Nov 20 1996
I've been following the threads about what to drink with a cigar, and
I have a suggestion, wondering if anyone else has tried this.
Alright, don't laugh now, you gotta have an open mind about this: my
absolute favorite thing to drink with a cigar is a well-chilled Diet Coke
out of a can!! I'm completely serious! Somehow, Diet Coke is a drink
which is just sweet enough to balance whatever slight edge the cigar may
have, it cleanses the palate beautifully, and yet it is just bland enough
not to upstage the taste of the cigar. It makes the smoke taste sweeter
and fuller, yet smoother somehow.
Really, I'm not kidding, try it. It has gotten to the point where I won't
smoke a cigar without a can of Diet Coke nearby (it's gotta be from a can,
and chilled, for some reason I don't get the same effect otherwise.)
My favorite combination so far is a Macanudo Hyde Park (again, don't
laugh!) and Diet Coke. Try it before you die laughing...
I hope someone else will try this and confirm this ridiculous-sounding
suggestion.
Mike