Trickier than it maybe seems on first blush, this. You see, the typical breakfast smoker enjoys a milder stick... but can that milder stick stand up to espresso? What to do, what to do...
RULES:
No milk, no sugar. Straight espresso. Not expresso. thx
Illusione Cigars Cigares Prive
Toasted overtones of rich bright sweetly sour notes braced by rigid bitter/pepper-spiced undertones which are somewhat darker. Salted savory roasted underbelly nethers.
MBombay Mora
Quite flavorful insofar as array of notes, delivered at a medium height. Body hits a smooth medium-full in a pungent and savory manner. This MBombay Mora gives just the zetz a' strength you need to have as a reminder that you're smoking... no more, no less.
Nestor Miranda Special Selection (2019)
(On the occasion of the espresso bein the pairing focus*)
Brightly nuanced. Tangy and warm. Overtones are citrus & cocoa butter on a light creaminess. Pepper-spice is white pepper with traces of red/cayenne near end-of-draw onto finish. Paprika & saffron. Cinnamon & turmeric.
Curivari Achilles Legendario Heroicos
Sweet & sour spices up-top over salted bitters, sans bite. Dusty-warm peppers. Rich and cleanly-so -- not heavy. Flavors are a medium+ as is the syrupy body. Strength kindly trails at a barely medium.
Rock-A-Feller Vintage Nicaraguan Habano
Undertones are a deeply toasted and seasoned hard and softwood array. Dried compost underbelly. A nice complexity through the nose of a floral honey addition. Delivery dries the palate a tick.
So, Gentlepersons -- on the joy of a cigar/espresso breakfast: Focus on a flavorful cigar, not a strong cigar. Mayhaps this will help: Defining Flavor, Body, & Strength in Cigars | Cigar Smoking 101 w/ Kaplowitz ((( link )))
* For equal pairing, a Cafe Americano would be devine-o.
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THE LIST:
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Illusione Cigars Cigares Prive
Toasted overtones of rich bright sweetly sour notes braced by rigid bitter/pepper-spiced undertones which are somewhat darker. Salted savory roasted underbelly nethers.
MBombay Mora
Quite flavorful insofar as array of notes, delivered at a medium height. Body hits a smooth medium-full in a pungent and savory manner. This MBombay Mora gives just the zetz a' strength you need to have as a reminder that you're smoking... no more, no less.
Nestor Miranda Special Selection (2019)
(On the occasion of the espresso bein the pairing focus*)
Brightly nuanced. Tangy and warm. Overtones are citrus & cocoa butter on a light creaminess. Pepper-spice is white pepper with traces of red/cayenne near end-of-draw onto finish. Paprika & saffron. Cinnamon & turmeric.
Curivari Achilles Legendario Heroicos
Sweet & sour spices up-top over salted bitters, sans bite. Dusty-warm peppers. Rich and cleanly-so -- not heavy. Flavors are a medium+ as is the syrupy body. Strength kindly trails at a barely medium.
Rock-A-Feller Vintage Nicaraguan Habano
Undertones are a deeply toasted and seasoned hard and softwood array. Dried compost underbelly. A nice complexity through the nose of a floral honey addition. Delivery dries the palate a tick.
So, Gentlepersons -- on the joy of a cigar/espresso breakfast: Focus on a flavorful cigar, not a strong cigar. Mayhaps this will help: Defining Flavor, Body, & Strength in Cigars | Cigar Smoking 101 w/ Kaplowitz ((( link )))
* For equal pairing, a Cafe Americano would be devine-o.
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