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70 cl · 46% · Single Malt

Smokehead Rum Rebel
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Smokehead Rum Rebel

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At the table with Smokehead Rum Rebel

Whisky, smoky · Scotland · 46%

Why this works together

Chosen by type (whisky) and name (peat or smoke). A smoky whisky calls for dishes with a pronounced character of their own: smoked fish, something from the grill or a robust blue cheese.

What is needed

For 4 people

Oysters au naturel with lemonWith the mealOysters au naturel with lemon

Ingredients

  • 24 oysters
  • 2 lemons
  • 1 shallot
  • 2 tablespoons of red wine vinegar
  • freshly ground black pepper

Method

  1. Chop the shallot very finely and mix it with the red wine vinegar and freshly ground black pepper.
  2. Open the oysters with an oyster knife, leave the liquid in the shell and remove any loose bits of shell.
  3. Lay the well-chilled oysters on a platter and serve with lemon wedges and the shallot vinegar alongside.
StiltonWith the cheeseStilton

Ingredients

  • 160 grams Stilton

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.
Sticky toffee puddingAfter the mealSticky toffee pudding

Ingredients

  • 200 grams pitted dates
  • 175 grams self-raising flour
  • 150 grams dark soft brown sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 75 grams butter
  • 200 millilitres whipping cream for the sauce
  • 100 grams brown sugar for the sauce

Method

  1. Preheat the oven to 180 °C and grease an ovenproof dish with butter.
  2. Chop the dates, pour boiling water over them, leave to soak for 10 minutes and mash them.
  3. Beat the butter with the brown sugar until creamy, beat in the eggs and fold in the self-raising flour and the dates.
  4. Pour the batter into the dish and bake for 30 to 35 minutes until a skewer comes out clean.
  5. For the sauce, heat the cream with the brown sugar and simmer gently for 5 minutes, stirring, until it thickens.
  6. Serve the pudding warm with the sauce poured over.

To pour 4 cl per person

  • 1 bottle of Smokehead Rum Rebel

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

Photos: Oysters natural with lemon: pointnshoot, CC BY 2.0 · Stilton: Innocenceisdeath, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Sticky toffee pudding: thefoodplace.co.uk, CC BY 2.0

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After the meal

A cigar with Smokehead Rum Rebel

A smoky whisky, as the name says. We paired this cigar with Connemara 12 Years Old Peated Single Malt Irish Whiskey, also a smoky whisky.

Cigars
Our choice

Hoyo de Monterrey Epicure No. 2

Cuban robusto of moderate strength; earthy and lightly coffee-like, and light enough to stand next to peat.

Why this works together

Smoke next to smoke adds up, which is why this only works with a whisky whose peat is restrained. That is the case here, certainly at 40 percent by volume. The Epicure No. 2 brings an earthy, slightly coffee-like smoke that goes in a different direction from the sweetish peat, and the little pepper note in the finish returns in the wrapper.

Also good with this whisky

  • Hoyo de Monterrey Epicure No. 1Langer, zelfde huisstijl en dezelfde lichte hand; voor een zit van ruim een uur.
  • Quai d’Orsay No. 54A thick but smooth Cuban, woody and without sharp pepper.
  • Rafael González Petit CoronasMild en kort, voor wie de turf duidelijk voorop wil houden.

We do not sell cigars; we supply the whisky.

Photo: alexbrn, CC BY 2.0

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