UK Cigar Scene Magazine October Issue 10 | Page 6

Cigars and Coffee Part 2 In Part two of our quest to identify the best cigar to go with coffee UK Cigar Scene Editor Nic Wing sat down with two experienced cigar lovers to sample three more cigars; two Cuban and one New World in an ongoing quest to find the best cigar to go with your morning coffee. Partagas Short Length 4 3/8“ Ring Gauge 42 Filler, binder & wrapper - Cuban Manufactured in Cuba A cigar which certainly punches above its weight. A rich spicy cigar which is ideal when time is short. PANEL BLIND TEST AVERAGE SCORE: 8.10 Stephan Von Schilling Average Score: 7.85 Strength: “Strong” Flavour “Very good” Aroma “Very good” Personal View “Great cigar” Comments “Good spice and deep leather flavours. A satisfying cigar.” Ideal Coffee: I enjoyed this with a Karimikui AB Kenyan high altitude filter coffee (black no sugar) 5 Will Hargrove, Director at Corney and Barrow Average Score: 8.29 Strength: “Somewhat strong” Flavour: “Excellent” Aroma: “Very good” Personal View: “This is for me” Comments: “Love it, such an all rounder, not too powerful but so flavoursome, with a little leather and spice.” Nic Wing, UK Cigar Scene Editor Average Score: 8.14 Strength: “Somewhat strong” Flavour: “Very good” Aroma: “Very good” Personal View: “Great cigar” Comments: “A forceful little bundle of flavour, refined by age and a very good coffee cigar.” Ideal Coffee: Cuban Cortado