Cocktails that pair with
Across 4 related dishes — most-paired first.
Vodka & gin
Bone-dry, crisp, olive-edged.
Soft herbal, lightly smoky, or citrus-clean pours read on the same gentle savory frequency as salmon.
Works with Grilled Salmon Steak · Grilled Salmon Steak With Salsa · Grilled Salmon Steaks With Lime Butter · Spicy Grilled Salmon Steaks With Black Butter
Vodka & gin
Botanical, refreshing, endlessly flexible.
Soft herbal, lightly smoky, or citrus-clean pours read on the same gentle savory frequency as salmon.
Works with Grilled Salmon Steak · Grilled Salmon Steak With Salsa · Grilled Salmon Steaks With Lime Butter · Spicy Grilled Salmon Steaks With Black Butter
Martini family
Martini with olive brine — savory, umami-edged, food-loving.
Soft herbal, lightly smoky, or citrus-clean pours read on the same gentle savory frequency as salmon.
Works with Grilled Salmon Steak · Grilled Salmon Steaks With Lime Butter · Spicy Grilled Salmon Steaks With Black Butter
Classic & stirred
Rye, sweet vermouth, bitters, brandied cherry. The quintessential brown-spirit cocktail.
Oak-aged, sweet-caramel, and bitter-herbal pours stand up to charred beef and tannic richness.
Works with Grilled Salmon Steak · Grilled Salmon Steaks With Lime Butter · Spicy Grilled Salmon Steaks With Black Butter
Bourbon & American whiskey
Bourbon or rye, sugar, bitters, orange.
Oak-aged, sweet-caramel, and bitter-herbal pours stand up to charred beef and tannic richness.
Works with Grilled Salmon Steak · Grilled Salmon Steaks With Lime Butter · Spicy Grilled Salmon Steaks With Black Butter
Highball & long drinks
Gin, lemon, sugar, soda. The original summer cooler.
Soft herbal, lightly smoky, or citrus-clean pours read on the same gentle savory frequency as salmon.
Works with Grilled Salmon Steak · Grilled Salmon Steaks With Lime Butter · Spicy Grilled Salmon Steaks With Black Butter
Shaken sours
White rum, fresh lime, sugar. The simplest, brightest sour ever invented.
Citrus and salt cut chile heat and refresh between fatty tortilla bites.
Shaken sours
Tequila, fresh lime, triple sec. Salt rim optional but recommended.
Citrus and salt cut chile heat and refresh between fatty tortilla bites.
Vodka & gin
Vodka, ginger beer, lime. Cuts through richness.
Citrus and salt cut chile heat and refresh between fatty tortilla bites.
Highball & long drinks
Tequila, fresh grapefruit, lime, salt, soda. The taco-day default.
Citrus and salt cut chile heat and refresh between fatty tortilla bites.
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