Name: Abdelli Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon 2017
Type: Red Wine
Grapes: Cabernet Sauvignon
Year: 2017
Country: Lebanon
Region: Batroun, North Lebanon
Overall, it is an okay wine, but not one that is worth philosophizing about. It’s a house wine that is pretty straightforward. Nice color. A little on the acidic side with some strawberry notes and freshly-picked black fruits. It goes well with Lebanese mezza and medium-bodied Nicaraguan cigars.
Name: La Vieja Habana Brazilian Maduro Bombero
Country: Nicaragua
Shape: Parejo
Size: (6 inches x 54)
Strength: Medium
Somewhere far in the mountains, I smoked Drew Estate’s La Vieja Habana Brazilian Maduro.
The size I smoked was the Bombero, which is 6 inches long and has a 54 ring gauge. I paired it first with a Cabernet Sauvignon and then with Lebanese arak. It tasted better with the arak. I believe it would have paired well with blended 12-year-old whiskies, too.
The Bombero burned evenly but relatively fast. So, I enjoyed it until there was nothing left of it.
Medium-strength and medium-bodied, it’s a good stick to light up while feasting on Lebanese mezze.
Name: La Flor Dominicana Salomon Maduro
Country: Dominican Republic
Shape: Figurado
Size: (7 inches x 64)
Strength: Full
The LFD Salomon Maduro turned out to be a decent celebratory cigar. I paired it with The Balvenie DoubleWood 12 and was satisfied with it. The cigar was strong and complex, and it was big enough to last a while.
Bored Absurdist 