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Kavalan Single Malt next to Romeo y Julieta Petit Coronas

A Taiwanese single malt alongside a short Cuban petit corona. A bottle of 40 percent by volume calls for a size that does not take over.

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Bottle of Kavalan Single Malt, whisky

From the shelf

The bottle

Kavalan is a distillery in Yilan, in the northeast of Taiwan, built in 2005. It works with meltwater from Snow Mountain and lets its casks mature in the island's warm, humid climate. This single malt is 40 percent by volume.

Kavalan Single Malt

The combination

Why this works together

A petit corona of 129 mm is slim and short. Romeo y Julieta is floral and woody by nature, without the heavy earth of Bolívar or Partagás. Whisky from a warm climate matures quickly and takes on a lot of cask, but at 40% ABV the alcohol weight stays low. A thick or long cigar would overpower it; this size stays alongside.

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 petit corona van 129 millimeterSlank en recht, korter dan een gewone corona. De voet ligt links, de kop rechts.voetkop129 mm
This is what the size of the Romeo y Julieta Petit Coronas looks like: petit corona format, 129 mm, slim and straight, shorter than a regular corona. 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.
  • Romeo y Julieta Petit Coronas Cuban petit corona of 129 mm, floral and light in weight, alongside a bottle of 40 percent by volume.
  • H. Upmann Coronas Junior Petit corona of 110 mm, shorter and drier in tone.
  • Macanudo Café Hyde Park Dominican robusto with wood and cream, if the smoke may be a little fuller.
  • Davidoff Millennium Blend Robusto Robusto of 127 mm with more pepper, for those who want to bring the cigar to the fore.

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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