The Old Fashioned
The Old Fashioned is the cigar cocktail. Its straightforward construction — bourbon, sugar, bitters, water — produces a flavor architecture that complements premium…
The Manhattan
The Manhattan is the older, more sophisticated cousin of the Old Fashioned. Same bourbon foundation, but vermouth replaces the sugar and water, producing a more…
The Negroni
The Negroni — equal parts gin, Campari, and sweet vermouth — is the modern Italian cocktail tradition's contribution to cigar pairing. Its bitter complexity…
The Boulevardier
The Boulevardier replaces the gin in a Negroni with bourbon, producing a heavier, sweeter cocktail that bridges the Old Fashioned and the Negroni traditions. For…
The Sidecar
The Sidecar — cognac, Cointreau, and lemon juice — is the cigar cocktail for refined Connecticut shade and Dominican premium evenings. The cocktail's bright citrus…
The Daiquiri
The Daiquiri is the Cuban cigar cocktail. Three ingredients — rum, lime, sugar — assembled in the El Floridita tradition produce the cocktail that Hemingway drank…