Howdy B/SOTL. Hope everyone is enjoying their weekend (or when you read this post, your day).๐
When I started smoking cigars May 2001, I was very much in love with rum. Fast forward to September 2016, I've since moved away from rum (neat), and started pairing cigars with tequilas & bourbons. Below are my most recent tequila and cigar pairings.
Note, I do not work for any of the below mentioned tequila brands or cigar companies.
Left to right: El Mayor Tequila (Anejo) paired with NYC's very own Martinez Cigar's Patrimonio Arapiraca LE 2022. Martinez Cigars released the Patrimonio Arapiraca cigar in early September. While I'm not a fan of Brazilian Arapiraca tobacco, I allowed the cigar to rest for an additional month and it paired nicely with the tequila. I paired the Tequila Ocho (Plata) with Altadis's Juan Lopez and ATL Cigar Co. Black cigars. Juan Lopez was one of the first cigars I purchased from JR Cigars (Manhattan), it was good then and the cigar is still good (to me) now. Juan Lopez paired better with the tequila than the Black, as the ATL Cigar Co. cigar was overpowered by the taste of the tequila. I'm not implying the Black is not a good cigar, it just didn't pair well with this specific tequila. In the future, I'll try a reposado or anejo tequila or bourbon. Lastly, Davidoff's WC LE 2022 Perfecto and El Tequileรฑo Reposado Gran Reserva. This pairing was in celebration of my birthday. Silly me only purchased one of the WC cigars, should have bought more. Of course, by the time I went back to buy more, they were sold out. Anyway, this was a very nice pairing of the tequila and cigar, as they equally complimented one another. I'll have to try El Tequileรฑo with a few other cigars.
Let me know your thoughts and what you pair with your cigars.
Cheers! ๐ฅ ๐ฅ๐จ
