Since we are in single digits today, I SERIOUSLY doubt I will go out to my garage to enjoy a bowl. Once it gets closer to melting, I will enjoy coffee with my tobacco.
Originally published by pipes2smoke; currently unable to find it online....
Pipe Missive 04/06/17
LIBATION AND SMOKE
A reappearing question is what makes a good drink when I am smoking. Greg Pease prefers a green tea, but I find that is a bit clinical. Most smokers do it as a leisure activity, so forthwith some suggestions. Good coffee can be a wonderful accompaniment to good bowlful. I the evening something a little more forceful may be required to accompany the stronger tobaccos most often enjoyed at eventide.
Many enjoy a good scotch, certainly an agreeable companion, as are most beverages in the alcohol family. Personally I never have like beer with a pipe something too frothy about it and somewhat sours the tats buds in my opinion, especially the cheap beers. Bourbon I find generally a bit sweet & cloying. Red wine is really a wonderful accompaniment particularly the Bordeaux’s – to be more specific; Pinot Noir I find is almost ideal. Whatever country it comes as long as it is not old sailor red quality. Now a generally underappreciated companion to a pipe is Champagne. I mean Champagne not Prosecco that in Italy is drunk like beer with jugs on the table. Prosecco shares as much similarities to Champagne as Burley does to Latakia.
Champagne was Winston Churchill perfect compliment to a cigar and so it is, I can attest from much research. It works just as well with quality pipe tobacco. Champagne on first thought make one assume expensive and a big bottle that must be finished at one sitting. Both are incorrect. There is some excellent Champagne and in some cases their sister California sparking wines. Moet Chandon France its sister is Chandon, California. Both are very good but well, I’ll let you do your own research.
A major fringe benefit to this is saying to ones other half, I’m going to some my pipe and enjoy a glass of Champagne with it, “ would you like one”. I can guarantee that your others attitude to pipes will undergo an instant change for the better. A wing tipped sealer is what is required If one only is going to drink a glass or two. A bit of cling wrap under the seal can make the Champagne last up to 10 days- in the refrigerator please – and still be good drinkable bubbly.
Tonight I'm drinking an iced chai tea latte with my pipe. I normally drink iced coffee, but I'm trying to cut down how much coffee I drink during the day. The chai is a pretty nice alternative, though I'll probably switch between that and matcha green tea.
@Londy3 , @jim102864 what was that rare bourbon you guys were talking about last night? I want to pass the name on to my brother who is a bourbon fan. Thanks
I started the month of March with full, unopened bottles of bourbon, gin, vodka and rum. I am down to less than a quarter of a bottle each of bourbon, rum and Lime vodka. I have no beer left. I am out of gin.
I am going to have to venture out for an alcohol run this week.
Noble Oak Double Oak Bourbon from Indiana. It's bourbon whiskey finished with sherry oak staves. It's not bad but I don't like it straight. @KA9FFJ it does make Coke Zero drinkable though.
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Originally published by pipes2smoke; currently unable to find it online....
Pipe Missive 04/06/17
LIBATION AND SMOKE
A reappearing question is what makes a good drink when I am smoking. Greg Pease prefers a green tea, but I find that is a bit clinical. Most smokers do it as a leisure activity, so forthwith some suggestions. Good coffee can be a wonderful accompaniment to good bowlful. I the evening something a little more forceful may be required to accompany the stronger tobaccos most often enjoyed at eventide.
Many enjoy a good scotch, certainly an agreeable companion, as are most beverages in the alcohol family. Personally I never have like beer with a pipe something too frothy about it and somewhat sours the tats buds in my opinion, especially the cheap beers. Bourbon I find generally a bit sweet & cloying. Red wine is really a wonderful accompaniment particularly the Bordeaux’s – to be more specific; Pinot Noir I find is almost ideal. Whatever country it comes as long as it is not old sailor red quality. Now a generally underappreciated companion to a pipe is Champagne. I mean Champagne not Prosecco that in Italy is drunk like beer with jugs on the table. Prosecco shares as much similarities to Champagne as Burley does to Latakia.
Champagne was Winston Churchill perfect compliment to a cigar and so it is, I can attest from much research. It works just as well with quality pipe tobacco. Champagne on first thought make one assume expensive and a big bottle that must be finished at one sitting. Both are incorrect. There is some excellent Champagne and in some cases their sister California sparking wines. Moet Chandon France its sister is Chandon, California. Both are very good but well, I’ll let you do your own research.
A major fringe benefit to this is saying to ones other half, I’m going to some my pipe and enjoy a glass of Champagne with it, “ would you like one”. I can guarantee that your others attitude to pipes will undergo an instant change for the better. A wing tipped sealer is what is required If one only is going to drink a glass or two. A bit of cling wrap under the seal can make the Champagne last up to 10 days- in the refrigerator please – and still be good drinkable bubbly.
It looks like the Ale and the stein were meant for each other😀
I am going to have to venture out for an alcohol run this week.
Pappy Van Winkle 2019 23 Year Bourbon Whiskey
No one else around here likes it, and I'm too cheap to throw it out...🤮
Two ice cubes. Two shots of Noble Oak. One tsp. Coke Zero.
With that kind of a mix, you should have enough Coke Zero to make it through this😬