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Happy America Day.

Getting to celebrate the day with family, a good cigar, and a great pour.

Single Cask Nation 's collaboration with Aganorsa Leaf and David Garofalo aging this Nicaraguan Robusto in Peated Balcones Distilling barrels.

And one of my personal favorites a pour of the Ironroot Republic Distillery Promethean Texas Bourbon.

To freedom, to those that fought, to those we lost, and to those still fighting, whether away or the battles brought home.

Thank you.

Most days are for whiskey studies but today is ci**rs.

The topic is wrappers and their impact on flavor as I continue my preparation for teaching an upcoming class at Whiskey Marketing School. Ci**rs and Whiskey, part of the 2nd ever Sommer School continuing education program for Whiskey Sommelier graduates this July.

This class in conjunction with my studies for my next exam with Tobacconist University have been enlightening. It has been amazing how these studies have changed how I understand whiskey and vice versa.

I will give you all my first big insight. One major reason so many pairing suggestions and books are either boringly general or just wrong is that they fail to take one major thing into consideration.

TIME.