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