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Have you ever had a beverage/cigar combo that were perfect companions?

Last night I smoked a flying pig with a 750ml bottle of Trader Joe's 2009 Vintage Ale. The bottle had been aging for almost one year in my beer fridge, I keep at 54 degrees. I normally like to put 12 months on all my special bottles of beer. The beer had hints of coco, citrus and spices. A perfect beer to drink with your flying pig. Since you won't be able to find this limited addition Dark Ale on Lees, I would suggest smoking your Flying Pig with the next closest thing - A Blue Moon with an Orange Wedge.

 
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5 Vegas Gold Churchill and a 2005 Horton Norton. Not a fantastic cigar by any means, but with the wine it becomes fantastic.
 

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Bell's Amber Ale and La Verite is a perfect combination, IMO.

Any Mild-Medium bodied Vitola paired w/ a Belgium Ale (Such as La Chouffe, Duvel, or Delirium Tremens) go great together.

Tat Browns and Crown Royal Cask No. 16 I also find to be a perfect pairing.
 
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A pairing that really clicked one time for me was a Montecristo White with Yellowtail Shiraz. The creamy smooth cigar just hand in gloved it with the character of that wine!
 

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Torano Virtuoso paired with a tumbler of Jack single single barrel did the trick for me this evening. Smoked a Graycliffe crystal with my next to last bottle of 2007 homemade cider. Great pairing!
 
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My favorite pairing is any Good aged rum from the place the tobacco came from in the cigar. Examples:

Ron Barcelo Imperial w/ Fuente Anejo
Havana Club 15 w/ Cohiba Siglo IV
Flor de Can Centario 18 YO w/ Padron 1964
If all else fails, I go to the Mount Gay Extra Old
 

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I know it isn't a drink, but I absolutely love to pair cigars with hot peppers. I love to eat fresh hot peppers right off the vine and with still warm and alive taste buds take a nice long draw. A full bodied stick holds up to this very well and the flavor combo is dynamite! Lately I've been pairing a lot of tat unicos with caribbean red habaneros. :clap:
 
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Looks good fellow Brethren! I typically like cranberry & Greygoose with anything I smoke. The cranberry brings out alot of flavor in a few of my sticks!
 
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