Cocktails that pair with
Across 3 related dishes — most-paired first.
Classic & stirred
Rye, sweet vermouth, bitters, brandied cherry. The quintessential brown-spirit cocktail.
Roasted, caramel, dried-fruit, and oak-warm pours bring out nut sweetness and balance salt.
Works with Marcona Almonds · Herbed And Spiced Spanish Marcona Almonds · Goat Cheese With Marcona Almonds And Cranberries
Aperitivo & low-ABV
Aperol, Prosecco, soda water, orange slice. Sunset orange — Italian summer.
Sherry-like sippers, dry acid, and orange-bitter notes mirror the saffron-citrus-paprika of the Spanish table.
Works with Herbed And Spiced Spanish Marcona Almonds · Goat Cheese With Marcona Almonds And Cranberries
Vodka & gin
Bone-dry, crisp, olive-edged.
Sherry-like sippers, dry acid, and orange-bitter notes mirror the saffron-citrus-paprika of the Spanish table.
Works with Herbed And Spiced Spanish Marcona Almonds · Goat Cheese With Marcona Almonds And Cranberries
Vodka & gin
Bittersweet, herbal, the aperitivo standard.
Citrus-bright, lightly bitter, or aged-sweet pours all flex with mozzarella, parmesan, and the in-between.
Works with Herbed And Spiced Spanish Marcona Almonds · Goat Cheese With Marcona Almonds And Cranberries
Bourbon & American whiskey
Bourbon or rye, sugar, bitters, orange.
Roasted, caramel, dried-fruit, and oak-warm pours bring out nut sweetness and balance salt.
Works with Marcona Almonds · Herbed And Spiced Spanish Marcona Almonds
Classic & stirred
Bourbon, Campari, sweet vermouth. The whiskey Negroni — richer, less bitter.
Roasted, caramel, dried-fruit, and oak-warm pours bring out nut sweetness and balance salt.
Aperitivo & low-ABV
Campari, soda water, orange. Bitter, low-proof, conversation-starting.
Sherry-like sippers, dry acid, and orange-bitter notes mirror the saffron-citrus-paprika of the Spanish table.
Shaken sours
Gin and fresh lime — as stripped-down as a sour gets.
Light herbal, citrus, and slightly floral pours mirror creamy-tangy fresh cheeses.
Vodka & gin
Botanical, refreshing, endlessly flexible.
Sherry-like sippers, dry acid, and orange-bitter notes mirror the saffron-citrus-paprika of the Spanish table.
Aperitivo & low-ABV
Elderflower liqueur, Prosecco, mint, soda. The Negronis softer cousin.
Light herbal, citrus, and slightly floral pours mirror creamy-tangy fresh cheeses.
Classic & stirred
Rye, absinthe rinse, sugar, Peychauds bitters. New Orleans dark and aromatic.
Roasted, caramel, dried-fruit, and oak-warm pours bring out nut sweetness and balance salt.
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