With cookouts, family gatherings Fourth of July, and other outdoor fun in the sun activities to enjoy, Summertime is the peak season to pair some great premium cigars with your favorite craft beers to make these occasions extra special. therefore, for this July Perfect Pairing, we gathered together some of the finest handmade premium cigars in our huge inventory, and coupled them with some of the best craft-style beers and IPAs out there, to get the party started!
Great Lakes Holy Moses & Montecristo Volume 1: 100 Days
First on tap, is Great Lakes Holy Moses and Montecristo Volume 1: 100 Days Robusto cigars. Inspired by the 100 Days chapter from Andre Dumas’s famous Count of Monte Cristo novel, 1: 100 Days Robusto is a luxurious Monte whose blend of Nicaraguan and Dominican long-fillers is combined with a stunning Ecuadorian Habano wrapper. This luxurious recipe leads to flavors of cocoa, leather, wood, spice, and hints of dark fruit, all delivered with a rich, exceptionally smooth medium-bodied strength profile. Produced by the Great Lakes Brewing Company, Holy Moses is a white ale that pours to crisp foamy white head and delivers revitalizing flavors of coriander, spices, and orange peel that will greatly enhance, yet never overpower the creamy taste of the Montecristo Volume 1: 100 Days Robusto cigar.
Green Flash Saturhaze IPA & Undercrown Box Pressed Churchill
Next up for your beer and cigar smoking enjoyment, is Green Flash Saturhaze IPA and the Undercrown Box Pressed Churchill Exclusive. Made for yours truly—Cigars.Com, this luxurious 6.50 × 44 Liga from Undercrown is most certainly one of our finest Drew Estate offerings. This top-notch blend combines the finest Brazilian and Nicaraguan long filler tobaccos with a tasty Connecticut Habano binder, and a very dark, almost black, San Andres Negro wrapper from Mexico. Green Flash Saturhaze IPA is a hazy IPA India Pale Ale with tropical and citrus aromas and flavors, accented with a dash of spice, and bittersweet hops. Combine this with Undercrown Box Pressed Churchill’s rich notes of espresso, leather, earth, and some lemon zest, and you have a cigar and beer pairing made in heaven!
Samuel Adams Summer Ale & Rocky Patel ALR Second Edition
Samuel Adams Summer Ale and the Rocky Patel ALR Second Edition Robusto cigar continues this July summer pairing lineup in a most satisfying way. Boston’s finest, Samuel Adams Summer Ale is a seasonal taste sensation that pours golden brown with a thick frosty head, that leads up to a refreshing citrus blend of orange, lime, & lemon peels. Short for “aged, limited, and rare” the Rocky Patel ALR Second Edition Robusto cigar is a smooth and creamy textured smoke that truly lives up to its name with a vintage blend of prized Nicaraguan long-fillers covered by a zesty San Andrés Mexican wrapper. With flavors of leather, roasted nuts, pepper, and a sweet fruity finish, it's just begging to be paired with Samuel Adams Summer Ale.
Squatters Juicy IPA & Perdomo Reserve 10th Anniversary Box Pressed Sun Grown
Summertime and the living are revitalizing and flavorful when you pair Squatters Juicy IPA with the Perdomo Reserve 10th Anniversary Box Pressed Sun Grown Robusto cigar. Squatters Juicy IPA is a fresh-squeezed glass of golden brown and hazy beer-drinking goodness. Packed with bright, citrus aromas and notes of ripe fruit and orange zest, this unfiltered Northeast IPA finishes smooth, creamy, and light tasting on the palate. Equally smooth and creamy, is the Perdomo Reserve 10th Anniversary Box Pressed Sun Grown Robusto cigar that was made to celebrate the brand's highly successful first 10 years of producing some of the best-tasting smokes on the planet! This flawless 5 x54 Robusto features a 6-year-old sun-grown EMS wrapper that has been aged in rare vintage bourbon whiskey barrels for an additional 14-months. This bourbon imbued crown, combined with the finest aged Nicaraguan binder and long-fillers, delivers warm and inviting flavors of sweet cream, hazelnut, oak, and spice that call out the name Squatters Juicy IPA with every savory puff.
Victory Summer Love & Romeo Reserva Real Love Story
Certain to spark a love affair with cigars and beer drinkers everywhere, there’s no finer summer pairing than Victory Summer Love & Romeo y Julieta Reserva Real Love Story. A refreshing Golden Ale that delivers big flavor through its fine balance of clean pilsner malts and citrusy, earthy tones and bittersweet hops, Victory Summer Love is best enjoyed when married to Romeo Reserva Real Love Story. This creamy Connecticut-wrapped Perfecto is packed with the best long-fillers from Nicaragua and the Dominican Republic, to sweep you off your feet with fabulous flavors of toast, soft spices, leather, and caramel. When the sun is hot, and friends are gathered nearby, there’s no better way to cool off the day, than by bringing Victory Summer Love & Romeo Reserva Real Love Story to the party!
In Conclusion
There you have it, our Perfect Parings for July, brought to by our in-house beer and cigar experts here at Cigars.Com, to make this smokin’ hot month one that you and your family and friends won’t soon forget… Cheers!