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Millstone American Oak alongside Oliva Connecticut Reserve Robusto

A Dutch single malt on American oak, alongside a mild Nicaraguan robusto. Vanilla against cream.

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Bottle of Millstone American Oak Zuidam Distillers, whisky

From the shelf

The bottle

Millstone comes from Zuidam Distillers in Baarle-Nassau. This single malt matured on American oak and is at 43 percent by volume. Zuidam is a family business that distils its spirits itself and works without artificial colourings, aromas and flavourings.

Millstone American Oak Zuidam Distillers

The combination

Why this works together

American oak gives whisky mainly vanilla and coconut; that is a softer side than what a sherry cask leaves behind. The Connecticut Reserve is a robusto of 127 mm under a light shade wrapper, which gives wood and cream and hardly any pepper. The two run in step. The risk is sameness, which is why it stays at 127 mm and no longer.

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 127 millimeterKort en dik. De voet ligt links, de kop rechts.voetkop127 mm
This is what the size of the Oliva Connecticut Reserve Robusto looks like: robusto format, 127 mm, short and thick. This is a drawing of our own in our house style, not a photo from the brand; we do not sell cigars.
Bundles of cigars, tied together with a paper band, on a wooden counter
Mood image: bundles of cigars in a tobacco house. These are not the recommended cigars; the actual size is in the drawing alongside.
  • Oliva Connecticut Reserve Robusto Nicaraguan robusto of 127 mm under a light shade wrapper: wood and cream next to the vanilla from American oak.
  • Macanudo Café Hyde Park Mild robusto with the same low-pepper tone, slightly drier in the finish.
  • AVO Classic No. 2 Dominican under a Connecticut wrapper, longer and even more restrained.
  • Davidoff Millennium Blend Robusto Robusto of 127 mm with more pepper, as a counterweight to the sweet wood.

In the glass

Serving

Neat in a tulip-shaped glass, without ice. At 43 percent by volume, water is not needed. Drink in the pauses between puffs, not during them.

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