The snow has melted away. Leaves in trees and bushes are starting to bud, and flowers are blooming. The weather is turning more temperate – all you need is a light jacket. Spring has officially sprung!
Spring is a time of floral aromas, sweet berries, and bright spices, making it the perfect season to enjoy some fine aged rum. While many spirits are made from grains or fruits, rum is produced from sugar cane and the molasses harvested from it, giving it its signature rich sweetness.
To set you up for a full bloom of flavor this spring, the Cigars.com team has selected 5 of their Spring Favorites that make for the perfect rum and cigar pairings!
Flor de Cana 12 Year & Plasencia Alma Fuerte Colorado Claro
Starting off, we have a delectable Nicaraguan rum paired with a top-shelf Nicaraguan cigar. Flor de Cana 12 Year is an extensively aged rum with a deep caramel color. The sugar comes from the fertile soils at the base of the San Cristobal Volcano. It offers a full-bodied profile with notes of dried fruit, roasted nuts, vanilla, oak, and honey certain to satisfy any enthusiast.
To pair with a delectable rum like this, the luxury Plasencia Alma Fuerte Colorado Claro makes the ideal accompaniment. These gems are crafted with the Plasencia family’s finest Nicaraguan long filler and binder leaf with a 10-year aged Nicaraguan Jalapa Colorado claro wrapper. You can expect a refined and rich medium-full bodied smoke brimming with flavors of white pepper, coffee, baking spices, roasted nuts, and tobacco sweetness.
Zacapa Centenario “23” & Davidoff Millennium
If you want a high-end rum that will never disappoint, the Zacapa Centenario “23” Solera will be a fantastic choice for you. Zacapa Centenario “23” Solera is a blended rum crafted with rums aged up to 23 years in spent American whiskey and sherry barrels for a uniquely rich and smooth flavor. Balanced and bold, Zacapa Centenario offers notes of dried fruit, molasses, vanilla, butterscotch and roasted nuts.
The perfect pairing for a fine rum such as Zacapa Centenario “23” is an equally top-quality cigar with the Davidoff Millennium. Crafted to celebrate the new millennium back in 2000, the Davidoff Millennium Series is still one of Davidoff’s best blends. With a blend of masterfully aged Dominican long filler and binder leaf and an Ecuadorian wrapper, its balanced medium-bodied flavors of white pepper, cocoa, roasted nuts, caramel and earth are fit for a true connoisseur.
Pampero Aniversario Rum & Montecristo Epic Vintage 12
Crafted to celebrate its 25th anniversary, Pampero Aniversario Rum is the absolute best Pampero has to offer. One of the world’s finest rums, since 1963 Pampero Aniversario has been pleasing rum enthusiasts with its bold yet smooth flavor. The rum is aged in spent Sherry casks, leading to a medley of oak, vanilla, cocoa, caramel, and hints of citrus brightness with every sip.
To match the fine flavors of the Pampero Aniversario, you should try the iconic Montecristo Epic Vintage 12. These gems are crafted with Dominican long-fillers grown back in 2012 paired with a thick Nicaraguan binder and a gorgeous Ecuadorian Sumatra wrapper. Medium-bodied and elegantly smooth, its flavors of cinnamon, sweet spices, leather, cedar, and earth will please your palate from the first puff to the last.
