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Laphroaig Quarter Cask alongside Cohiba Robustos

An Islay malt at 48 percent ABV alongside the best-known Cuban robusto. Iodine and salt against wood and grass.

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Bottle of Laphroaig Quarter Cask, whisky

From the shelf

The bottle

Laphroaig sits on the south coast of Islay. This single malt is bottled at 48 percent by volume and is golden in colour. The nose is intensely smoky and medicinal, with brine, iodine and orange; on the palate first soft, then malt, spices, salt and fruit. The finish moves from orange to a light bitterness with nuts and coffee beans.

Laphroaig Quarter Cask Islay Single Malt whisky

The combination

Why this works together

A 124 mm robusto gives a dense, even smoke. Cohiba sets itself apart from the other Cuban houses with a grassy, woody note instead of heavy earth. That difference is the point here: next to the iodine and salt of Laphroaig, an earthy cigar stays too much in the same place, while the wood of Cohiba clearly sets something against it.

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 robusto van 124 millimeterKort en dik. De voet ligt links, de kop rechts.voetkop124 mm
This is what the size of Cohiba Robustos looks like: robusto format, 124 mm, short and thick. This is a drawing of our own in our house style, not a photo of the brand; we do not sell cigars.
Dried tobacco leaves up close
Atmospheric image: dried tobacco leaf, the leaf a cigar is rolled from. This is not the recommended cigar; the actual size is shown in the drawing alongside.
  • Cohiba Robustos Cuban robusto of 124 mm, woody and grassy, which counterbalances the iodine of Laphroaig.
  • Hoyo de Monterrey Petit Robusto Petit robusto of 110 mm, milder and shorter, for those who want to keep the whisky in front.
  • Bolívar Petit Corona Petit corona of 129 mm, narrow and heavy, so the pepper comes in sharper.
  • Vegas Robaina Famosos Robusto of 124 mm with an earthier tone, closer to the smoke in the whisky itself.

In the glass

Serving

Neat in a tulip-shaped glass. At 48 percent ABV this bottle is robust; a few drops of water bring out the creamy side. Enjoy it in the pauses between puffs.

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