wine and gars?

cigarmonkel · 02-20-2012, 06:54 PM

has anyone really gave this a go? My first thoughts would be... no but the more i think about it the more i convince myself, that this could work.

due to my work ( fine dinning waiter) i've come to love wine. But i can't picture a good glass coughbottlecough of wine going well with a cigar.

I feel like white wines wouldn't work with a mellow cigar because the more crisp fruity flavors wouldn't blend well with a more mild/mellow cigar and would just over power it. For red wines i feel like they would definitely be too bold for a mild/mellow cigar but with a more full bodied heavier cigar the flavor profiles would be polar opposites and wouldn't combine well. I could see a more fruity/floral merlot going well with a san cristobal but thats the only pair i could think of that MIGHT work.

02-20-2012, 06:58 PM

I've had several glasses of wine with several cigars. I stopped because it just wasn't doing it for me. I've only had red wine with a cigar though.

Emjaysmash · 02-20-2012, 07:03 PM

wine-ot?

cigarmonkel · 02-20-2012, 07:06 PM

i see what you did there!

cigarmonkel · 02-20-2012, 07:06 PM

6k+ posts compared to my 1k+... i've got catch up to do! and to think back on CS i was the post wh*re of us all!

Ismith75 · 02-20-2012, 07:08 PM

Had a Mille Fleur and a couple glasses of Stags Leap Chardonnay for breakfast on Saturday. I saw no problem with the combo at all

cigarmonkel · 02-20-2012, 07:09 PM

i could see a more buttery chard working well with certain cigars i suppose. Now that i think about it definitely more oaky chards, maybe a trapiche oak cask... considering the name though it really isn't that oaky

jjmitchem · 02-20-2012, 07:16 PM

I have wine all the time with my cigars. I find it a nice light company to a good cigar that compliments the earthy tones of both the cigar and a good bold red wine.

pnoon · 02-20-2012, 07:18 PM

I've enjoyed wine many times with a good cigar. Usually red. From chianti and pinot noir to cabs, zins, shiraz, malbecs, tempranillo . . . . you get the idea. Port is outstanding with a good cigar.

cigarmonkel · 02-20-2012, 07:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jjmitchem

I have wine all the time with my cigars. I find it a nice light company to a good cigar that compliments the earthy tones of both the cigar and a good bold red wine.

Do you usually smoke a more full bodied cigar with the wine? Cab's? heavier merlots? zins?

02-20-2012, 07:19 PM

Cali or Oregon Pinot Noir

cigarmonkel · 02-20-2012, 07:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pnoon

I've enjoyed wine many times with a good cigar. Usually red. From chianti and pinot noir to cabs, zins, shiraz, malbecs, tempranillo . . . . you get the idea. Port is outstanding with a good cigar.

I can't do ports, too sweet for me and too thick, almost reminds me of a syrup. I haven't had that many but i've tried a couple and can see where people would really like them.

3SmokesaRound · 02-20-2012, 07:23 PM

I love cigars. I love wine. I love drinking wine while smoking cigars. Cab, Zin, Pinot Noir, they all work for me.

TJtorpedo · 02-20-2012, 07:26 PM

I'm by no means a wine expert, but I've enjoyed cigars with some supermarket merlots and cabs under $10. I enjoy a good port with cigars too. I find that the cigar tends to temper the sweetness of a port and balances nicely.

jjmitchem · 02-20-2012, 10:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cigarmonkel

Do you usually smoke a more full bodied cigar with the wine? Cab's? heavier merlots? zins?

My wife and I go by the Frank Sinatra rule on wines - red, unless there is no red left

Cabs are pretty much it

pnoon · 02-20-2012, 10:47 PM

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Originally Posted by jjmitchem

My wife and I go by the Frank Sinatra rule on wines - red, unless there is no red left

Cabs are pretty much it

Great quote. I hadn't heard that one before. I like it.

I love full-bodied reds, too. But there is a whole world out there besides Cabernet.

MedicCook · 02-20-2012, 11:20 PM

Port is my favorite drink with a cigar.

jjmitchem · 02-21-2012, 12:08 AM

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Originally Posted by pnoon

Great quote. I hadn't heard that one before. I like it.

I love full-bodied reds, too. But there is a whole world out there besides Cabernet.

Yes a good malbec also has a full body taste

cigarmonkel · 02-21-2012, 12:17 AM

favorite cab's i've tried so far. Fransican Magnificat 07, Silver Oak 05, JLohr Hilltop Reserve was pretty decent. Sequioa Grove 05 old vines Zin that my mom and I picked up was KILLER! but at 90 bucks a pop i don't think i'll be drinking it too much. a GREAT bottle of Pinot Noir for under 10 bucks is Eco Damoni? Demoni? awesome buy!

02-20-2012, 06:54 PM	#1
cigarmonkel User Title goes here Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: a2/ypsi. in the mitten Posts: 1,594 Trading: (32)	wine and gars? has anyone really gave this a go? My first thoughts would be... no but the more i think about it the more i convince myself, that this could work. due to my work ( fine dinning waiter) i've come to love wine. But i can't picture a good glass coughbottlecough of wine going well with a cigar. I feel like white wines wouldn't work with a mellow cigar because the more crisp fruity flavors wouldn't blend well with a more mild/mellow cigar and would just over power it. For red wines i feel like they would definitely be too bold for a mild/mellow cigar but with a more full bodied heavier cigar the flavor profiles would be polar opposites and wouldn't combine well. I could see a more fruity/floral merlot going well with a san cristobal but thats the only pair i could think of that MIGHT work.

02-20-2012, 06:58 PM	#2
us_soldier1989 Guest Posts: n/a	Re: wine and gars? I've had several glasses of wine with several cigars. I stopped because it just wasn't doing it for me. I've only had red wine with a cigar though.

02-20-2012, 07:03 PM	#3
Emjaysmash The Hebrew Hammer Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: M.J. Location: Milwaukee, WI Posts: 7,025 Trading: (76)	Re: wine and gars? wine-ot? __________________

02-20-2012, 07:06 PM	#4
cigarmonkel User Title goes here Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: a2/ypsi. in the mitten Posts: 1,594 Trading: (32)	Re: wine and gars? i see what you did there!

02-20-2012, 07:06 PM	#5
cigarmonkel User Title goes here Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: a2/ypsi. in the mitten Posts: 1,594 Trading: (32)	Re: wine and gars? 6k+ posts compared to my 1k+... i've got catch up to do! and to think back on CS i was the post wh*re of us all!

02-20-2012, 07:08 PM	#6
Ismith75 Tin Cup Chalice Join Date: Nov 2010 First Name: Ian Location: Chicago Posts: 373 Trading: (8)	Re: wine and gars? Had a Mille Fleur and a couple glasses of Stags Leap Chardonnay for breakfast on Saturday. I saw no problem with the combo at all __________________ It's THIS Easy To Help Our Troops.

02-20-2012, 07:09 PM	#7
cigarmonkel User Title goes here Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: a2/ypsi. in the mitten Posts: 1,594 Trading: (32)	Re: wine and gars? i could see a more buttery chard working well with certain cigars i suppose. Now that i think about it definitely more oaky chards, maybe a trapiche oak cask... considering the name though it really isn't that oaky

02-20-2012, 07:16 PM	#8
jjmitchem Adjusting to the Life Join Date: Dec 2009 First Name: Jim "Chappy" Location: Ft Campbell Posts: 445 Trading: (3)	Re: wine and gars? I have wine all the time with my cigars. I find it a nice light company to a good cigar that compliments the earthy tones of both the cigar and a good bold red wine. __________________ "I'm not ashamed of anything whatever that I do, and I don't feel that smoking makes me ashamed, and therefore I mean to smoke to the glory of God." - Charles Spurgeon

02-20-2012, 07:18 PM	#9
pnoon YNWA Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Peter Location: San Diego Posts: 29,919 Trading: (20)	Re: wine and gars? I've enjoyed wine many times with a good cigar. Usually red. From chianti and pinot noir to cabs, zins, shiraz, malbecs, tempranillo . . . . you get the idea. Port is outstanding with a good cigar. __________________ Be more concerned with your character than your reputation, because your character is what you really are, while your reputation is merely what others think you are. -John Wooden

02-20-2012, 07:19 PM	#11
ChicagoWhiteSox Guest Posts: n/a	Re: wine and gars? Cali or Oregon Pinot Noir

02-20-2012, 07:23 PM	#13
3SmokesaRound CCCC Join Date: Apr 2010 First Name: Bill Location: CA Posts: 685 Trading: (48)	Re: wine and gars? I love cigars. I love wine. I love drinking wine while smoking cigars. Cab, Zin, Pinot Noir, they all work for me.

02-20-2012, 07:26 PM	#14
TJtorpedo Feeling at Home Join Date: Feb 2012 First Name: Tim Location: Midlothian, VA Posts: 600 Trading: (4)	Re: wine and gars? I'm by no means a wine expert, but I've enjoyed cigars with some supermarket merlots and cabs under $10. I enjoy a good port with cigars too. I find that the cigar tends to temper the sweetness of a port and balances nicely.

02-20-2012, 11:20 PM	#17
MedicCook Mila smoked my cigar Join Date: Jan 2009 First Name: Ryan Location: Schaghticoke, NY Posts: 10,946 Trading: (7)	Re: wine and gars? Port is my favorite drink with a cigar. __________________ 27 World Series Championship's "If your wife doesn't like the aroma of your cigar, change your wife.", Zino Davidoff

02-21-2012, 12:17 AM	#19
cigarmonkel User Title goes here Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: a2/ypsi. in the mitten Posts: 1,594 Trading: (32)	Re: wine and gars? favorite cab's i've tried so far. Fransican Magnificat 07, Silver Oak 05, JLohr Hilltop Reserve was pretty decent. Sequioa Grove 05 old vines Zin that my mom and I picked up was KILLER! but at 90 bucks a pop i don't think i'll be drinking it too much. a GREAT bottle of Pinot Noir for under 10 bucks is Eco Damoni? Demoni? awesome buy!