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Few things go together better than a glass of good rum and the right cigar, except maybe more rum. |
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10-06-2012, 08:32 AM
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Join Date: Sep 2012
Location: UK
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Which cigar with these rums
I'm off to my tobacconist later to pick up a few cigars. I'm after something a bit mild and aromatic to go with the following rums:
HC Cuban Barrel Proof
Plantation XO Barbados Rum
Cruzan Single Barrel
Here's a link to the shop...any suggestions? I've got around £40 to spend so not loads but enough to sample 2 or 3 different brands!
http://www.havanahouse.co.uk/product...D=1017&type=C#
Cheers, Dave.
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10-06-2012, 12:42 PM
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#2
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Senior Member
Join Date: May 2012
Location: Cheshire, UK
Posts: 59
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Let me know how they match up when you get some suggestions.
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10-07-2012, 02:57 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: Motor City
Posts: 245
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Although I wouldn't consider it mild, I love a Monte Cristo #2 with Havana Club.
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10-07-2012, 06:08 PM
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New Member
Join Date: Jul 2012
Location: Tempe, AZ
Posts: 6
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Padron 64 natural and Alec Bradley Prensado
Just smoked these this week while doing a blind pairing of these 3 rums:
Zafra 21
El Dorado 15
Zacapa 23
The spicier Padron 64 made it very easy to draw lines in the dirt as which worked the best for me. The AB Prensado blurred the lines considerably, and made it very difficult to determine which rum went best with it. BTW, both cigars were a 50 ring gauge and aged more than a year. I believe those factors make quite a difference.
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10-08-2012, 01:47 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: Paris
Posts: 192
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Monte Cristo Joyitas are perfect with a Ti Punch, while Gloria Cubana Médaille d'Or n°1 goes well with aged rums. Alas I don't smoke anymore, but still can remember the very taste of these marvels!
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06-15-2013, 01:52 PM
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Member
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: New York, NY
Posts: 23
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Quote:
Originally Posted by VivaCubaLibre
Just smoked these this week while doing a blind pairing of these 3 rums:
Zafra 21
El Dorado 15
Zacapa 23
The spicier Padron 64 made it very easy to draw lines in the dirt as which worked the best for me. The AB Prensado blurred the lines considerably, and made it very difficult to determine which rum went best with it. BTW, both cigars were a 50 ring gauge and aged more than a year. I believe those factors make quite a difference.
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VivaCubaLibre, what did you think of the Zafra and El Dorado 15? I prefer the El Dorado over the Zafra, but I'm not a huge fan of the El Dorado.
Sandi
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06-13-2014, 11:14 PM
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New Member
Join Date: Jul 2012
Location: Tempe, AZ
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Anjanettea
VivaCubaLibre, what did you think of the Zafra and El Dorado 15? I prefer the El Dorado over the Zafra, but I'm not a huge fan of the El Dorado.
Sandi
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Sorry for the incredibly slow response...its been a hectic year. All 5 of us who did the blind pairing agreed that the El Dorado 15 paired the best with whatever we were smoking. The Zafra was the least favorite, and too light for my taste. The Zacapa wasn't a bad second fiddle. I've never heard of any cigar smoker not being a fan of that Eldorado 15. In fact, whenever I do a blind pairing and Eldo 15 is one of the contenders, it always comes out on top. I've gone to great lengths to get a bottle many times, since its not sold in AZ. Hope that helps.
Steve
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08-03-2014, 08:05 AM
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Member
Join Date: Jul 2014
Location: Argentina
Posts: 10
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'The Fighting Cocks' brand is really good. Anyone try Montecristo Media Noche? Goes great with any dark rum.
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11-11-2014, 12:30 AM
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Member
Join Date: Nov 2014
Location: Ohio
Posts: 22
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Zacapa 23 and a Punch Punch pair perfectly together.
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07-30-2018, 03:38 AM
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#10
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New Member
Join Date: Jul 2018
Location: United Kingdom
Posts: 1
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Bacardí is one of my favorite one.
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