Our Top Bourbons
Maker's Mark
Maker's Mark
At The Don's Cigar Bar and Casino, we proudly serve Maker's Mark, one of the best bourbons available. For those looking for exceptional value, Maker's 46 stands out as the best bourbon you can buy for the money, alongside other favorites like Blanton's, Elijah Craig Barrel Proof, and Weller Antique 107.
Blanton's
Maker's Mark
When discussing the best bourbons, you can't overlook Blanton's, the original single barrel bourbon. It's essential to include it alongside other top choices like Elijah Craig Barrel Proof, Maker's Mark, and Weller Antique 107.
Elijah Craig Barrel Proof
Elijah Craig Barrel Proof is among the best bourbons, offering a smooth, high-proof experience packed with all the rich flavors you would expect. Alongside favorites like Blanton's, Maker's Mark, and Weller Antique 107, it stands out for its quality and character.
Weller Antique 107
Four Roses Single Barrel
Anything that Weller makes, especially the Weller Antique 107, is a bargain. While there are many contenders among the best bourbons, like Blanton's, Elijah Craig Barrel Proof, and Maker's Mark, we have a particular fondness for the Old Weller Antique 107.
Willett Family Estates
Four Roses Single Barrel
Four Roses Single Barrel
Willett Family Estate Bourbon is among the best bourbons you can find. If you can't locate it, consider trying Willett Pot Still Bourbon, which stands tall alongside favorites like Blanton's, Elijah Craig Barrel Proof, Maker's Mark, and Weller Antique 107. Both options are excellent choices.
Four Roses Single Barrel
Four Roses Single Barrel
Four Roses Single Barrel
For a smooth light bourbon, you can't beat Four Roses Single Barrel, which stands out among the best bourbons available. It is also easy to find on the shelves, alongside other favorites like Blanton's, Elijah Craig Barrel Proof, Maker's Mark, and Weller Antique 107.
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Choose Your Cigar Pairing
It’s important to know something about the blend before choosing a cigar. This helps to ensure you don’t choose a smoke that’s too strong or too mild. You don’t have to know every last tobacco component of the cigar to make an informed choice, but you should always have a basic idea of the cigar’s strength level before you buy it.
Most smokers know if they want a strong, medium or mild cigar. Strength and body refer to the cigar’s inherent intensity. One could smoke a cigar that is full of flavor, yet not particularly strong or full-bodied, meaning there’s still plenty of finessed flavor that won’t impact the palate too heavily.
Sometimes, smokers want full, intense palate stimulation along with heavy flavors, much the way a coffee drinker wants a strong shot of espresso or a wine drinker wants a high-alcohol cabernet. That requires powerful tobaccos. Typically, a full-bodied, powerful cigar will contain ligero tobacco. These are the darkest, thickest leaves of the tobacco plant as well as the most oily and rich on account of their direct exposure to the sun.
Leaves tend to get less powerful as they grow lower down the stalk of the plant. Categorized as visos and secos, these lower-priming tobaccos are more nuanced in flavor and have better combustion. A full-bodied blend will contain more ligeros, a medium-bodied blend, more secos and visos.
You can’t always tell, however just by looking at the cigar. Dark, oily wrappers often indicate a strong smoke the way light wrappers often indicate a mild or medium-bodied smoke, however looks can sometimes be deceiving. Our ratings will point you in the right direction.
Also, beware the “sangria effect.” That happens when the cigar’s strength sneaks up on you. You think it’s a mild or medium-bodied cigar based on the easygoing flavors, but then when you try to stand up, you realize you can’t.