| Like two peas in a pod of the luxury world, cigars | | | | wrestling to see who has to pay the bar tab. |
| and whiskey can often be found together. Both | | | | However strong each item is, when paired together, |
| known as two of the finer things in life, when used | | | | they actually work with each other, complimenting |
| jointly, they work to enhance the drinking and | | | | each other's strengths and erasing weaknesses. |
| smoking experience. This is particularly true when the | | | | A nice strong scotch is the Lagavulin Single Malt. |
| drink being consumed is single malt scotch. Known as | | | | Characterized by peatiness and iodine overtones, the |
| the Cuban cigar of the whiskey world, single malt | | | | Lagavulin couples well with the Joya De Nicaragua |
| scotch is the perfect drink to take out for a smoke. | | | | Antano 1970, a very full bodied, robust cigar. When |
| What is Single Malt Scotch? | | | | this scotch and this cigar are consumed together, the |
| While many people know what single malt scotch | | | | result is a very flavorful, potent, and, above all, |
| entails, some people may not be completely clear. | | | | smoky experience. For this reason, if this experience |
| But, in actuality, the concept of single malt scotch is | | | | could talk, it would sound like Beau Arthur. |
| singularly simple: single malt scotch is essentially | | | | What Kind of Cigars Contrast with Single Malt |
| barely-malt whiskey made in Scotland that comes | | | | Scotch? |
| from only one distillery, allowing it to carry distinct | | | | On the other end of the spectrum, there are a |
| aromas and flavors. In terms of whiskeys, single malt | | | | variety of cigars that contrast with single malt |
| scotch is the most laudable: the Scottish have the | | | | scotch, hitting heads to offset each other. Because |
| title of world's greatest whiskey in the bag...pipe. | | | | these cigars and whiskeys have different attributes - |
| Why are Cigars a Good Fit with Single Malt Scotch? | | | | putting the weak with the strong and vice versa - it |
| Cigars and single malt scotch have similar mantras: | | | | may seem like these pairings will result in some sort |
| they both invoke specifics of the land and the | | | | of rivalry: the cigars and the scotch brawl, the fight |
| maker; tobacco plants and barley both aim to | | | | ensuing until the cigars are crushed and the scotch |
| remember their roots. To demonstrate this, cigars | | | | tipped over. But, in actuality, the contrast works |
| from different regions have different flavors: a | | | | rather well. |
| Dominican Republic cigar will taste different than a | | | | There are two main routes to take when contrasting |
| cigar from Honduras. This is because each cigar aims | | | | with single malt scotch. The first route couples a |
| to capture the distinct taste of the land and of the | | | | strong cigar with a mild single malt scotch while the |
| tobacco manufacturer, leaving no two cigar brands | | | | other route couples a mild cigar with a strong single |
| alike. Single Malt Scotch is the only type of whiskey | | | | malt scotch. |
| that possesses this same ability; giving drinkers a cup | | | | Strong Cigar and Mild Single Malt |
| of originality. | | | | Pairing together a strong cigar with a mild single malt |
| Some whiskeys journey through so many distilleries | | | | has the ability to take away from the pungency of |
| that they - like a whiskey that has drank too much | | | | the cigar, arming the single malt with a little more |
| of itself - forget who they are. This results in a | | | | gusto. This results not in the cigar losing its flavor, but |
| whiskey with flavors that are vague, with little | | | | in the scotch becoming enhanced. As both a full body |
| semblance to the roots of their homeland. Single Malt | | | | and mild body meet in the middle, the result is sure |
| Scotch, however, stands out because it is processed | | | | to please about anybody, whether they themselves |
| through a single distillery. In addition, while other | | | | are full or mild.. |
| whiskeys can contain mixtures of corn, wheat, and | | | | A very mild single malt scotch is a Dalwhinnie. Known |
| unmalted barley, single malt scotch uses malted | | | | for being slightly peaty and very aromatic, the |
| barely as the sole grain ingredient. This, ultimately, | | | | Dalwhinnie is about as smooth as they come. It's full |
| succeeds in instilling single malt scotch with the true | | | | of sweet flavor and tastes a bit like it's coated in |
| taste of Scotland. | | | | honey. A Dalwhinnie goes perfectly with a La Aurora |
| What Kinds of Cigars Compliment Single Malt Scotch? | | | | 100 Anos. Made from very rare Corjo tobacco, these |
| There are a variety of cigars that compliment certain | | | | cigars are full of flavor and body. When taken |
| whiskeys, as if telling them that they have nice ryes. | | | | together, the Dalwhinnie and La Aurora work to |
| With single malt scotch, however, there are certain | | | | provide an experience that is strong and mild in all the |
| cigars for which this feat is tailor made; there are | | | | right places. |
| certain cigars that go better with single malt scotch | | | | Mild Cigar and Strong Single Malt |
| than with nearly anything else. | | | | A mild cigar can use a good strong single malt, a |
| There are two main routes to take when | | | | strong drink that can provide enhancement, |
| complimenting single malt scotch. The first route | | | | smoothness, and open the humidor when the lid's on |
| couples a mild cigar with a mild single malt scotch | | | | too tight. Like pairing a strong cigar with a mild single |
| while the other route couples a strong cigar with a | | | | malt, the attributes of both enhance each other, like |
| strong single malt scotch. | | | | opposites that attract, pulling the best characteristics |
| Mild Cigar and Mild Single Malt | | | | out. |
| When pairing a mild cigar with a mild single malt, the | | | | The Laphroaig single malt scotch is among the |
| outcome isn't just a bunch of mildness: the mild cigar | | | | strongest flavored scotches around. While these are |
| and mild single malt won't cause an urge to meditate | | | | typically aged for ten years, some rare ones are as |
| among those who consume them. Instead, the | | | | old as 40. While some people have found that the |
| mildness of each works together to enhance each | | | | peaty aroma of the whiskey is enhanced by adding a |
| other, resulting in a very unique experience. | | | | bit of water, others find that it is enhanced by |
| A Highland Park single malt scotch and a La Flor | | | | smoking a Macanudo. Macanudo cigars may as well be |
| Dominicana are examples of two things that go well | | | | synonymous with the word "mellow" as they fill the |
| together, tag teaming each other to create a truly | | | | smoker with a sense of smoothing calm. When |
| luxurious experience. Highland Park scotches are | | | | consumed together, the Laphroaig and the Macanudo |
| known for being smooth, balanced, and filled with | | | | work together to supply the consumer with a mellow |
| overtones of honey. A La Flor Dominicana is a mild | | | | peatiness. |
| cigar with anything but mild flavor, filled with the | | | | Overall, these two things go together as well as any |
| tastes of the Dominican Republic. When consumed | | | | dynamic duo: Laurel and Hardy, Laverne and Shirley, |
| together, a Highland Park and a La Flor Dominicana | | | | Cigar and Single Malt. While some cigars complement |
| work together to enhance the experience, drawing | | | | single malt scotch, others contrast with it. But, both |
| out the best attributes of the tobacco and the | | | | equations equal satisfaction. Allowing the true flavors |
| whiskey. | | | | of each other's lands, cigars and scotch single malt |
| Strong Cigar and Strong Single Malt | | | | work to bring together the best of all cultures |
| Pairing together a strong cigar with a strong single | | | | involved, leaving the world a little smaller, and a little |
| malt may seem like asking for trouble, as if each item | | | | more luxurious. |
| will try to be stronger than the other, ultimately arm | | | | |