Let’s face it, while many people appreciate the wine, whiskey and beer pairings, many won’t be able to enjoy them as often as I do. Perhaps I enjoy them too often, I may have to call someone.

However, there is a great pairing one can do with cigars that can be done every single day without causing an incident at work. That of course is pairing your favorite coffee style beverage works brilliantly with cigars with coffee and chocolate notes. Before we do a list that concerns certain beans or anything too fancy, let's just start with the basics.

Cup O’Joe & RoMa Craft Intemperance BA XXI Avarice

The cup O’Joe is just your basic everyday coffee. Perhaps you get it from Dunkin or simply make at home in your Keurig. It’s usually mellow to medium in body and most likely you’ll add a little milk and sugar to give it some more flavor.

While I’m a fan of fancy coffee drinks, this simple beverage is the reason I’m able to function as a human being. Recently I've been matching up this bold Intemperance BA from RoMa Craft and I have to say the results are fantastic.

Its dark wrapper offers rich bold notes but overall it’s a solid medium body with notes of cream and a little rich sweetness. This pairing is the best part of waking up.

Latte & Montecristo White Serie Rothschild

OK, first let's discuss what a Latte is. A latte is a milk-based drink. It’s basically steamed milk, foamed milk, and then a very little bit of coffee. So it’s very creamy and smooth.

You can taste a little bit of the rich espresso, but mostly it’s a hot milk drink and, hey, if that’s your jam, go for it. So I thought what is one of the creamiest cigars I’ve had and my mind instantly went to Montecristo. The Montecristo White is a premium mellow to medium body smoke that uses a silky-smooth Ecuadorian Connecticut wrapper.

Its Dominican binder and filler give it a nice nutty undertone while the wrapper adds in hints of cream and sweet coffee. There is a hint of an earthiness that goes well with the hint of coffee you get in the latte. This is a combo for the aristocrat.

Cappuccino & Le Careme By Crowned Heads Canonazo

So, you now know about a latte, but in your mind, you're going like €œwell then what the hell is a cappuccino?€ I’m glad you asked. A cappuccino is the same thing as a latte except for much more coffee. The coffee in a cappuccino, which is usually Italian espresso, is 1/3 of the beverage. In a latte, the coffee is like 1/6.

So, you still have a smooth creamy flavor to it, but now its combined with the rich robust aroma of the coffee. To pair up with this fancy drink, reach into your humidor and pick up a Le Careme by The Crowned Heads. This medium-bodied smoke uses aged Sumatra and Nicaraguan tobaccos for the filler and binder, followed by a luscious Connecticut Broadleaf maduro wrapper.

The result is a creamy and sultry smoke with rich, dark notes of espresso, nuts, and chocolate. This is a great after dinner selection following a nice Italian meal, preferably ravioli or stuffed shells.

Espresso & Tatuaje Black Label Cazadores

Now if you’re a burly man such as myself, or even a burly woman such as my ex-wife, this is the pairing for you. Espresso is the only acceptable nonalcoholic beverage to be drunk in a shot. The preferred technique is to either slurp down a single in one shot or slightly sip on a double. You can add 1-2 sugars and quickly stir, then enjoy.

The art of making espresso is an art form that my ancestors from the old country perfected many years ago. It is rich, bold, and slightly sweet depending on how much sugar you want. The Tatuaje Black Label is the connoisseur’s choice to pair up with this coffee. It is black, slick, oily, and robust and rich in flavor.

I HIGHLY recommend this pairing, but don’t do it too close to bedtime. You’ll be up all night and that’s not good for anyone.

Irish Coffee & Padron 1964 Anniversary Series Exclusive Maduro

Now, this is a pairing given to me by my Gaelic friends. Yes, this coffee does contain alcohol, but it’s totally an acceptable amount. The proper way to make an Irish coffee is to pour hot black coffee into your mug, followed by Irish whiskey, preferably Jameson, one spoon of sugar, and then a layer of thick cream on top.

You DO NOT mix the cream in, but sip the coffee through the cream. The result is an explosion of flavor with notes of cream (obviously), whiskey, dark coffee notes, and a hint of sweetness. I went for the Padron 64 in the maduro for this one.

Its hearty Nicaraguan filler and binder give it a solid body with some earthy flavors while its jet black maduro wrapper adds in notes of coffee, rich sweetness and chocolate. This could either be a nightcap or first thing in the morning if you’re a warrior.

Enjoy.