Cocktails & Cohiba

COCKTAILS & COHIBA  

Presented by  

Delicia Silva  

Darcy O’Neil  

INTRODUCTION  

WHY COCKTAILS & CIGARS

• Cigars have entered another trend cycle and smoking properly will maximize your enjoyment • Limited information about drink pairing with cigars • Help you understand the current smoking laws and how they apply to bars/restaurants • The delirious effects and delights of being a rebel

FAMOUS SMOKERS

GEORGE BURNS

*  George  smoked  El  Producto  Queens  cigars.

MARK TWAIN

SIGMUND FREUD

FIDEL CASTRO

WINSTON CHURCHILL

LUCILLE BALL

TRENDS

GETTING THINGS RIGHT

SCIENCE

• Dogma states that cigars are best enjoyed with strong spirits like scotch and cognac. Is this true? • What does science have to say about this?

A WORD ON HEALTH

• Long-term, repeated exposure to tobacco smoke will have a negative effect on your health. • Long-term, repeated exposure to alcohol will have a negative effect on your health. • Do not inhale cigar smoke, just taste it. • Drink responsibly. • Everything in moderation, including moderation.

THE RUSTY NAIL

1.5 oz Blended Scotch Whisky 0.5 oz Drambuie Combine the Scotch and Drambuie in a double Old-Fashioned glass, add lots of ice, and stir.

CIGAR BASICS  

By Delicia “Cigar Vixen” Silva  

CIGAR HISTORY  

CURRENT LAWS  

CIGAR ETIQUETTE  

CIGAR COMPONENTS  

LIGHTING A CIGAR  

Avoid oils or Sulphur type matches  

ENJOYING  

COCKTAIL PAIRING  

By Darcy O’Neil  

RULE #1  

If you like a pairing, continue to enjoy it. Be not swayed by the

opinions of others.    

MODERN COCKTAIL No.2

1 ounce Blended Scotch Whisky 2 ounces Sloe Gin 1 dash Orange Bitters 1 dash Absinthe 1 dash Grenadine Combine ingredients in a mixing glass and fill with ice. Stir until well chilled, about 20 to 30 seconds. Strain into chilled cocktail glass.

CURRENT BELIEFS

• Strongly flavoured spirits, like scotch, are appropriate

SCIENCE SAYS…

• Current beliefs are only partially correct • Smoking seriously degrades our ability to taste • Though that inability to taste does not reduce hedonistic response to things like sugar and fat.

SMOKING RESEARCH?

• There was a significant amount of research done by major cigarette companies to enhance the smoking experience. • Much of this research was done on taste and sensory perception • This research can be applied to cocktail and cigar pairings

SCIENCE SAYS…

• “…significantly more smokers than nonsmokers preferred the higher sucrose concentrations” • “…long-term exposure (i.e., being a smoker) may produce chronically decreased taste hedonics without altering perception.”

SENSORY PERCEPTION

• The role of sensory perception in the development and targeting of tobacco products

GOOD OR BAD PAIRINGS  

See RULE #1      

GOOD OR BAD PAIRINGS  

PINA COLADA  

GOOD OR BAD PAIRINGS  

OLD FASHIONED  

GOOD OR BAD PAIRINGS  

MANHATTAN  

GOOD OR BAD PAIRINGS  

FRUITY BERRY MARTINI  

GOOD OR BAD PAIRINGS  

MAI TAI  

GOOD OR BAD PAIRINGS  

PORT OR MADEIRA  

GOOD OR BAD PAIRINGS  

ISLAY SCOTCH  

QUESTIONS?  

THANK YOU!

Thanks to the CAPS and Tales of the Cocktail