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🍷🚬 Port & Cigar Pairing Event w/ Straus Tobacconist & Jeff Ruby’s Sommelier Rob Rapp 🔥💨
December 8, 2023 @ 7:00 pm - 10:00 pm
This one’s for all my Port & Cigar lovers!!!! Join us for our Port & Cigar Pairing event with Straus Tobacconist & Jeff Ruby’s Sommelier Rob Rapp, December 8th @7:00-10:00pm. For this event, Rob & Jim (the owner of Straus Tobacconist) have collaborated & come up with 4 Ports that pair beautifully with 2 Cigars.
In this pairing event Rob will review the history of Port, why it happened/why it was made, how it is made, how to properly taste & pair Port, where it is made, how it came to be called Port, etc. His first two Port selections will be paired with a cigar that is a blend of 3 Brazilian tobaccos that are perfectly aged & fermented, bringing out the natural sweetness of the leaf. His last two selections will be paired with a barber pole wrapped cigar using aged tobaccos from the Dominican Republic. One leaf in this cigar is a 1998 Cameroon from Africa & is blended/matched with a 2013 USA Connecticut shade. It’s medium-bodied, has a great earthy flavor, & a fantastic aroma!
After Reviewing the Port Tasting & Smelling notes for that specific Pour, Jim will discuss the cigar in detail, going over the choice of leaves, the aging process, cutting/lighting, & the overall smoking experience for each cigar. He is a professional tobacconist with over 40 years of experience & also owns arguably the most famous tobacco shop in NKY & Cincinnati! He will be sure to go into as much detail as possible, along with Rob, so not only is this fun & educational, but also a quite intimate event….so make the most of it & ask your questions!!
This pairing event will cost $35 per participant & will include 4, 1 oz pours & 2 cigars. Bottles for these Ports will be available for purchase in a 750ml at $50. Three out of the four will also be available for purchase in a 200ml bottle for $25 or in the Gift Set 3pk for $60, while supplies last!
***Be sure to call us to sign up for this event at 859-446-8416, as space is limited for our events! Thank you & we so look forward to this FANTASTIC evening with you all, cheers! 🍷
