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Yellow Spot 12 Years Old alongside Arturo Fuente Don Carlos No. 4

An Irish whiskey of twelve years at 46 percent alcohol by volume, next to a slim Dominican corona. Apple and custard against nut and pepper.

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Bottle of Yellow Spot 12 Years Old, whisky

From the shelf

The bottle

Yellow Spot is a twelve-year-old Irish whiskey, at 46 percent ABV. The colour is straw yellow. The nose is mild, with apple, wood notes, toffee, vanilla and nuts; on the palate full, with dried fruit, apple and custard, and a full finish with nuts and soft fruit.

Yellow Spot 12 Years Old Irish Whiskey

The combination

Why this works together

The Don Carlos No. 4 is a corona of 143 mm under a Cameroon wrapper. That wrapper is spicy without sharp pepper and gives nut rather than earth. That nuttiness runs in step with the nuts in the whiskey, while the spice lifts out its custard sweetness. At 46 per cent ABV the bottle has enough weight to carry that spice.

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 143 millimeterSlank en recht, met een ronde kop. De voet ligt links, de kop rechts.voetkop143 mm
This is what the size of the Arturo Fuente Don Carlos No. 4 looks like: corona format, 143 mm, slim and straight, with a round head. This is our own drawing in our house style, not a photo from 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.
  • Arturo Fuente Don Carlos No. 4 Dominican corona of 143 mm under a Cameroon wrapper: nutty and spicy alongside apple and custard.
  • Davidoff Millennium Blend Robusto Robusto of 127 mm, shorter and sturdier, with more pepper to counter the sweetness.
  • Hoyo de Monterrey Epicure No. 1 Cuban corona gorda of 143 mm with sweeter wood, closer to toffee.
  • Montecristo Petit Edmundo Petit robusto of 110 mm with cocoa, for a shorter moment.

In the glass

Serving

Neat in a tulip-shaped glass. At 46 percent by volume a few drops of water bring the apple fruit forward. Drink each time after the smoke has left the mouth.

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