Cocktails pairings for Candied Walnuts, Apples, Grapes, Blue Cheese With Balsamic And Oil Salad

Aperitivo & low-ABV

Aperol, Prosecco, soda water, orange slice. Sunset orange — Italian summer.

Why it works with Candied Walnuts, Apples, Grapes, Blue Cheese With Balsamic And Oil Salad

Citrus-bright, lightly bitter, or aged-sweet pours all flex with mozzarella, parmesan, and the in-between.

Vodka & gin

Bone-dry, crisp, olive-edged.

Why it works with Candied Walnuts, Apples, Grapes, Blue Cheese With Balsamic And Oil Salad

Citrus-bright, lightly bitter, or aged-sweet pours all flex with mozzarella, parmesan, and the in-between.

Classic & stirred

Rye, sweet vermouth, bitters, brandied cherry. The quintessential brown-spirit cocktail.

Why it works with Candied Walnuts, Apples, Grapes, Blue Cheese With Balsamic And Oil Salad

Salty-sweet, big-bodied, sometimes-smoky pours wrestle blue's pungent funk into balance.

Bourbon & American whiskey

Bourbon or rye, sugar, bitters, orange.

Why it works with Candied Walnuts, Apples, Grapes, Blue Cheese With Balsamic And Oil Salad

Salty-sweet, big-bodied, sometimes-smoky pours wrestle blue's pungent funk into balance.

Classic & stirred

Rye, absinthe rinse, sugar, Peychauds bitters. New Orleans dark and aromatic.

Why it works with Candied Walnuts, Apples, Grapes, Blue Cheese With Balsamic And Oil Salad

Salty-sweet, big-bodied, sometimes-smoky pours wrestle blue's pungent funk into balance.

Shaken sours

Cognac, lemon, orange liqueur. Old-world elegance in a coupe.

Why it works with Candied Walnuts, Apples, Grapes, Blue Cheese With Balsamic And Oil Salad

Salty-sweet, big-bodied, sometimes-smoky pours wrestle blue's pungent funk into balance.