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The GILBERT & GAILLARD International Magazine :
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The GILBERT & GAILLARD International Magazine :
Make some room in your lounge for WINE REGIONS from around the world
PERFECT HARMONY – CIGARS AND CAPE BRANDIES – Don Rodrigo Cigars: tearing up the rulebook Patricia is Portuguese and now lives in Geneva, but her Don Rodrigo brand is named after her Spanish great-great-grandfather. We met an artist and entrepreneur with a love for life and people. By Sylvain Patard - Photographs: courtesy of the estates Her career path has been anything but linear. She started off as a flight attendant then ventured into the medical industry, speaks five languages and ended up in events and cigars by accident. Her motivation is simple: “Passion and empathy are what drove me to launch my own brand of cigars, after years of experience with Davidoff as an events hostess”. As a cigar enthusiast herself, Patricia would not only go on to establish her own brand, but successfully create extra special occasions for her clients by designing unique events at golf courses, luxury hotels and the most prestigious gatherings in Switzerland. “My audience is men and women who want to fully enjoy the finest things that life can offer and savour those exclusive, unforgettable moments with a cigar”. And increasingly, her target is younger people, the thirtysomethings, including many women drawn to a carefree range of very accessible formats. And it isn’t hard to understand why! 8 WINTER 2021 GILBERT & GAILLARD - THE FRENCH EXPERTS ON WINE
PERFECT HARMONY – CIGARS AND CAPE BRANDIES – The range comprises four, very diffe rent formats that are hand-rolled: a Short Corona; a Robusto Extra; a Torpedo; and a highly unusual Figurado Short Salomon Bicolore. These are well-made cigars that are easy to light and burn THE DON RODRIGO RANGE consistently, making them the perfect choice for beginners as well as regular enthusiasts. The purpose here is not so much to seek out a powerful or complex cigar, but to enjoy a genuine smoke. – OUR RANKING – 1. Torpedo - 2. Robusto Extra - 3. Figurado Short Salomon Bicolore - 4. Short Corona – OUR PAIRINGS – We decided to organise the improbable encounter between northern Hemisphere cigars and South African Cape brandies. These exotic brandies, created in 1672 by the Dutch, just like Cognac, show the same transgressive spirit as Don Rodrigo. The two are a match made in heaven! Torpedo Despite its impressive size, it in fact proved to be a very docile cigar – easy to light, with gentle smoke and initial notes of hazelnut flowing into roasted peanuts. Very delicate with beautifully consistent aromas and the last third more powerful yet balanced. A post-prandial style. €17 Cape Brandies (Distell) 96/100 – Richelieu Vintage Brandy Notes of hazelnut, smoke, fresh fruit and curry. Soft and elegant on the palate with a finish of roasted coffee. Gentle and refined. An excellent classic. €18 approx. The pairing A real fusion of aromas Robusto Extra Also a very regular draw as soon as it is lit, the smoke is powerful with no pungency. Soft, mellow characters rapidly establish themselves with quite elegant, heady, toasted, earthy aromas. In the heart of the cigar, savoury peppery notes emerge. This is a harmonious cigar for the start of the evening. €17 Joseph Barry distillers 92/100 – Muscat Cape Brandy Nose of grape, peach and apricot. The palate is fruit-forward, soft and elegant, with a more powerful finish offering up lifted Muscat-like aromas. €30 approx. The pairing A harmonious interaction showing composure Figurado Short Salomon Bicolore An unusual shape and two-tone wrapper, Ecuador and Connecticut. On lighting, notes of herbs and eucalyptus. Fairly slow start, gradually becoming slightly more powerful after the first third with notes of coffee, roasted coffee and cacao. Balanced, but quite linear. Leaves you wanting more! €18 Tokara 91/100 – XO Potstill Compelling nose of dried fruits and apricot with tropical notes of lychee and pineapple. Elegant and refined with a gentle finish. €80 approx. The pairing Exotic aromas in unison Short Corona Proves to be very co-operative with a regular and quite fast temperature build-up. The smoke is pleasant and regular and the ash is very consistent. The earthy, toast aromas are augmented by spicy notes on the finish. This is an afternoon cigar offering some great relaxation. €14 Backsberg 88/100 – Sydney Back 15-Year Brandy Nose of nutmeg and sweet spices. Elegant and gentle on the palate with a persistent after-taste of dried fruits on the finish. €48 approx. The pairing Very soothing, shared simplicity Don Rodrigo Cigars are distributed in Switzerland WINTER 2021 GILBERT & GAILLARD - THE FRENCH EXPERTS ON WINE 9
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PERFECT HARMONY<br />
– CIGARS AND CAPE BRANDIES –<br />
Don Rodrigo Cigars:<br />
tearing up the rulebook<br />
Patricia is Portuguese and now lives in Geneva, but her Don Rodrigo brand is named after her Spanish<br />
great-great-grandfather. We met an artist and entrepreneur with a love for life and people.<br />
By Sylvain Patard - Photographs: courtesy of the estates<br />
Her career path has been anything but linear. She<br />
started off as a flight attendant then ventured into<br />
the medical industry, speaks five languages and<br />
ended up in events and cigars by accident. Her<br />
motivation is simple: “Passion and empathy are<br />
what drove me to launch my own brand of cigars, after<br />
years of experience with Davidoff as an events hostess”. As<br />
a cigar enthusiast herself, Patricia would not only go on to<br />
establish her own brand, but successfully create extra special<br />
occasions for her clients by designing unique events at golf<br />
courses, luxury hotels and the most prestigious gatherings<br />
in Switzerland. “My audience is men and women who want<br />
to fully enjoy the finest things that life can offer and savour<br />
those exclusive, unforgettable moments with a cigar”.<br />
And increasingly, her target is younger people, the thirtysomethings,<br />
including many women drawn to a carefree<br />
range of very accessible formats. And it isn’t hard to<br />
understand why!<br />
8 WINTER 2021 GILBERT & GAILLARD - THE FRENCH EXPERTS ON WINE
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