cocktails & cohiba
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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
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.
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.
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