Had the house to myself today and couldn't pass up the opportunity to enjoy a beverage with a good smoke. I chose a Young's Double Chocolate Stout and a CAO L'Anniversaire Robusto Maduro.
The pairing was pretty good. The spice in the first half of the CAO went well with the strong "roasted coffee bean" flavor of the stout, but found the stout to be pretty one dimensional. I had a continuous burn problem with the CAO but that could be due to the 20-30 mph wind we had here. They build those wind farms out here for a reason!
If anyone else has an interest in continuing this thread with their pairing experiments, PLEASE CONTRIBUTE!
The pairing was pretty good. The spice in the first half of the CAO went well with the strong "roasted coffee bean" flavor of the stout, but found the stout to be pretty one dimensional. I had a continuous burn problem with the CAO but that could be due to the 20-30 mph wind we had here. They build those wind farms out here for a reason!
If anyone else has an interest in continuing this thread with their pairing experiments, PLEASE CONTRIBUTE!