A Padilla Habano with a cocktail called the Godfather: 1 1/2 shot of Scotch with a half shot of Amaretto over ice. Nice on a hot summer afternoon.

What did you pair today?
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So far mountain biking, Phish, and extremely hoppy beers.

Later looking forward to a fermented and aged rolled up lump of tobacco from some island south of Miami.
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Sounds lke a great night
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I'm gonna have to try that drink as well. Sounds interesting. Ill have to ask fiance if she has heard of it before.
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Yesterday afternoon was interesting. I had a bottle of Pinet de Picpoul with lunch - a rather acidic, citrusy wine - similar to Gruner veltliner. Anyway - not much would match profiles for an afternoon cigar!. So I went for a contrast - Partagas Series D no 4. Mellow, moderate body - nut and fruit.

The wine and the cigar played "good cop - bad cop" - and it actually worked. Occasionally chefs will do this when feeling adventurous.(Doesn't always work.) It's a little like mixing warm and cool colours in a picture - can either be hideous, or make the subject pop.

The cigar tasted pretty darned good, with the wine cleansing my palate with each sip.
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Yesterdays....

Organic tomato with stilton cheese, fresh organic beets with balsamic, all paired with a fine bottle of Rueda.....

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This needed a topper, so in the vault I dug out a glass of SMWS 4.171 (A cask strength, single cask 21 year old Highland Park) and paired it with a Party D4. Och Aye - 'twas a walk in the heather.....

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First thing, Nutcracker needs to learn how to relax and enjoy the finer things in life. Second, today's pairing. The Jim Beam black has pleasant slight sweetness.
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Today's pairing the CAO Brazilia and a cocktail of my creation...I think. A little disappointed in the hard draw, not typical of this usually fine stick.
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That is a Nitro Milk Stout beneath the Nat Sherman, damn these are good!
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Some Johnnie Walker Platinum and a Diamond Crown Julius Caesar Robusto. :-)
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Miller Light and a Gurkha.
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Brick House and lemonade. High class, for sure.
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Brian and Kyle are living large! It is Friday I should smoke a cigar today.
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My Father Connecticut and a cup of Killer Beans Nicaraguan Knife Fight
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An SOA with coffee, nothing fancy.
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Are the SOA's any good?
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Tonight's a little better than last night.
Perdomo Champagne Sun Grown and an Alaskan Pumpkin Porter. Not a bad combo so far, but I just started 'em.
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Padron 3000 Maduro and Russell's Reserve 10-year Old Bourbon. The sweetness of the bourbon really complemented the sweetness of the cigar and vice versa; I thought one or the other might get overpowered but that was not the case.
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Don Pepin 10th Anniversary and a cup of Indian Monsoon Malabar.
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James, I'm going to have to sample that pairing some time, sounds delish!

This morning a CAO Brazilia and sweet coffee, a damn fine cigar akin to good espresso.
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