Cocktails pairings for Cauliflower Soup With Seared Scallops, Lemon Oil, And American Caviar

Classic & stirred

Bourbon, Campari, sweet vermouth. The whiskey Negroni — richer, less bitter.

Why it works with Cauliflower Soup With Seared Scallops, Lemon Oil, And American Caviar

Hop-cut and oak-sweet pours scrub fat and stand up to charred beef and melted cheese.

Vodka & gin

Bone-dry, crisp, olive-edged.

Why it works with Cauliflower Soup With Seared Scallops, Lemon Oil, And American Caviar

Salty-mineral, dry, and faintly smoky pours mirror brine and bring out shellfish sweetness.

Martini family

Martini with olive brine — savory, umami-edged, food-loving.

Why it works with Cauliflower Soup With Seared Scallops, Lemon Oil, And American Caviar

Salty-mineral, dry, and faintly smoky pours mirror brine and bring out shellfish sweetness.

Vodka & gin

Botanical, refreshing, endlessly flexible.

Classic & stirred

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

Why it works with Cauliflower Soup With Seared Scallops, Lemon Oil, And American Caviar

Hop-cut and oak-sweet pours scrub fat and stand up to charred beef and melted cheese.

Bourbon & American whiskey

Bourbon or rye, sugar, bitters, orange.

Why it works with Cauliflower Soup With Seared Scallops, Lemon Oil, And American Caviar

Hop-cut and oak-sweet pours scrub fat and stand up to charred beef and melted cheese.

Shaken sours

Bourbon, fresh lemon, sugar, optional egg-white foam.

Why it works with Cauliflower Soup With Seared Scallops, Lemon Oil, And American Caviar

Hop-cut and oak-sweet pours scrub fat and stand up to charred beef and melted cheese.