Forum: The Connoisseur

How do you get rid of the smell of the cigars you smoke? Do you wear special clothes? Do you only smoke when you're not going to make a bad...

Most of us are probably familiar with various wine and cheese pairings, but I would like to start a discussion of beer and cheese pairings. My son...

Just wondering how many other Loungers enjoy and love French cuisine. I love all French cooking and food from haute cuisine to French provincial...

http://dailycaller.com/2012/10/01/german-liquor-company-pours-its-alcohol-down-models-bare-breasts-before-bottling/ might make a great gift for...

I don't know if anyone has posted this, but it is fun: http://cocktaildb.com/index My favorite: the Jack Rose. What about the rest of you?

Rather than venting my excitement in the "new pipes" thread, I figured I'd create a new thread. Today I started cleaning my first pipe I purchased...

I have no experience with cognac/brandy, but every year around this time I get an itch to buy a bottle. Relaxing at the end of a long cold day with...

OK. Let's say it's 1930 and I have acquired a can of this stuff: I also have a couple big old glass carboys, purchased under the pretext that I...

Tons of classic recipes call for vermouth. After a (fairly) recent conversation with an acquaintance, who happens to be a mixologist par...

(I hope I looked well enough this time so this thread wasn't already answered!!) I have just purchased a small 'dry sink' with a cabinet...

A guy who regularly brings me clothing items to consign brought me something quite interesting today, but not being a cigar guy I have no idea wether...

This may save you from having to toss that ill rolled stogie away: Your local supermarket probably has liquid pectin somewhere near the bulk...

In classic movies, a lady would sometimes be seen with a cigarette hanging about, so with what was considered 'classy' then, is it still viewed as...

I didn't see a thread for these and I highlighted mine on my blog.. It was made for my grandfather at the end of WWII. I think most of his...

I've been experimenting a lot with this at home making ginger beer, bitter lemon, blackberry Whisky, sloe gin etc. Being a fan of Pimms' & fruit...

Over the course of many years, my wife and I, who are pretty much a traditional couple, have given about 20 dinners a year for various friends and...

I'm not really a tequila drinker and have seen Cuervo send many a friend under the table. The only type I have ever tried and been able to...

I'm trying to organize a cigars 'n' scotch night for my Lodge, but I've never done such a thing before. Has anyone here done one, or something...

Am I the only one that would be happy if Pol Roger was the only drink left on Earth? I've tried everything under the sun, but I always end up back...

This conversation came up at work at was wondering what the ladies here think. How much of a turn on is a man that can cook. Really cook hamburger...

With dreams of summer filling my head lately, my thoughts have turned to cocktails. Specifically, which one I am most often going to find in my paw...

I lean mostly to old school recipes but this one ranks right up there. Left Hand Cocktail Bartender Sam Ross marries two classics...