Cocktails that pair with
Across 2 related dishes — most-paired first.
Vodka & gin
Vodka, ginger beer, lime. Cuts through richness.
Crisp lager-clean or rye-spicy pours match snappy casing and salty pork.
Works with Sausage Cassoulet · Smoked Sausage Cassoulet
Bourbon & American whiskey
Bourbon or rye, sugar, bitters, orange.
Sweet caramel-oak warmth and big hop bitterness match smoke, char, and slow-cooked fat.
Works with Sausage Cassoulet · Smoked Sausage Cassoulet
Shaken sours
Bourbon, fresh lemon, sugar, optional egg-white foam.
Sweet caramel-oak warmth and big hop bitterness match smoke, char, and slow-cooked fat.
Works with Sausage Cassoulet · Smoked Sausage Cassoulet
Classic & stirred
Bourbon, Campari, sweet vermouth. The whiskey Negroni — richer, less bitter.
Sweet caramel-oak warmth and big hop bitterness match smoke, char, and slow-cooked fat.
Vodka & gin
Bone-dry, crisp, olive-edged.
Refined sippers — brandy, dry martini, herbal liqueur — were invented for the French table.
Highball & long drinks
Dark rum, ginger beer, lime. Caribbean fire — cuts through fatty foods.
Sweet caramel-oak warmth and big hop bitterness match smoke, char, and slow-cooked fat.
Classic & stirred
Rye, sweet vermouth, bitters, brandied cherry. The quintessential brown-spirit cocktail.
Sweet caramel-oak warmth and big hop bitterness match smoke, char, and slow-cooked fat.
Classic & stirred
Rye, absinthe rinse, sugar, Peychauds bitters. New Orleans dark and aromatic.
Refined sippers — brandy, dry martini, herbal liqueur — were invented for the French table.
Shaken sours
Cognac, lemon, orange liqueur. Old-world elegance in a coupe.
Refined sippers — brandy, dry martini, herbal liqueur — were invented for the French table.
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