Nothing like a Warped Wednesday to take the edge off a busy week. It didnt hurt that we have been getting sporadic periods of sunshine and warmth on and off the last week or so. This will quickly change as we are forecasted to get a shit kicking of rain in the next six days or so. Awesome, right?!
Enough of the future lets discuss the past, last nights pairing of Wayne Gretzky' Red Cask Whiskey. I first happened along this bottle in Ontario last fall and it has been a clear favorite in our casa since. I am about one drink away from ending the bottle so luckily I will be heading back to Ontario at the end of the month and surely a bottle or two will be making the trip back with me.
I selected the WG99 to go with my GotF JJ because when I had this cigar before, I did not match it particularly well. The scotch was very peaty and it kind of muddled the flavors of each.
So I wanted to select a whisky that had a bit of spice, and some sweet, but not the deepness in flavor that an aged whisky can sometimes bring. To me the WG99 has elements of a Dalmore 12 but lighter on the palate.
The GotF lands right in the sweet spot of a medium cigar for me. With hits of leather, nuttiness, sweetness and spice I figured it would be a great match up for No.99.
On the Hot or Not Pairing Scale it was......
Enough of the future lets discuss the past, last nights pairing of Wayne Gretzky' Red Cask Whiskey. I first happened along this bottle in Ontario last fall and it has been a clear favorite in our casa since. I am about one drink away from ending the bottle so luckily I will be heading back to Ontario at the end of the month and surely a bottle or two will be making the trip back with me.
I selected the WG99 to go with my GotF JJ because when I had this cigar before, I did not match it particularly well. The scotch was very peaty and it kind of muddled the flavors of each.
So I wanted to select a whisky that had a bit of spice, and some sweet, but not the deepness in flavor that an aged whisky can sometimes bring. To me the WG99 has elements of a Dalmore 12 but lighter on the palate.
The GotF lands right in the sweet spot of a medium cigar for me. With hits of leather, nuttiness, sweetness and spice I figured it would be a great match up for No.99.
On the Hot or Not Pairing Scale it was......
Pairing Hots:
Wayne Gretzky Estates:
http://www.gretzkyestateswines.com/
Warped Cigars:
https://www.warpedcigars.com/
Thanks for reading! If there are pairings you think I should try, please fire me a message or hit me up on @run2smoke on Instagram!
- Complimentary Flavors: Spice, sweetness, fruity, nutty
- Construction on the cigar: No relights, excellent burn line, smooth draw
- Burn time about 70 minutes
- Dont over ice, I did, made the last third of the whisky too diluted
- Last third didnt have much in the way of flavor changes, stayed on one note of spice for me
Wayne Gretzky Estates:
http://www.gretzkyestateswines.com/
Warped Cigars:
https://www.warpedcigars.com/
Thanks for reading! If there are pairings you think I should try, please fire me a message or hit me up on @run2smoke on Instagram!
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