Gurkha Empire Series V and Point Belgian White

The Cigar

Wrapper: Ecuadorian Connecticut

Filler: Honduras, Nicaragua, Mexico

Size: 5.5 x 52

My Strength Rating: 3.5

The Empire V has a beautiful Ecuadorian Connecticut wrapper that coats this cigar. The mildness of the cigar is detected right away and the flavors are very nice. In the first inch of the cigar I am thinking a 4 rating and I could go to a 3 strength rating, let’s see as this cigar develops. The taste is a smooth cedar and white pepper profile. The texture is smooth and has a creamy style. This is a nice mild-medium smoke. The cigar holds a nice grey ash and is a pretty consistent smoke all the way through.

The Beer

Point Belgian White is a 4.76% abv that is very drinkable. It is made my Stevens Point Brewery in Stevens Point, Wisconsin. The aroma has a nice wheat, biscuit, coriander and lemon citrus notes. The taste is very light overall. Light coriander, light orange, and a delicate wheat taste. If you have tried other Belgian Witbers that are spiced up a little too much for your liking then, try this one for it is very lightly spiced. I would place my strength rating on this beer around a 3.5.

The Pairing
A very nice mild-medium pairing, making it a solid matching for a very hot summer day. There are no overpowering flavors and the two work well together so, you can enjoy the taste profile of each. The light white pepper type spice of the cigar plays well with the light spice and coriander of the beer. The light citrus of the beer also mixes well with the nice cedar woody notes of the cigar. My palate felt refreshed all the way through this matching.