What is your favorite drink pairing with a good smoke?

[brandaves]

Most often my drink is coffee with half and half however occasionally it's iced water or a select pour of bourbon, neat. Depends on the time of day (coffee in the morning, water for mid day and bourbon in the evening) as well as my work schedule. If I'm on call the bourbon is out. The tobacco is a consideration as well. Although I find coffee and water enjoyable with virtually any blend I can't say the same for bourbon...

 

[MntnMan62]

Non alcoholic I like an espresso with a cigar. But as for alcoholic beverages, a nice scotch like Lagavulin 16 or a nice sipping rum like El Dorado 15 goes nicely. My preference is an Ashton with maduro wrapper.

 

[seabee1999]

I tend to keep my beverage of choice simple; it’s water.

 

[Babayaga]

Bourbon, Irish Whiskey, or Scotch if I'm buying...if I'm not buying, anything.

 

[RookieGuy]

I've been dry for several years now. So for tasty adult beverages I can't help much, although a good whiskey is never the wrong answer.

Otherwise, ice water or a cold ginger ale. Ginger ale is great with Virginia blends! It encourages proper cadence the way bay rum encourages proper shaving techniques.

 

[steveclarkus]

Coffee

 

[brandaves]

Lagavulin with a nice mild English blend sounds fantastic...I need to make that happen.

 

[Claudel Xerxes]

Lagavulin with a nice mild English blend sounds fantastic...I need to make that happen.

Lagavulin and Balkan blends pair particularly well to me. Especially, if the blend has a bit of age on it.

 

[Clay S]

Coffee, Hot Chocolate, Hot Cider, Southern Comfort. Depends a lot on the weather, TOD, and some on the cigar.

 

[RookieGuy]

I bet hot cider is very good with a burley. I'll have to give that a try.

 

[KellyG]

Well, as with most things smoking related, it depends; weather, TOD, tobacco, mood, etc.
But, if I have to choose one, it would be Laphroaig 10 with a hint of water, ice water on the side.
Other choices are ice water, coffee w/heavy cream, an IPA, a nice Cab or Pinot Noir (nice being one of the better boxed wines).

 

[SharpieB]

Anything but good dry red wine. A vintage port works great but dry red flavours get lost due to cigar overpowering it IME.

Usually I drink IPA beer, water, peaty Islay scotch, vodka/soda or iced coffee when I have a cigar.

 

[Clay S]

Coffee, Hot Chocolate, Hot Cider, Southern Comfort. Depends a lot on the weather, TOD, and some on the cigar.

D'oh. and Guinness.

 

[SharpieB]

D'oh. and Guinness.

How‘d we miss that?

 

[fathandle]

I used to drink beer and that was great with tobacco. Not drinking alcohol now. Not to preach but alcohol together with tobacco will really ramp up the cancer risk.

So now it is diet Coke or Pepsi, AHA Black Cherry water.

 

[OkieStubble]

I've been dry for several years now. So for tasty adult beverages I can't help much, although a good whiskey is never the wrong answer.

Otherwise, ice water or a cold ginger ale. Ginger ale is great with Virginia blends! It encourages proper cadence the way bay rum encourages proper shaving techniques.

I like Ginger Bear over Ginger Ale, because the Ginger is much stronger and spicier to me. There are plenty of Ginger Beer's on the market that are non alcoholic. The spicyness of the ginger goes great I think with a Perique heavy VaPer. I do cheat and like to slip some Makers Mark into mine though.

 

[OkieStubble]

I used to drink beer and that was great with tobacco. Not drinking alcohol now. Not to preach but alcohol together with tobacco will really ramp up the cancer risk.

So now it is diet Coke or Pepsi, AHA Black Cherry water.

I probably smoke and drink like once a week. Moderation is key to even breathing that smoggy city air everyday. My brother just got over a bad case of stones. Doctor told him to quit eating red beef and drinking coke everyday also.

I just got off the phone with him and was like, "bro, how about a T-Bone and a coke once a week and some water and salad and some exercise a few more times a week?" "Watcha think?"

 

[Cracker]

For me it's plain water most of the time, or black coffee or pure tea (Assam, Darjeeling, Ceylon mostly, once in a while Oolong). Very seldom a beer (often then alcohol free Weißbier).

 

[AimlessWanderer]

Sadly, alcohol is no longer an option for me due to medication. Tea, coffee, or a dilute blackcurrant drink (in that order of frequency) will be in my cup/glass most of the time.

 

[Champion of Capua]

Had a root beer with my cigar tonight, forgot how great RB goes with cigars, it was outstanding.