Whiskey with pipes

[Steddy]

I enjoy a bourbon with Kentucky Dark Fired blends.
It’s been a while since I had rum and Virginia but hello, Navy Flake.
Cognac and English blends.
My favorite, black coffee and burley.
I’m open to try anything as far as pairings go.

 

[AreBee]

Anyone else feel this way? I love whiskey with cigars, a match made in heaven. But whiskey with pipes just does not work for me, not at all. My favorite beverage with pipes has become iced coffee with heavy cream, always a great match with any pipeweed in my humble opinion (hot coffee in colder weather of course!).

I am with you. I have been pairing all manner of spirits with cigars for over 30 years, but can't find a brown liquor sweet spot with pipes.

I smoke mostly aromatics, and the only alcohol I have enjoyed while pipe smoking is a stout (oatmeal or milk) or malt forward beers like ESBs or amber ales. Since these types of beers are on the sweeter side I was thinking that maybe a sipping rum might work for me. For the most part, I enjoy my pipe smoking with non-alcoholic beverages and that never happens with cigars.

 

[Kollman]

Weird that you say this, as I almost always have an alcoholic drink with a cigar, but often go to water, seltzer, or coffee with a pipe. I will have a good bourbon, whiskey, or rum with dark blends, but it is the exception rather than the norm. Feel like I need to explore this a bit more and try some pairings. Oh darn, have to have a pipe more often now.

 

[DeaconPiper]

Maker's Mark and Jackknife Plug

 

[BronzeAgePiper]

Any of the real sweet cakey, fruit forward Speysides can work with the Darker VA blends, like any of the 12’s by Aberlour, Linkwood, Glenfarclas, Strathisla, or Tamdhu even Craigellachie. I like the Rattrays trinity with something like that quite a bit.

 

[JOHN72]

One of the whiskeys that I like the most with tobacco, is the rye, if it is proof of 100 or more, even better.

 

[The Benedictine]

Been enjoying some bourbon recently. Goes great with a vanilla aro.