Cocktails that pair with

Crab Salad

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Aperol Spritz

10 dishes

Aperitivo & low-ABV

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

Why it works

Light, citrus-driven, lightly herbal pours mirror vinaigrette acid and fresh greens.

Works with Crab Salad · Lime Crab Salad · Lump Crab Salad · Crab Salad Supreme +6 more Crab Salad · Lime Crab Salad · Lump Crab Salad · Crab Salad Supreme · Dungeness Crab Salad · Crab Salad With Remoulade · Watermelon And Dungeness Crab Salad · Chilled Cucumber Water With Minted Crab Salad · Dungeness Crab Salad With Fennel And Radishes · Crostini With Lump Crab Salad And Extra Virgin Olive Oil

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Classic Martini

10 dishes

Vodka & gin

Bone-dry, crisp, olive-edged.

Why it works

Bright, dry, slightly briny pours echo sweet shellfish and refresh between butter dips.

Works with Crab Salad · Lime Crab Salad · Lump Crab Salad · Crab Salad Supreme +6 more Crab Salad · Lime Crab Salad · Lump Crab Salad · Crab Salad Supreme · Dungeness Crab Salad · Crab Salad With Remoulade · Watermelon And Dungeness Crab Salad · Chilled Cucumber Water With Minted Crab Salad · Dungeness Crab Salad With Fennel And Radishes · Crostini With Lump Crab Salad And Extra Virgin Olive Oil

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Gin & Tonic

10 dishes

Vodka & gin

Botanical, refreshing, endlessly flexible.

Why it works

Bright, dry, slightly briny pours echo sweet shellfish and refresh between butter dips.

Works with Crab Salad · Lime Crab Salad · Lump Crab Salad · Crab Salad Supreme +6 more Crab Salad · Lime Crab Salad · Lump Crab Salad · Crab Salad Supreme · Dungeness Crab Salad · Crab Salad With Remoulade · Watermelon And Dungeness Crab Salad · Chilled Cucumber Water With Minted Crab Salad · Dungeness Crab Salad With Fennel And Radishes · Crostini With Lump Crab Salad And Extra Virgin Olive Oil

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Hugo Spritz

10 dishes

Aperitivo & low-ABV

Elderflower liqueur, Prosecco, mint, soda. The Negronis softer cousin.

Why it works

Light, citrus-driven, lightly herbal pours mirror vinaigrette acid and fresh greens.

Works with Crab Salad · Lime Crab Salad · Lump Crab Salad · Crab Salad Supreme +6 more Crab Salad · Lime Crab Salad · Lump Crab Salad · Crab Salad Supreme · Dungeness Crab Salad · Crab Salad With Remoulade · Watermelon And Dungeness Crab Salad · Chilled Cucumber Water With Minted Crab Salad · Dungeness Crab Salad With Fennel And Radishes · Crostini With Lump Crab Salad And Extra Virgin Olive Oil

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Gimlet

9 dishes

Shaken sours

Gin and fresh lime — as stripped-down as a sour gets.

Why it works

Bright, dry, slightly briny pours echo sweet shellfish and refresh between butter dips.

Works with Crab Salad · Lime Crab Salad · Lump Crab Salad · Crab Salad Supreme +5 more Crab Salad · Lime Crab Salad · Lump Crab Salad · Crab Salad Supreme · Dungeness Crab Salad · Crab Salad With Remoulade · Watermelon And Dungeness Crab Salad · Chilled Cucumber Water With Minted Crab Salad · Dungeness Crab Salad With Fennel And Radishes

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Mojito

9 dishes

Tropical & tiki

White rum, mint, lime, sugar, soda. Cuban summer in a glass.

Why it works

Bright, dry, slightly briny pours echo sweet shellfish and refresh between butter dips.

Works with Crab Salad · Lime Crab Salad · Lump Crab Salad · Crab Salad Supreme +5 more Crab Salad · Lime Crab Salad · Lump Crab Salad · Crab Salad Supreme · Dungeness Crab Salad · Crab Salad With Remoulade · Watermelon And Dungeness Crab Salad · Chilled Cucumber Water With Minted Crab Salad · Dungeness Crab Salad With Fennel And Radishes

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Campari Soda

Aperitivo & low-ABV

Campari, soda water, orange. Bitter, low-proof, conversation-starting.

Why it works with Crostini With Lump Crab Salad And Extra Virgin Olive Oil

Aperitivo-style pours — bitter, citrus-driven, low-to-mid proof — were invented for cured-meat platters.

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Negroni

Vodka & gin

Bittersweet, herbal, the aperitivo standard.

Why it works with Crostini With Lump Crab Salad And Extra Virgin Olive Oil

Aperitivo-style pours — bitter, citrus-driven, low-to-mid proof — were invented for cured-meat platters.

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