For our Perfect Pairing this Fall and Winter months, we focus our attention on Tequila and premium cigars. Just like your favorite cigars, Tequila has distinct strength profiles; Blanco is considered bolder and fuller-bodied, Resposado is medium in strength, Anejo, equates to mellow-medium, and Extra Anejo is creamy smooth and mellow.
We feel that the flavor and strength profiles of Tequila are screaming to be coupled with a fine handmade premium cigar of equal strength and body, so we have gathered together five excellent premium cigar and Tequila pairings for your smoking and drinking pleasure… enjoy!
Patron Anejo & Montecristo Anejados
Patron Anejo which translates from Spanish to means “ aged”, is a top-rated Tequila that is carefully distilled in small batches at Hacienda Patrón distillery in Jalisco, Mexico. It's then aged for over 12 months in a combination of French oak, Hungarian oak, and used American whiskey barrels. The flavor profile consists of warm and inviting notes that include oak, wood, vanilla, raisins, and caramel.
The Montecristo Anejados Toro cigar is expertly rolled in the Dominican Republic using an oily Ecuadorian seed Sumatra wrapper, a Dominican binder, and a core of fully aged Nicaraguan and Dominican long-filler tobaccos. This exceptionally smooth, well-refined medium- to full-bodied smoke provides rich earthy and leathery flavors, backed by nuances of spice, black coffee, and wood.
As you can see by both flavor profiles, this is a cigar and Tequila pairing made in heaven, but of course, we’ll let you be the judge.
KAH Anejo & Nub Nuance Triple Roast
Made by the famed Oliva Company, the largest tobacco growers in Nicaragua, Nub Nuance Triple Roast cigars are blended with aged Dominican long-filler and binder tobaccos that are covered by an oily mocha brown Sumatra wrapper leaf. After rolling, each cigar undergoes a special infusion process where rich coffee flavors are fermented into the tobacco. The end result is a medium-to-full bodied smoke with mouthwatering flavors of espresso, leather, cinnamon, and spice.
KAH Anejo is a top-rated Tequila made in Mexico that’s aged 2- years in white oak casks and is adored for its delicious smoky vanilla aroma, and notes of coffee, chocolate, sweet butter, earthy tobacco, and a dash of pepper.
KAH Anejo and Nub Nuance Triple Roast is a premium cigar and Tequila paring that’s certain to keep you warm and cozy during these Fall and Winter months when gathered around the fireplace with your cigar-smoking family and friends.
Don Julio Blanco & Romeo y Julieta 1875
Don Julio Blanco is a 100% Blue Weber Agave Tequila made from agave grown in the highlands of Jalisco, Mexico. As a highland tequila, you can expect the Don Julio to exhibit bold fruity, and citrus notes with a dash of oak, vanilla, and some peppery tones on the finish.
The Romeo y Julieta 1875 Gran Toro is a hefty 6 x 54- ring premium cigar that’s beautifully rolled with Dominican binder and long-fillers tobaccos bunched inside a smooth and seamless Indonesian wrapper. Smokers of all experience levels have come to love its medium-bodied profile and delicious well-rounded flavors of cedar, hazelnut, cocoa, and hints of spice.
When the occasion calls for a premium cigar and Tequila pairing, this savory combo is one that’s way too good to pass up.
Espolon Anejo & Herrera Esteli Cuadrado
Herrera Esteli Cuadrado is a perfectly square-pressed (6 x 44) premium cigar from Drew Estate that was created and named after the company’s famed Cuban -born master blender Willy Herrera. This stunning square-pressed stick features a Honduran binder and aged long-filler tobaccos, all held together by a pristine reddish-brown Ecuadorian Habano wrapper.
A core of sweet-and-spicy tobacco flavors, enhanced with nuances of cocoa, toast, and leather, provides a medium-bodied experience that closely resembles those great old pre-Castro Cuban cigars from a bygone era.
Espelon Anejo is a modestly priced Tequila from Mexico that has been aged 12 months in white-oak barrels, during which time the spirit develops delicate notes of vanilla, butterscotch, toasted almonds, and peppery spice.
If you are looking for Perfect Pairing with plenty of warm and breezy Caribbean flair, then, you found it right here with Espolon Anejo Tequila and the Herrera Esteli Cuadrado cigar.
Avion Anejo & Nightshade by Drew Estate
The Nightshade by Drew Estate Corona is a distinctively delicious handmade premium cigar that is sure to delight connoisseurs who love a bold smoke with uniquely captivating flavors. The blend combines a stunning Connecticut-seed Habano wrapper with a tasty Indonesian binder and long-filler tobaccos from Nicaragua and the Dominican Republic.
Black pepper, espresso, earth, and hints of dried fruit provide a delicious medium-to-full-bodied smoke that simply screams Drew Estate!
Luxuriously soft and rich, with layer upon layer of vanilla, caramel, coconut, pepper, and maple, Avion Anejo is a smooth and perfectly balanced Tequila from Mexico that’s the favorite of Whiskey drinkers everywhere.
Tequila has always been an ideal spirit to couple with a fine premium cigar, and Avion Anejo and Nightshade by Drew Estate Corona may just be the Perfect Pairing that you’ve been waiting for!
