Cocktails that pair with
Across 4 related dishes — most-paired first.
Classic & stirred
Rye, sweet vermouth, bitters, brandied cherry. The quintessential brown-spirit cocktail.
Caramel, oak, and dried-fruit notes echo aged cheese's nutty-crystalline depth.
Works with Parmesan Sauce · Pasta With Parmesan Sauce · Mixed-mushroom Lasagna With Parmesan Sauce · Shrimp And Crab In A Pepper Jack Parmesan Sauce
Bourbon & American whiskey
Bourbon or rye, sugar, bitters, orange.
Caramel, oak, and dried-fruit notes echo aged cheese's nutty-crystalline depth.
Works with Parmesan Sauce · Pasta With Parmesan Sauce · Mixed-mushroom Lasagna With Parmesan Sauce · Shrimp And Crab In A Pepper Jack Parmesan Sauce
Vodka & gin
Bone-dry, crisp, olive-edged.
Italian-leaning pours — bitter aperitivo, dry herbal, citrus-bright — were built for the trattoria table.
Works with Pasta With Parmesan Sauce · Mixed-mushroom Lasagna With Parmesan Sauce · Shrimp And Crab In A Pepper Jack Parmesan Sauce
Aperitivo & low-ABV
Aperol, Prosecco, soda water, orange slice. Sunset orange — Italian summer.
Italian-leaning pours — bitter aperitivo, dry herbal, citrus-bright — were built for the trattoria table.
Works with Pasta With Parmesan Sauce · Mixed-mushroom Lasagna With Parmesan Sauce
Aperitivo & low-ABV
Campari, soda water, orange. Bitter, low-proof, conversation-starting.
Italian-leaning pours — bitter aperitivo, dry herbal, citrus-bright — were built for the trattoria table.
Works with Pasta With Parmesan Sauce · Mixed-mushroom Lasagna With Parmesan Sauce
Vodka & gin
Bittersweet, herbal, the aperitivo standard.
Italian-leaning pours — bitter aperitivo, dry herbal, citrus-bright — were built for the trattoria table.
Works with Pasta With Parmesan Sauce · Mixed-mushroom Lasagna With Parmesan Sauce
Classic & stirred
Bourbon, Campari, sweet vermouth. The whiskey Negroni — richer, less bitter.
Caramel, oak, and dried-fruit notes echo aged cheese's nutty-crystalline depth.
Shaken sours
Gin and fresh lime — as stripped-down as a sour gets.
Bright, dry, slightly briny pours echo sweet shellfish and refresh between butter dips.
Vodka & gin
Botanical, refreshing, endlessly flexible.
Bright, dry, slightly briny pours echo sweet shellfish and refresh between butter dips.
Tropical & tiki
White rum, mint, lime, sugar, soda. Cuban summer in a glass.
Bright, dry, slightly briny pours echo sweet shellfish and refresh between butter dips.
Shaken sours
Cognac, lemon, orange liqueur. Old-world elegance in a coupe.
Caramel, oak, and dried-fruit notes echo aged cheese's nutty-crystalline depth.
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