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THE ULTIMATE MANLY PAIRING: SCOTCH WHISKEY AND PREMIUM CIGARS
Of all the relaxing and manly things a guy can do in his life, retreating after work to your quiet place for a post-dinner cigar and a drink is way atop the coveted list.
Now, there’s a lot of great drinks that go wonderfully with a premium cigar, such as coffee/espresso, a hearty red wine, port wine, bourbon, dark rum etc., but I’d have to say that perhaps the manliest pairing of all – the one that spikes the testosterone levels - is a belt of Scotch whisky and a tasty hand rolled smoke.
Quite simply, scotch is a malt whisky or grain whisky that is made in Scotland. In recent years, many other countries have begun to distill the lauded liquid.
There are now over twenty-five scotch producing nations which are creating some of the world’s most outstanding single malts and blends, i.e. - Japan, Belgium, Taiwan, India, Switzerland, Norway and the United States… but a true-to-the-name scotch whisky comes directly from the Scottish Isle.
There are six regions in Scotland that produce the coveted golden nectar, each one with different climates, altitudes and soil contents, producing scotches with attributes unique to their region.
A premium hand rolled cigar is an all-natural product made from dried and fermented tobacco leaves, (and ONLY natural soil-grown leaves with no chemicals or additives) grown and cultivated in various cigar producing nations like the Dominican Republic, Nicaragua, Honduras, Cuba, Ecuador, Sumatra and the United States.
Cigars can appear light golden on the outside producing mild and creamy flavors, while dark and oily wrapped maduros can be full-bodied and produce a natural sweetness.
Like scotch, the regions they hail from gives them their unique properties and flavor profiles. And much like scotch, each region’s ecosystem differs in nutrients found in the soil, the amount of rainfall, constant temperature and humidity and sun light.
