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Glenkinchie 12 Years Old alongside Davidoff Grand Cru No. 3

A light Lowland malt alongside a mild Dominican corona. These are two partners that both bring little weight, so neither pushes the other aside.

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Bottle of Glenkinchie 12 Years Old, whisky

From the shelf

The bottle

Glenkinchie is in the Lowlands, east of Edinburgh. This bottling is twelve years old, matured in oak casks and is bottled at 43% vol. In the glass it is dry and grassy, with citrus peel and a light malt sweetness underneath; peat smoke is absent.

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The combination

Why this works together

A wrapper grown from Connecticut seed gives mainly wood and a soft creamy note, and little pepper. That note sits alongside the malty sweetness of the whisky rather than over it. Because the malt itself brings no smoke, the tobacco remains the only source of smoke.

Beside the glass

The cigar

We do not sell cigars; we supply the whisky. These cigars go well alongside this bottle.

Tekening van het formaat corona van 127 millimeterSlank en recht, met een ronde kop. De voet ligt links, de kop rechts.voetkop127 mm
This is what the size of the Davidoff Grand Cru No. 3 looks like: corona format, 127 mm, slim and straight, with a round head. This is our own drawing in our house style, not a photo of the brand; we do not sell cigars.
Open wooden cigar box with a row of cigars side by side
Mood image: a box of cigars. These are not the recommended cigars; the actual size is in the drawing alongside.
  • Davidoff Grand Cru No. 3 Corona of 127 mm under an Ecuadorian Connecticut wrapper, equal in strength from start to finish, so that the light Lowland malt does not sink away.
  • Ashton Classic Corona Dominican tobacco under an American shade wrapper, with the same low-pepper, nutty tone.
  • Macanudo Café Hyde Park For decades the benchmark for a mild Connecticut cigar: wood and cream, no sharpness.
  • AVO Classic No. 2 Also Dominican under a Connecticut wrapper, slightly longer but just as restrained.

In the glass

Serving

Neat in a tulip-shaped glass, without ice. At 43 percent ABV water is usually not needed; if you find the whisky sharp next to the smoke after all, add a few drops. Drink in the pauses between puffs, not through them.

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