Cocktails pairings for Risotto Blue Cheese

Vodka & gin

Bone-dry, crisp, olive-edged.

Why it works with Risotto Blue Cheese

Round, soft, faintly bitter pours echo the parmesan-and-butter weight without piling on.

Aperitivo & low-ABV

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

Why it works with Risotto Blue Cheese

Round, soft, faintly bitter pours echo the parmesan-and-butter weight without piling on.

Classic & stirred

Rye, sweet vermouth, bitters, brandied cherry. The quintessential brown-spirit cocktail.

Why it works with Risotto Blue Cheese

Salty-sweet, big-bodied, sometimes-smoky pours wrestle blue's pungent funk into balance.

Vodka & gin

Bittersweet, herbal, the aperitivo standard.

Why it works with Risotto Blue Cheese

Round, soft, faintly bitter pours echo the parmesan-and-butter weight without piling on.

Bourbon & American whiskey

Bourbon or rye, sugar, bitters, orange.

Why it works with Risotto Blue Cheese

Salty-sweet, big-bodied, sometimes-smoky pours wrestle blue's pungent funk into balance.

Classic & stirred

Rye, absinthe rinse, sugar, Peychauds bitters. New Orleans dark and aromatic.

Why it works with Risotto Blue Cheese

Salty-sweet, big-bodied, sometimes-smoky pours wrestle blue's pungent funk into balance.