Cocktails that pair with
Across 2 related dishes — most-paired first.
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 Peppered Pork Tenderloin · Peppered Pork Tenderloin With Cherry Salsa
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 Peppered Pork Tenderloin · Peppered Pork Tenderloin With Cherry Salsa
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.
Works with Peppered Pork Tenderloin · Peppered Pork Tenderloin With Cherry Salsa
Classic & stirred
Bourbon, Campari, sweet vermouth. The whiskey Negroni — richer, less bitter.
Oak-aged, sweet-caramel, and bitter-herbal pours stand up to charred beef and tannic richness.
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.
Classic & stirred
Rye, absinthe rinse, sugar, Peychauds bitters. New Orleans dark and aromatic.
Oak-aged, sweet-caramel, and bitter-herbal pours stand up to charred beef and tannic richness.
Shaken sours
Bourbon, fresh lemon, sugar, optional egg-white foam.
Caramel-sweet, lightly bitter, citrus-bright pours match pork's sweet fat and crisp skin.
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