of anything with cigars because I feel it keeps me from tasting the cigar but I do love some java with my smoke!
JuyceMan Offline
#16 Posted: Thu, Jul 12 2012, 8:17 PM EST
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Whistlebritches wrote:
For liquor pairings I like a nice single malt....My go to of late is Balvenie Doublewood.Coming in at a very close 2nd is George Dickel #12 followed by an entire host of bourbons.

Tonight I'm going to pair up some 1792 Ridgemont Reserve(bought after a friend gave it HIGH marks,it'll be my first go round with this bourbon).The stick to be named at a later time.But I'm thinking something Pepin(nice and peppery) or an H.Upmann Mag 46(buttery smooth).


Ron


That sounds delicious! You cannot go wrong with a single malt scotch. I love DPG's, but the Magnum sounds great. I just smoked a Romeo y Julieta Habana Reserve with a cup of bold joe.
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#17 Posted: Thu, Jul 12 2012, 8:39 PM EST
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Tabasco? That will offset the burn from the oleoresin oil that is on the end. A friend gifted me one and I haven't smoked it because of the horrifying reviews. And I LOVE spicy. Please follow up with how it goes.
Mitch65 Offline
#18 Posted: Thu, Jul 12 2012, 8:50 PM EST
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I just finished it and it was simply OK. I went with the spiced rum as a drink. The first third is very SPICY!! not just a spicy tingle on the lips but spicy smoke. The retro hail on this is 100% pure SEARING SPICE. Its not a black pepper spice like you find in a lot of pepins but its like a jalapeño spice flavor. I really enjoyed the first third but after that it dies down in the spice department and its just earth and leather until the nub. I picked up a black licorice a few puffs here and there throughout.

After the first third it gets boring until the end.

I think everyone should try it bc its so different.

smoking time was about 1 hour 30 mins

Pretty strong in strength as i got a good nicotine buzz going and had to slow down
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