ikonoklast7
Monday, July 28, 2003 5:08:00 PM
What do you like to drink with your cigar, both non-alcoholic and alcoholic. What kind of drinks compliment what kind of cigars?

I actually drink ginger ale with my cigars a lot of the time. I find that that little bit of ginger spice goes real good with something in a Cameroon wrapper.

I haven't experimented too much with drinking alcoholic concoctions with cigars. The most I've had is a beer with one, but the time I did, it was just a Coors Light (cheap, I know, but I like 'em), nothing special.

Cigarick
Monday, July 28, 2003 6:23:00 PM
I lean toward dark beer or red wine, but coffee or Dr. Pepper seem to work well, too.
arwings
Monday, July 28, 2003 6:28:00 PM
Never really tried one of these new "non-alcoholic" drinks. Where do you get them?
sketcha
Monday, July 28, 2003 6:36:00 PM
Bourbon, Diet Coke, Coffee, red wine, Cognac, beer.

Some people like Vanilla Coke but it's not my cup of tea. No tea either.

BeatDragon
Monday, July 28, 2003 7:58:00 PM
In the morning, coffee.

Bourbon, Bourbon and Bourbon, coke, red wine.

billyjackson
Monday, July 28, 2003 7:59:00 PM
If I'm out, Glenfiddich or Macallan if available...if not a Long Island. If I'm in, Jack Daniel's or Courvossier (sp?). Sometimes, just rum and Coke.
raven01
Tuesday, July 29, 2003 12:48:00 AM
Coffee,heineken,heineken,heineken,oh I lost my train of thought oh well I guess I,ll have a cigar and a beer hmmm what kind of beer??????
Stickbow
Tuesday, July 29, 2003 1:34:00 AM
See as I don't partake in alcohol I prefer a dunkin donuts iced coffee. Goes very well with an eXtreme...
finsinmd
Tuesday, July 29, 2003 4:11:00 AM
Scotch and ginger ale or water.
mrkmitch
Tuesday, July 29, 2003 7:32:00 AM
I drink many things with a cigar, when I'm thirsty. Rebel Yell is a good sippin' whiskey (sour mash) to smoke medium to full bodied smokes with, as is Makers Mark, Crown Reserve is a good blended whiskey. A tawny port is always good with a medium to mild smoke, a good Cabernet is too. Brandy's are a great before or after dinner taste with a good smoke. If you don't want competeing flavors, then water is the choice, or a cleansing soda (like 7-up or Sprite) is a good choice with a mild cigar. On a hot summer afternoon a tall class of ice tea is great with a stogie. Lots of choices, lots of possibilities.
arwings
Tuesday, July 29, 2003 5:03:00 PM
Don't mean to obliquely hi-jack the thread, but I've read a lot on the boards about "aged port" or "vintage port." Never been much of one for fortified wines but would like to maybe give it a try with a cigar. I've tried Taylor's, as well as other Ports you would typically find in your ordinary, garden-variety liquor store, but I suspect ya'll are talking about something several steps above. Any suggestions on brand names, or where to buy them? Online?
cooksta2
Tuesday, July 29, 2003 6:45:00 PM
I usually drink coffee or some type of soda but sometimes I mix a very strong dark roast coffee w/ condensed milk and pour it over ice. Damn is it good. The first time I had it was at a vietnamese restaraunt and I have been a fan since.
ErikVines
Wednesday, July 30, 2003 9:57:00 AM
I highly recommend apple juice or grape juice (especially white) for alternatives to wine/spirits.
smithbw
Wednesday, July 30, 2003 9:58:00 AM
Bubble water...
DrMaddVibe
Wednesday, July 30, 2003 10:13:00 AM
I prefer fire water(Fire,Fire...spoken in Beavis & Buttheadeese!),lol.

Depends on the smoke, depends on the time of day. Sometimes I like a beer, sometimes a diet coke with lemon,sometimes a rum on ice, sometimes a Drambuie, sometimes I just reach in there like Tom Hanks did and sing the little drink of the day(for him it was a spice rack, but you get the point.)and grab four fingers of whatever I grab.

Suppagus
Wednesday, July 30, 2003 7:13:00 PM
Depends on the cigar and what time of day it is. Coffee or espresso is good (I have a small batch coffee roaster nearby, so I get GREAT coffee), single malt (hooked on Bowmore Mariner 15 yr right now, also like Highland Park 18 yr with a splash), Guinness stout, or Whisker's Blake Tawny Port. In fact, my tasting method for a new cigar is to get a double espresso machiato(that means a splash of milk & foam)and light up.