Pairing suggestion help....

lilwing88

I'm drinking Leinenkugel's Summer Shandy tonight..... Any suggestions for a cigar pairing? I have a pretty extensive stock. I lean more towards med-full bodied sticks. I was thinking Liga Privada. I have a T52 a No. 9 and a Flying Pig...... But I'm open to any suggestions. Whoever suggests the stick I smoke, will get a nice prize. I have a couple Natural Dirt Torpedos that I'm giving away.......... The only catch is that you have to post a review of the Natural. ;-)

leonard

I would go with the T52.

YankeeMan

I'll second that.

j0z3r

I'd go Flying Pig, if for no other reason than I'd want to try one.

wwhwang

I think I'd go with the No 9 among those three. If not that, then the Rocky Patel Summer Collection 2008. Tastes like spices and orange peel. I think that would go well with the Shandy, which tastes like lemonade.

GadwinDuil

Pfft - You and your fancy flying pigs and such. Go with a ruination!

lilwing88

Well, it's between Gadwin and Mr. Hwang, so far. I like the RP recommendation (even though I don't have one!)..... and I haven't had a Ruination in a while. Decisions, decisions.........

wwhwang

Well, the RP Summer Collection 2008 is on clearance here at CCom. $3.99 for a single, $69.95 for a box of 20. It's a mild to medium cigar, spicy, citrus flavored, cheap, and I think it would go well with a citrus flavored beer. I usually pair Ruinations and original Man O' Wars with mocha or coffee.

bigharpoon

I'm not familiar with your beer but if it's lemonish and sweet I'd go with a dry type of smoke with some body but not too much, I'm think Hoyo de Monterrey Excalibur.

betasynn

Paradigm 262, LFD DOuble Ligero, Joys de Nicaragua Dark Corojo?

ThinBluLine06

Lilwing... How potent is the lemon flavor in the summer shandy??? I have a buddy that was tellin me about this beer, and i have tried to find it everywhere (oklahoma). One liquor store owner told me that he thought it was beer mixed with actual lemonade to come up with the ale... what are your thoughts?

GadwinDuil

Jetmech_63

betasynn:

Paradigm 262, LFD DOuble Ligero, Joys de Nicaragua Dark Corojo?

+1 for the 262, it's amazing to smoke it with Anderson valley summer solstice or any beeer that is floral or citrusy, it really brings out the citrus note of the 262...which makes it a very refreshing smoke...those who have had it will probably agree.

lilwing88

lilwing88

ThinBluLine06:

Lilwing... How potent is the lemon flavor in the summer shandy??? I have a buddy that was tellin me about this beer, and i have tried to find it everywhere (oklahoma). One liquor store owner told me that he thought it was beer mixed with actual lemonade to come up with the ale... what are your thoughts?

The lemon flavor is pretty potent. The description on the bottle says, "Weiss beer with Lemonade", so the store owner is probably right. It's a great summer brew IMHO.

ljl

GadwinDuil

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