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monkeybong Offline
#1 Posted: Tue, Feb 25 2003, 4:31 AM EST
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Can anyone give me suggestions of what to drink with cigars that is non-alcoholic?
Charlie Offline
#2 Posted: Tue, Feb 25 2003, 4:33 AM EST
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Things go better with Coke (Coca Cola)!

Charlie
jdrabinski Offline
#3 Posted: Tue, Feb 25 2003, 4:34 AM EST
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Do you one better: I like Vanilla Coke.

Extra sweetness is good with most cigars.

John
monkeybong Offline
#4 Posted: Tue, Feb 25 2003, 4:35 AM EST
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Thanks Charlie. Guess I should have mentioned that I rarely drink pop. Any others?
SteveR@CigarBid Offline
#5 Posted: Tue, Feb 25 2003, 4:38 AM EST
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They make non-alcoholic drinks?

xrundog Offline
#6 Posted: Tue, Feb 25 2003, 5:07 AM EST
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Coffee. Starbucks not Maxwell House. Good coffee is very complementary to a cigar.
William Huntsman Offline
#7 Posted: Tue, Feb 25 2003, 5:51 AM EST
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I agree with coffee. Large with 2 creams, and a Nestor Reserve Box Pressed Toro, Like having a chocolate bar melt in your mouth, lots of cocoa taste.
Sonny_LSU Offline
#8 Posted: Tue, Feb 25 2003, 5:54 AM EST
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iced tea
divnmyk Offline
#9 Posted: Tue, Feb 25 2003, 7:13 AM EST
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Coffee, definitely coffee. A good Costa Rican or Kona Peaberry are usually my favorites.
bud451 Offline
#10 Posted: Tue, Feb 25 2003, 8:08 AM EST
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coffee....and homemade mint tea in the summer.
smithbw Offline
#11 Posted: Tue, Feb 25 2003, 8:47 AM EST
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Cappuccino or regular German Coffee what a delight. Starbucks would be my second choice.

Regards,


B
prokazz Offline
#12 Posted: Tue, Feb 25 2003, 8:51 AM EST
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I have to second the Vanilla Coke Suggestion...I prefer to make my own however...somtimes a little more vanilla is in order, or sometimes a little less...Depends on the cigar.
jd1 Offline
#13 Posted: Tue, Feb 25 2003, 8:53 AM EST
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Good strong coffee; black.
smithbw Offline
#14 Posted: Tue, Feb 25 2003, 8:54 AM EST
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Yuck - Vanilla Coffe...No Way! Strong Black Coffee - is the only way to go. =)

Regards,

B
captainfudgie Offline
#15 Posted: Tue, Feb 25 2003, 11:43 AM EST
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Cafe Cubano
Slimboli Offline
#16 Posted: Tue, Feb 25 2003, 12:38 PM EST
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Fruit juices ... they go extremely well with cigars, and help cleanse the palate!
Sonny_LSU Offline
#17 Posted: Tue, Feb 25 2003, 12:50 PM EST
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OK, coffee drinkers. Who has had coffee and chicory (New Orleans is known for this)? And, if you have, do you like it? And, what brand have you had?

Guys from Louisiana are not allowed to answer this!

(I'm going somewhere with this.)
osage Offline
#18 Posted: Tue, Feb 25 2003, 12:59 PM EST
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Good old H2O. Helps clean the palate but doesn't take away from the cigar.
Charlie Offline
#19 Posted: Tue, Feb 25 2003, 1:16 PM EST
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Sonny. you are hitting on my Southern Heritage, as I like Louisanna coffee very much!

Charlie
efm Offline
#20 Posted: Tue, Feb 25 2003, 1:25 PM EST
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Coffee. I like it hot and strong and black. I like it good, for me that rules out Starbucks.

A cup of tea is nice sometimes.
Fruit juice goes good if you're in the mood. Sometimes I squeeze a lemon or a lime into a glass of water.
cwilhelmi Offline
#21 Posted: Tue, Feb 25 2003, 2:04 PM EST
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I agree with efm, good coffee and starbucks don't go together. I like Peet's but prefer to brew my own. I'm getting closer to pulling the trigger on a home espresso machine, that is the best accompaniment to a good cigar!!
BMW Offline
#22 Posted: Tue, Feb 25 2003, 2:47 PM EST
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Hot Chocolate with marshmellows.

Barry
jjohnson28 Offline
#23 Posted: Tue, Feb 25 2003, 2:52 PM EST
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Chris do you mean Brew or Roast your own? I roast my own coffee and trust me there is none fresher/better,
well unless you have a small batch coffee roaster in your neighborhood maybe.Home roasting is fun,easy and even a bit less expensive.A few of us Homeroast here,we even hooked Slimboli.Send me your snailer and I'll send ya a couple of batches,I have two types of some Guatemalen HueHue Tenango that I'm going through now. JJ

Bikenic Netscape Net
cwilhelmi Offline
#24 Posted: Tue, Feb 25 2003, 2:59 PM EST
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jj - I'll drop you a line for sure, I brew my own for now but I'm looking to start roasting my own as well as purchasing an espresso machine.

sweetmarias.com is the best site ever, I just realized I never thanked you for posting that site here, THANKS!! I go nearby their store on my way home from work everyday.

C
Sonny_LSU Offline
#25 Posted: Tue, Feb 25 2003, 3:15 PM EST
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Charlie, my e-mail is SSmokey60 at yahoo dot com

E-mail me.
rayder1 Offline
#26 Posted: Tue, Feb 25 2003, 4:21 PM EST
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Coffee or peppermint tea with honey...when it gets warm mint iced tea.

xrundog Offline
#27 Posted: Tue, Feb 25 2003, 4:34 PM EST
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Gotta respectfully disagree on the Starbucks thing. In Memphis people think good coffee comes in the biggest container for the least money. I have Starbucks delivered. I have, on occasion, had good local stuff other places than here. Some I have found wanting include: Gloria Jeans, Gevalia, and Green Mountain. The Roasterie in KC makes decent whole bean Joe. I will post a new thread on Misc. board about this.
eleltea Offline
#28 Posted: Tue, Feb 25 2003, 4:52 PM EST
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When it warms up, or maybe before, try some lightly sweetened (I use Splenda) *iced* coffee with a generous splash of condensed milk. Great with hearty cigars.
gerber Offline
#29 Posted: Tue, Feb 25 2003, 5:38 PM EST
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I always enjoy a big cup of hot tea, brewed strong with loose leaves. Breakfast blends are good as are any other robust black teas such as Sri Lanka, Assam, Kenya, or if you can find it, Nilgiri. For a real treat, look for Fortnum & Mason's Queen Anne or Royal blends. Stay away from the lighter teas or weakly steeped brews while smoking. I take mine the English way with milk. A nice complement to a cigar.
Homebrew Offline
#30 Posted: Tue, Feb 25 2003, 10:18 PM EST
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Hey Sonny,
Community Dark roast with Chicory.
Sonny_LSU Offline
#31 Posted: Wed, Feb 26 2003, 2:59 AM EST
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Homebrew, where are you from?
Sonny_LSU Offline
#32 Posted: Wed, Feb 26 2003, 3:03 AM EST
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It's actually called Community New Orleans Blend, and it is very good.......but, I know one better....Antoine's, Gallatoire's, Commander's Palace, and many others serve it. Strong stuff.

Charlie and Brew e-mail me your addies.
eleltea Offline
#33 Posted: Wed, Feb 26 2003, 5:19 AM EST
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Gerber, do you remember the Horneyman brand of tea?
gerber Offline
#34 Posted: Wed, Feb 26 2003, 5:28 AM EST
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LT,

Seriously? Never heard of that one. A name like that provokes the imagination, that's for sure. Yow! Reminds me of other bizarre names, such as the old Baby's Bottom brand pipe tobacco--it's slogan was "Smooth as a baby's bottom."
La10870 Offline
#35 Posted: Wed, Feb 26 2003, 9:44 AM EST
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Sonny. Here in Atlanta, Cafe Du Monde is a pretty common brand and even Luzianne makes a coffee with chicory. A little goes a long way. My opiniion is that the chicory takes the bitter edge off coffee and yes it is the perfect compliment to a robust cigar after a meal. (And forget the creme and sugar, drink it natures way. Cafe Du Monde and CAO Xtreme or Cusano Corojo for me!!
SteveR@CigarBid Offline
#36 Posted: Wed, Feb 26 2003, 9:54 AM EST
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Barry: Put Peppermint Schnapps in your hot chocolate. It's so good :)
Sonny_LSU Offline
#37 Posted: Wed, Feb 26 2003, 9:58 AM EST
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........ahhhhhhhh.....so, you know what I'm talkin' about! CDM is exactly where I was going with this. They actually sell it in Atlanta? CDM is a fairly low production coffee. Almost forgot that CDM is an acronym for Cafe' Du Monde.

Well, let me tell you all la10870 has let my "cat out the bag"!
E-Chick Offline
#38 Posted: Wed, Feb 26 2003, 10:15 AM EST
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San Pellegrino Limonata...
jd1 Offline
#39 Posted: Wed, Feb 26 2003, 10:46 AM EST
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ahhh Cafe du Monde...we started the day off early every day we were in The Big Easy with a trip to Cafe du Monde next to the Square...miss those beignets...
La10870 Offline
#40 Posted: Thu, Feb 27 2003, 9:13 AM EST
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Sonny...it is a magic elixer and nothing goes better with a robust cigar. Atlanta has become such a melting pot you can find just about anything here...just have to know where to look...
pinup22 Offline
#41 Posted: Thu, Feb 27 2003, 10:31 AM EST
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Nothing like a Barq's Root Beer -

"It's got Bite"
Sonny_LSU Offline
#42 Posted: Thu, Feb 27 2003, 11:20 AM EST
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well, Barq's isn't sold everywhere either...pin where you from?
RZiems Offline
#43 Posted: Thu, Feb 27 2003, 2:06 PM EST
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cwilhelmi , I understand you don't like Starbucks, but the Espresso machines they sell are fantastic. I have one and I brew my own Espresso each day. It makes a fantastic companion to a great cigar. I highly recommend it. During Christmas time they go on sale for nearly 1/2 price.
cwilhelmi Offline
#44 Posted: Thu, Feb 27 2003, 4:32 PM EST
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thanks for the info, I've pretty much settled on the solis sl-90, but I'll check out what Starbucks has as well.
Tobasco Offline
#45 Posted: Thu, Feb 27 2003, 5:22 PM EST
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For me, just good old coffee, cream n sugar.

Mag
arkie_72015 Offline
#46 Posted: Thu, Feb 27 2003, 5:30 PM EST
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Hey Bong,listen to the gentelman(C.A.?) from Louisiana.good old coon ass coffe is hard to beat,Make a bad frog taste like a Monte.It is an aquired taste don't give up too soon.I met my first pot of chicory coffe my first day on a off shore oil rig in the Gulf.Their was two of the Big Bunn coffe makers in the galley,I thought damn must drink a lot of coffe out here.Poured me a big old mug full(Tip - good use for the cute little tea cups ya got for your wedding, A little dab a do you)Took a big old sip and at first thought damn they make this last week.One of the LA dudes seen the face I made and said whats matter arkie can't drink a real mans coffe.That was it,Went back for seconds,Got to sleep two days later:)
macman1212 Offline
#47 Posted: Thu, Feb 27 2003, 5:52 PM EST
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I find DIET Sprite to be the most refreshing without being sugary. It's much better tasting than regular sprite and has a palate cleansing quality which gives each draw an always fresh taste, NOT sticky or sugary as with many other sodas. Result is a pleasant smoke. Which Bill W. would approve of!!!
xaigoxx Offline
#48 Posted: Thu, Feb 27 2003, 11:45 PM EST
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Ok. I love coffee and a nice expresso.

Try V8. Its the shizzle mah nizzle.
pinup22 Offline
#49 Posted: Fri, Feb 28 2003, 5:57 AM EST
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sonny,

I'm in Phoenix/Scottsdale Arizona.

I've lived in both Tallahassee and Tampa FL and they both had Barq's.

You from LSU? I'm sure that New Orleans is loaded with the stuff because they even state that their roots are from there.

A&W is pretty good too...but can't touch a cold Barq's!

Good Stuff!!!!
laxman Offline
#50 Posted: Sat, Mar 1 2003, 7:49 AM EST
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But neither Barq's nor A&W can touch IBC Root Beer, or even better, their Cream Soda. Mm Mm good!!

Adam
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