The start of the day is arguably the most important part of the day. It sets up what your day will be like, how your mood will be, and if you go into society with a level head. While breakfast has always been said to be the most important meal of the day, it's amplified by adding cigars into the mix.
Breakfast food pairs with cigars just as well as bourbon does. Of course, certain breakfast foods pair better with some cigars than others. The rule of thumb is, the more savory your breakfast food, the bolder your cigar. Now, it's the first cigar of the day. It's not suggested to smoke something super heavy to start your day off, as it can effect your palate for the rest of the day.
Pairing your cigar with breakfast, like many things, comes down to personal preference. For example, a pairing that is worth trying is pancakes, bacon, and an All Saints Colorado. The Colorado gives a sweet, light flavor profile that pairs wonderfully with the pancakes. This also goes well with a cup of your favorite coffee, as the Colorado has a light creaminess to it, which adds to the flavor and experience. The Colorado has a great molasses flavor on the base, along with some notes of pecans and dried fruit, which makes this a delicious pairing with pancakes, waffles, French toast, and coffee. Basically, all the breakfast food that is a little on the sweeter side, pairs well with a creamy a flavorful cigar, such as the All Saints Colorado.
Waffles also pair well with the Espinosa Crema. The Crema brightens up the flavors of the waffle, which can be a bit dense depending on the recipe. The Crema also allows you to integrate a coffee to pair with both the cigar and the waffles. Ideally, the waffle is a little crispy on the outside, while being soft and tender on the inside. Adding some maple syrup into the mix will give a bit of a sweet note, which could cause you to choose a different cigar to pair with your waffles.
Savory breakfast foods, such as steak and eggs, sausage, bacon, allow for a bit more variety in your smoking choices. Their savory nature allow you to smoke a cigar with a bit more strength behind it. Eggs, for example, goes very well with a Blackbird Finch, will allows for a great amount of flavor, which can offset the relatively bland flavor of the eggs. Adding steak to the eggs, however, opens up a world of possibilities. One of the best pairings with steak and eggs is the Aganorsa Leaf Validacion Connecticut. This cigar has a lot of power and flavor behind it as a Connecticut, which pairs wonderfully with the steak, while still allowing its flavors to flourish.
Finally, one of the best pairings in the morning is coffee and a cigar. For this, the best pairing is a dark roast coffee and a Connecticut or other light bodied cigar. For example, the Undercrown Shade by Drew Estate, Joya Cabinetta, and Johnny Tobacconaught by Room 101 are the best cigars to pair with a dark roast coffee. For a lighter roast coffee, pairing a light-medium bodied cigar, such as the Punch Knuckle Buster or Sobremesa Brulee would be perfect.
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