Pairing Port & Madeira with Cigars
Port and Madeira wines are Cuban leaves best friends. The complexity, power yet elegance and smoothness delivered by the fortified wines offer a great combination with cigars.The best pairing depends on the style and the strength, but also on the acid level, the relative sweetness and the maturity of the wine.It is important to choose a cigar and a wine of relative similar strength so that neither one overwhelms the other. If the cigar is too powerful it may smoothen the wine too much leading to a lack of dimension. If the wine is too big it may dilute the intensity...