I love padrons and burn more 3000 maduros than any other cigar. It just delivers exactly what I like. I've found that stouts and porters go great with them. I also like gin martinis and scotch or Irish whiskey, sometimes bourbon. Perhaps I have a problem :-). I have recently started drinking white wine, but I haven't found it to pair well with cigars at all. Check out some 601 blue labels. If you like the padrons, I'd be shocked if you didn't like those as well.
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I've found red wines are the best bet for pairing wine with cigars, whites tend to be too sweet to mix with cigars well, you'd need a milder really sweet smoke to pair well with them IMO. Try something with a Sumatra wrapper, first that comes to mind for me that may pair well is a Tat Cojonu 2012 Sumatra.
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Here are some web pages for your perusal in regards to Aarons post #2:

http://www.padron.com/

http://www.illusionecigars.com/

http://www.tatuajecigars.com/site/

I usually drink ice water, ice tea, diet Vernor', or a good cup of coffee when I smoke. I would also recommend trying a La Flor Dominicana Cameroon Cabinet #1 if they are available at your local B&M. Here's their web page:

http://www.laflordominicana.com/

Enjoy the education and experience Keith...:-)
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Never had a padron before but you guys make them sound great. Def something on the "to try" list. Glad you enjoyed yours!
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Hmmmmm.... :-)
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Yeah I have no problems with a big cab or zin. I just don't smoke with a dry white. Actually, a moscato isn't bad with a milder smoke, but it is more dessert-like than a regular wine. I normally drink sauvignon blancs and chardonays when I have white, which are not sweet.
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Thank you again for all the suggestions! I'm still in the discovery phase so I can't say for sure what kind of tobacco I like the most yet. I have found that a good red wine seems to go well with most smokes. Also, I have been brewing my own iced tea lately and that is refreshing when I'm not in the booze, which isn't very often.
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Pardons are the best.... that is all .... :-)
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Hahahahahah, now I assume YOU are being sarcastic. If you are saying that, I have to assume you
are like me, in that if you believe a thing enough it becomes true. Because what you are saying has no
basis in fact, and would only be proffered to you by a supposed informed insider who was FOS.
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Haha, when I first saw the title I read it as "Pooped my..." Not sure what I was expecting but I decided to click anyway.:-) After a couple seconds into the initial post I realized I clearly read the title wrong. OK, back on topic!
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Everytime I see the title, even when I first posted it, that is what keeps running through my head! I still do a double take.
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