Pairings

Coffee Rum Cocktails - What’s for Brunch (plus, a menu!)

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Made from sugarcane and its byproducts, like molasses, rum has been making cocktails better, and pirate life worth singing about well before it’s first historical mention in 1654. Spanning cultures and countries, rum’s versatility and appeal make it the perfect foundation for your favorite rum cocktails, straight up, or chilled with a couple ice cubes. 

But take rum and add cold-brewed coffee, and now we’re talking about everyone’s favorite late morning meal (is it a late breakfast or early lunch?) None other than brunch. So, what does a brunch menu featuring coffee rum cocktails look like? Read on to find out.

But First, Coffee Rum

Collaborating with Portland Roasting Company, Hue-Hue Coffee Rum (pronounced way-way) showcases the single-origin, free-trade coffee from Guatemala and our signature silver rum. Smooth, velvety, and slightly sweet, this cold-brew coffee rum bridges the gap between bartenders and baristas, breakfast and lunch, morning and afternoon.

That’s why Hue-Hue can be the star of any stellar brunch menu, whether you enjoy it alone, in a rum cocktail or as an ingredient in your favorite dessert recipe.

Hue-Hue Tasty Brunch Menu Ideas

Made with only 3 simple ingredients, Hue-Hue and [insert your favorite brunch food here] always make one of the best alcohol and food combinations. Here’s how we do brunch:

Pastries + BOC (Breakfast of Champions) Coffee Rum Cocktail

Make with Hue-Hue, Averna Amaro, maple syrup, and egg whites, the BOC (Breakfast of Champions) would be a great way to kick of brunch. Fill your pastries spread with cinnabon buns to draw out Hue-Hue’s vanilla subtleties. Or for a more healthy-ish option, pair this coffee rum cocktail with a blueberry bran muffin with flaked sea salt. Tart berries and bread are great with Central American grown arabica beans.  Volcanic soil and earthy grains…mmmm.

Smoked Chicken Salad + The Portland Jet Set Cocktail

Savory and sweet are perfectly paired in this brunch food combo, and smoking the chicken elevates the roasted notes in the coffee. The Portland Jet Set is a boozy rum cocktail that will send you flying into take on whatever your day may bring. 

Prosciutto, Arugula Flatbread with Sunny Side Up Egg + Hue-Hue On the Rocks

This is one of our favorite flatbreads. Cream added to coffee introduces fat and cuts through acidity. Try this Prosciutto, Arugula Flatbread with Sunny Side Up Egg with pecorino or mozzarella, or try something truly surprising and top your pizza with a nice, sharp cheddar that rolls well with the light roast.

Coffee Rum Tiramisu

“Local stores don’t carry ladyfingers, so I substituted pound cake cut into “fingers…” - @stephstaley

We dare you to find us someone who doesn’t love tiramisu, let alone one made with pound cake, that soft, buttery, and perfectly dense confectionery that somehow improves daily, well into the week after it’s made. We’re grateful to you, Steph Staley, for being innovative and for stumbling across a perfect substitute. So, if you have room for dessert, we recommend ending on a high note with her tiramisu recipe. 

No Wrong Way-Way

Ready for more ways to enjoy Hue-Hue coffee rum? Visit CoffeeRum.com or follow Hue-Hue on Instagram to see how others are drinking it. There’s no wrong way-way to drink Hue-Hue!

A Guide to OREGON WHISKEY & CIGAR Pairings

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There are fewer things in life that go better together than a fine whiskey and a bold cigar. The oak and smoke flavor profiles are a match made in distiller’s heaven. The actual process of bringing the pairing to life revolves solely around preference, but when you start off with an expertly crafted whiskey, then you’re already on the right track. We’ve put together a list of cigar couplings that bring out the nuances of our Oregon oaked whiskeys while showcasing a truly delicious flavor profile. 

Grab your cutter, lighter, and a glass and let’s get started!

Burnside West End Blend

  • Burnside West End Blend is a meticulous blend of American whiskies ranging in age and mash bills with a kiss of toasted Oregon Oak to make a vibrant, earthy sipper at an accessible proof and price. 

Cigar Pairing: La Gloria Cubana

  • Created by the cigar guru E.P. Carillo, the La Gloria Cubana showcases an array of hand-chosen filters all brought together in a Connecticut Broadleaf or Ecuadorian wrapper. Packing a ton of flavor, cedar and leather notes bring out the honeyed sweetness and subtle citrus in the West End Blend. 

Burnside Oregon Oaked Bourbon 

  • Finished in Quercus garryana oak casks, our Burnside Oregon Oaked Bourbon showcases a hints of peach and allspice with a lingering finish of toasted oak. The Oregon Oaked is unique flavor experience like no other – spiced, sweet, balanced and full-bodied. 

Cigar Pairing: Alec Bradley Magic Toast 

  • Rich and smooth, the Magic Toast is jam-packed with layers of bitter chocolate and oak, making it a pure treat for every cigar lover. The bold flavors create a perfect accompaniment for our Oregon Oak blend; accentuating the depth of the whiskey and bringing out the caramel nuances supporting the overall prominent oak flavors. 

Burnside Oregon Oaked Rye

  • A delicious blend of straight rye and straight whiskies ranging in age, the Burnside Oregon Oaked Rye is a one-of-a-kind rye with finished in Quercus garryana casks. It's our first venture into rye and it was worth the wait.

Cigar Pairing: Camacho Nicaraguan Barrel Aged

  • Coming out of the gate swinging, the Camacho Barrel Aged is unapologetically bold, just like the Oregon Oaked Rye. The rye’s toffee sweetness cools down the Camacho’s potent flavors of black pepper, leather, and spice. This pairing is all about sweet and salty, bitter and creamy, and the opposites that bring out the best in each other. 

Burnside Goose Hollow Reserve

  • Burnside Goose Hollow Reserve is a small batch expression of straight bourbon whiskies that are expertly blended then aged for 70 days in Quercus garryana Casks for a South meets West Bourbon unlike any other.

Cigar Pairing: Padron 1926 Anniversary

  • There is a reason why the Padron 1926 is considered to be one of the perennial favorites to win cigar of the year. The expertly chosen Nicaraguan tobacco highlights the very best of cigar construction and flavor development. Elegant and sophisticated, the Padron is the ideal companion for the Goose Hollow Reserve, elevating the notes of oak, gourmet vanilla, and ripe summer plum. Do yourself a favor, and try this one for yourself. 

Burnside Buckman Reserve Bourbon 

  • Our Burnside Buckman expression is a celebration of our 10 year anniversary and the newest member of our highly acclaimed Burnside Whiskey family. We’ve sourced the best aged bourbons in the country and mellowed them in our Quercus Garryana casks to create a one-of-a-kind premium bourbon experience.

Cigar Pairing: Drew Estate Liga Privada #9

  • Bold, balanced, and beautiful, Drew Estate’s Liga Privada #9 is the apex of craftsmanship in the cigar world. Rich earthy tones brought out by the dark Oscuro wrapper round out into a slightly sweet finish. The wide range of enticing flavors creates the perfect canvas for the Buckman Reserve Bourbon to show off. The floral undertones and slightly sweet brown sugar profile of the Buckman mingles with the elegant cigar bringing together oak and smoke in a truly uniquely developed experience.

Did we miss one? Let us know what your favorite Oregon whiskey and cigar pairing is in the comments below.