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Bushmills 10 Years Old alongside Arturo Fuente Gran Reserva Chateau Fuente

An Irish single malt beside a short Dominican robusto. A soft bottle and a short smoke, for those who want to keep it to half an hour.

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Bottle of Bushmills 10 Years Old Irish Single Malt, whisky

From the shelf

The bottle

Bushmills is in Northern Ireland. This single malt is ten years old and is 40 percent by volume; the colour is light gold. The nose is warm, sweet and spiced, with vanilla, honey and oloroso sherry; on the palate soft fruit, malt, spices and honey, with a soft, creamy finish.

Bushmills 10 Years Old Irish Single Malt Whiskey

The combination

Why this works together

The Chateau Fuente is short at 114 mm but wide in ring gauge. That proportion gives a full smoke in a short time, without it becoming sharp. Beneath the mild Fuente wrapper the tone stays woody and creamy. Next to an Irish malt at 40% ABV, which itself already finishes creamy, the whisky can be followed to the end this way.

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 114 millimeterKort en dik. De voet ligt links, de kop rechts.voetkop114 mm
This is what the size of the Arturo Fuente Gran Reserva Chateau Fuente looks like: robusto format, 114 mm, short and thick. This is our own drawing 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.
  • Arturo Fuente Gran Reserva Chateau Fuente Dominican robusto of 114 mm, short and creamy, alongside a smooth Irish single malt.
  • Arturo Fuente Hemingway Signature Perfecto of 152 mm that tapers at both ends, with a more gradual progression.
  • AVO Classic No. 2 Dominican under a Connecticut wrapper, low in pepper and nutty, close to the honey in the whisky.
  • Macanudo Café Hyde Park Mild robusto with wood and cream, if the smoke may be a little fuller.

In the glass

Serving

Neat in a tulip-shaped glass, without ice. At 40 percent ABV water is not needed. Drink it in the pauses between the draws, not during them.

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