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Ardbeg 10 Years Old alongside Bolívar Royal Corona

A heavily peated Islay malt alongside a full-bodied Cuban robusto. Two parties that both bring weight, so that neither disappears under the other.

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Bottle of Ardbeg 10 Years Old, whisky

From the shelf

The bottle

Ardbeg is on Islay. This bottling is ten years old and is 46 percent by volume. The nose is intense and fruity, with fried pineapple and pear juice; on the palate peat, smoke and liquorice, with a very long finish of aniseed, almond and toffee.

Ardbeg 10 Years Old

The combination

Why this works together

A robusto of 124 mm is short and thick. The smoke comes through a generous opening and stays equally heavy from start to finish. Bolívar is the heaviest of the Cuban houses, with earth and black pepper. Against a malt that already brings smoke itself, that weight is needed; a lighter cigar would disappear under the peat.

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 Bolívar Royal Corona looks like: robusto format, 124 mm, short and thick. This is our own drawing in our house style, not a photo of the brand; we do not sell cigars.
Open wooden cigar box with a row of cigars side by side
Mood image: a box of cigars. These are not the recommended cigars; the actual size is in the drawing alongside.
  • Bolívar Royal Corona Cuban robusto of 124 mm, earthy and heavy, that holds its own next to the peat of Ardbeg.
  • Partagás Serie D No. 5 Petit robusto of 110 mm with the same full house style, shorter and therefore finished sooner.
  • Cohiba Robustos Robusto of 124 mm, woodier and less earthy, so that the liquorice in the whisky gets more room.
  • Oliva Serie V Double Robusto Nicaraguan robusto with pepper instead of earth, heading in a different direction from the Cubans.

In the glass

Serving

Neat in a tulip-shaped glass, without ice. At 46 percent ABV, a few drops of water bring the fruit forward. Drink it in the pauses between puffs, not during them.

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