“With coffee I prefer a cigar that is medium in
strength but with good complexity.
Logically I would not want something too long,
assuming I will continue to drink coffee for the
duration of the cigar. My current favourite “go to”
cigar happens to marry very well with coffee. That
is the Trinidad Coloniales.
If I am having coffee and cigar early in the day I
prefer a latte or flat white. Later in the evening, I
prefer espresso.”
- Amir Saarony, Cigar lover, writer and traveller.
Toronto, Canada
“Cigar - H. Upmann Half Corona. Coffee – My
favourite is an espresso from Costa Rica with a
little whipped cream on top to complete the cream
flavours of the H. Upmann.”
- Rhys Davis Hamilton, Davidoff, London
“Cigar - RASCC or a Cohiba Siglo II . Coffee Cuban coffee as a Cortadito or a well made Lilly
Italian.”
- Nino Munoz, Cigar lover and traveller. ‘The
Flying Cigar’
“Cigar – An H Upmann half corona would do
nicely with a quick coffee.
Coffee - I love the Nicaraguan coffee from my
friend the Coffee Fairy - Hada del Cafe.”
- Sarah Saunders, Women’s International Cigar
Club. Kent
“If it’s the day time my ideal coffee and a cigar is a
Rafael Gonzalez perla or late afternoon would be
a Partagas short... Regarding the coffee I actually
only drink tea!!”
- Sarah, C.Gars. Chester
“My favorite cigar with a coffee is a Nub Sungrown
358. My favorite coffee with a cigar is a double
espresso.”
- Rob Fox, Managing Director of James J Fox
“I rarely drink coffee, but I make an exception
when I’m in Cuba and after a good meal. I’ve a
simple ritual when in Havana, a light breakfast
followed by an espresso with a La Gloria Cubana
Medaille d’Or no.4 or no.1 to get my motor
running. I’m a huge fan of these slender panetelas
and never want to smoke anything too demanding
on the taste buds in the morning. My after dinner
smoke tends to be much bolder and I like to light
up something like a Ramon Allones Specially
Selected 2.
I know this may sound clichéd but I really like a
good Cuban espresso with a teaspoon and a half of
brown sugar. As Cuban coffee is roasted at a lower
temperature than your typical Italian coffee, it
has less bitterness for me and there’s a smoother
creamier flavour (even without sugar). I only drink
espressos and double espressos as I don’t like milk
in my coffee.”
- Mike Choi, Manager of the Edward Sahakian
store & lounge at the Bulgari Hotel, Master of
Habanos
“I only drink black coffee, unsweetened.
Americano, sometimes espresso. W ith coffee I
like Lanceros, either Cohiba or a Monte Especial.
Pushed for time, a Por Larrañaga panetela is
perfect.
One of my favorite cigars in Cuba is coffee in the
lobby of the Habana Libre hotel with a shop rolled
panetela by Mario the shop roller at the LCDH
there. No seco or ligero tobacco, all volado and the
simple coffee-sweetness of the cigar pairs very well
with a morning coffee. The perfect first cigar of the
day in Havana.”
- Andy Ryan, Cigar lover and traveller. Dublin
“I had to have my say as I kicked this whole project
off.
Cigar - Trinidad Reyes or Partagas short if its
Cuban and a Fuente Hemmingway short story as
my favourite New World coffee cigar.
Coffee - Mild coffee (ideally from my local
coffee shop) or from Franco in Jermyn Street in
a Cappuccino. Alternatively Illy Crema in the
summer, Cortado in Cuba.”
- Nic Wing, Editor, UK Cigar Scene.
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