At last year’s trade show, Orleans Group showed off its latest project, Dram Cigars for Whiskey. Dram was created through Orleans’ partnership with C&C Cigars, which it now distributes. There are three different Dram Cigars each made to be paired with a certain profile of whisky and a fourth cigar on the way. According to a press release, the four pairings are: Dram Cask No. 1 Double Connecticut – Smooth Connecticut with broad flavor in mild plus strength for lighter whiskeys such as Glenmorangie, Balvenie Single Barrel, etc. Dram Cask No. 2 Double Corojo – Smooth flavorful corojo made for woody whiskeys but bridges to citrus and caramel driven whiskeys in a medium strength Dram Cask No. 3 Double Habano – A medium plus spicy habano for whiskeys and particularly bourbons that have more spice to them and also ties to smokey whiskeys Dram Cask No. 4 Double Binder Connecticut Broadleaf – A fuller body dark rich wrapper that highlights smokey, peaty and spicy heavier whiskeys Each blend is offered in four sizes: Robusto (5 x 50, $8.20), Toro (6 x 52, $8.60), Gigantor (6 x 60, $9.50) and Churchill (7 x 50, $9). In addition, three of the blends—Cask Nos. 1, 2 ...
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