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50 cl · 51,4%

Smögen 90 Proof
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Smögen 90 Proof

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At the table with Smögen 90 Proof

Whisky · Switzerland · 51.4%

Why this works together

Chosen by type (whisky). Whisky goes with dishes that have their own character, with an aged cheese and, after the meal, with something with chocolate, caramel or nuts.

What is needed

For 4 people

Duck breast with cherry sauceWith the mealDuck breast with cherry sauce

Ingredients

  • 2 duck breasts
  • 300 grams cherries
  • 100 millilitres red wine
  • 1 tablespoon honey
  • 20 grams butter
  • 800 grams potatoes

Method

  1. Peel the potatoes and boil them in salted water for about 20 minutes until tender.
  2. Score the skin of the duck breasts in a diamond pattern, season with salt and pepper and stone the cherries.
  3. Place the duck breasts skin side down in a cold pan and cook them for 8 to 10 minutes until the skin is crisp.
  4. Turn them over, cook them for 3 to 4 minutes for pink, and leave them to rest, covered, for 5 minutes.
  5. Pour most of the fat out of the pan and cook the cherries with the red wine and the honey for 5 minutes to make a sauce.
  6. Whisk the butter into the sauce, slice the duck breast and serve with the sauce and the potatoes.
ComtéWith the cheeseComté

Ingredients

  • 160 grams Comté

Method

  1. Take the cheese out of the fridge about an hour before serving; that brings out the flavour best.
  2. Only cut or break the cheese just before serving.
Chocolate trufflesAfter the mealChocolate truffles

Ingredients

  • 200 grams dark chocolate
  • 150 millilitres whipping cream
  • 20 grams butter
  • 3 tablespoons cocoa powder

Method

  1. Finely chop the chocolate and put it in a bowl.
  2. Bring the cream just to the boil and pour it over the chocolate.
  3. Leave for 1 minute, stir to a smooth ganache and stir in the butter.
  4. Leave the ganache to set, covered, in the fridge for at least 2 hours.
  5. Scoop small portions with a teaspoon, quickly roll them into balls and coat them in the cocoa powder.
  6. Keep cool and take them out of the fridge a quarter of an hour before serving.

To pour 4 cl per person

  • 1 bottle of Smögen 90 Proof

The quantities are a guide for home cooking; salt, pepper and oil for frying are not always listed.

Photos: Duck breast with cherry sauce: CharmaineZoe's Marvelous Melange, CC BY 2.0 · Comté: leszed.com, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Chocolate truffles: cobaltfish, CC BY-SA 2.0

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After the meal

A cigar with Smögen 90 Proof

Voor deze fles is nog geen eigen combinatie uitgewerkt. Deze sigaar hebben wij gekozen bij Mackmyra DNA Swedisch Single Malt Whisky.

Cigars
Our choice

Davidoff Winston Churchill The Late Hour Robusto

Dominican robusto of 127 mm with sweet wood and spiciness, alongside the spice from Swedish oak.

Why this works together

Swedish oak has a tighter grain than American oak and leaves spice and pepper rather than vanilla. The Late Hour Robusto is 127 mm long and works with a wrapper that gives sweet wood; the filler adds spiciness to that. That combination is close to what Swedish oak does in the whisky, while the 48.6 percent alcohol by volume keeps enough tension to stop it being uniform.

Also good with this whisky

  • Davidoff Nicaragua RobustoUit hetzelfde huis maar met Nicaraguaanse tabak: duidelijk meer peper.
  • Rocky Patel Vintage 1992Ecuadoraanse Sumatra-wikkel, droger en notiger van toon.
  • AVO Syncro Nicaragua RobustoRobusto with tobacco from four countries, in weight between the other three.

We do not sell cigars; we supply the whisky.

Photo: alexbrn, CC BY 2.0

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