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Stauning Rye alongside Camacho Corojo Robusto

A Danish rye next to a Honduran robusto of corojo tobacco. Rye bread and pepper set against pepper and leather.

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Bottle of Stauning Rye Whisky, whisky

From the shelf

The bottle

Stauning is a Danish distillery. This rye whisky is 48 percent by volume. The nose brings freshly baked rye bread, wine gums and a hint of pepper; in the mouth soft dried fruit, ripe cherries and peppery oak, balanced by vanilla and citrus peel. The finish is first peppery and then long, soft, fruity and sweet.

Stauning Rye Whisky

The combination

Why this works together

Corojo is a tobacco variety that mainly gives pepper and leather, without the earth of Cuban tobacco. In a 127 mm robusto that note arrives immediately and evenly. Rye gives pepper of its own, so this is pepper next to pepper again; the cherries and the citrus in this bottle are what stands opposite. With a rye without that fruit, this cigar would go too far.

Beside the glass

The cigar

We do not sell cigars; we supply the whisky. These cigars go well alongside this bottle.

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This is what the size of Camacho Corojo Robusto looks like: robusto format, 127 mm, short and thick. This is our own drawing in our house style, not a photo of 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.
  • Camacho Corojo Robusto Honduran robusto of 127 mm made of corojo tobacco: pepper and leather alongside the rye pepper.
  • Oliva Serie V Double Robusto Robusto of 124 mm, more woody than peppery, which softens the contrast.
  • Joya de Nicaragua Antaño 1970 Robusto Grande Nicaraguan and more emphatic in weight, for those who want the cigar to come first.
  • Rocky Patel Sungrown Robusto Lighter in tone, which gives the cherries in the whisky more room.

In the glass

Serving

Neat in a tulip-shaped glass. At 48 percent by volume, a few drops of water bring out the fruit. Drink each time only after the smoke has left the mouth.

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